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'''Hobgoblin''' was a name "''for the larger kinds''"<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Hobbit]]'': Note in 1966 edition</ref><ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (HarperCollins''Publishers'' 2008), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', pg. 24</ref> of [[Orcs]] found in [[Middle-earth]] in the [[Third Age]]. The term perhaps, but doubtfully, refers to the large soldier-orcs known as [[Uruk-Hai]].
[[File:Ron Chironna - Hobgoblins.jpg|thumb|Ron Chironna - ''Hobgoblins'' for MECCG]]
'''Hobgoblin''' was a name "''for the larger kinds''"<ref>{{H|Preface}}</ref><ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 24</ref> of [[Orcs]] found in [[Middle-earth]] in the [[Third Age]]. In the [[Quest of Erebor|quest]] for [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], [[Gandalf]] warns [[Bilbo Baggins]] that the [[Grey Mountains]] are "''simply stiff with goblins, hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst description''".<ref>{{H|7}}</ref>


The term appears so rarely that there is little clear basis for a definition. Its only other occurrence is later in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' where [[Gandalf]] warns [[Bilbo Baggins]] that the [[Grey Mountains]] are 'simply stiff with [[goblins]], hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst description'.<ref>{{H|7}}</ref>
==Other versions of the Legendarium==
 
The term appears only twice in the published writings on the legendarium (both in ''[[The Hobbit]]''). It has been speculated that "''the term perhaps, but doubtfully, refers to the large soldier-orcs known as [[Uruk-hai|Uruks]]''"<ref>"[http://www.glyphweb.com/ARDA/h/hobgoblins.html Hobgoblins]", at [http://www.glyphweb.com/ARDA/default.asp Encyclopedia of Arda], as of 5 September 2010</ref>, possibly since Tolkien had not created the latter name by the time of his writing of ''The Hobbit''.
 
In a 1971 letter to [[Roger Lancelyn Green]], Tolkien commented that "''the statement that hobgoblins were 'a larger kind' is the reverse of the original truth.''"<ref>{{L|319}}</ref>
== Portrayals in Adaptations ==
== Portrayals in Adaptations ==
'''1996, 1997: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''
'''1996, 1997: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''
:The card "Hobgoblins" was released in two editions: one for the expansion set ''[[Middle-earth: The Dragons]]'' (card art by Ron Chironna) and one for ''[[Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye]]'' (card art by Heather Hudson).
:The card "Hobgoblins" was released in two editions: one for the expansion set ''[[Middle-earth: The Dragons]]'' (card art by Ron Chironna) and one for ''[[Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye]]'' (card art by Heather Hudson).
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==External links==
*{{WP|Hobgoblin}}
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Revision as of 06:39, 6 September 2015

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Ron Chironna - Hobgoblins for MECCG

Hobgoblin was a name "for the larger kinds"[1][2] of Orcs found in Middle-earth in the Third Age. In the quest for Erebor, Gandalf warns Bilbo Baggins that the Grey Mountains are "simply stiff with goblins, hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst description".[3]

Other versions of the Legendarium

The term appears only twice in the published writings on the legendarium (both in The Hobbit). It has been speculated that "the term perhaps, but doubtfully, refers to the large soldier-orcs known as Uruks"[4], possibly since Tolkien had not created the latter name by the time of his writing of The Hobbit.

In a 1971 letter to Roger Lancelyn Green, Tolkien commented that "the statement that hobgoblins were 'a larger kind' is the reverse of the original truth."[5]

Portrayals in Adaptations

1996, 1997: Middle-earth Collectible Card Game:

The card "Hobgoblins" was released in two editions: one for the expansion set Middle-earth: The Dragons (card art by Ron Chironna) and one for Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye (card art by Heather Hudson).

External links

Legendary races of Arda
 Animals:  Dumbledors · Gorcrows · Hummerhorns · Pards · Swans of Gorbelgod · Turtle-fish
Dragon-kind:  Sea-serpents · Spark-dragons · Were-worms
Evil Races:  Ettens · Giants · Half-trolls · Hobgoblins · Ogres · Snow-trolls · Two-headed Trolls
Other:  Badger-folk · Great beasts · Lintips · Mewlips · Nameless things · Spectres
Individuals:  Talking Gurthang · Talking purse · The Hunter · Lady of the Sun · Lonely Troll · Man in the Moon · The Rider · River-woman · Tarlang · Tim · Tom · White cow

References