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As in the case of the [[Mewlips]], [[Tolkien fandom|readers]] have "failed to identify a source of the 'lintips'".<ref>{{CG|RG}}, p. 689</ref>
As in the case of the [[Mewlips]], [[Tolkien fandom|readers]] have "failed to identify a source of the 'lintips'".<ref>{{CG|RG}}, p. 689</ref>
==External links==
*[http://tolkienandfantasy.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-mystery-of-lintips.html The Mystery of Lintips] by [[Douglas A. Anderson]]


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Revision as of 08:55, 23 July 2013

Lintips were mysterious creatures only mentioned in Hobbit verse. Escaping and laughing at Tom Bombadil, he complains saying they are the "only things that won't talk to me, say what they do or what they be".[1]

Inspiration

As in the case of the Mewlips, readers have "failed to identify a source of the 'lintips'".[2]

External links

References

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