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In [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[Middle-earth]] folklore as set forth from the [[Hobbits]], the '''Man in the Moon''' is described as being an old being who secretly hid on the island of the [[Moon]], and built his minaret there. Combined with the [[Elven]] lore, as presented in the legendarium of [[The Silmarillion]], the Man in the Moon of the Hobbits' tales must have his origins in the legend of [[Tilion]] the [[Maia]].  
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In the folklore of the [[Hobbits]], the '''Man in the Moon''' is an old being who secretly hid on the island of the [[Moon]], and built his minaret there.<ref>{{AB|6}}</ref><ref>{{AB|5}}</ref> He is also featured in the song ''[[The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late]]''.<ref>{{FR|I9}}</ref>


This story must also be in turn the origin of our tradition of the [[Man in the Moon]].
Combined with the [[Elves|Elven]] lore, the Man in the Moon of the Hobbits' tales must have his origins in the legend of [[Tilion]] the [[Maia]].<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entries "Man in the Moon", "Tilion"</ref>


This is alluded to further in Tolkien's ''[[Roverandom]]'', where the Man in the Moon also lives in a Minaret.  
==Other versions of the legendarium==
In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'', a creature living on the moon is mentioned, although his nature and the tale of how he came to live there was never fully told. In that version of the legendarium there were no Hobbits, and the Man in the Moon was mentioned in the context of Elven lore, alongside the [[Valar]] and Maiar; his name in [[Qenya]] was  '''''Uolë Kúvion'''''.<ref>{{HM|LT1}}, pp. 193, 198, 215, 271</ref>


In the [[Book of Lost Tales]], his name is given as  '''[[Uolë Kúvion]]''', but the tale of how he came to live there was never fully told.
==Other writings==
In Tolkien's ''[[Roverandom]]'' the '''Man-in-the-Moon''' is the greatest of all magicians and also lives in a white tower in the moon with a telescope. He has a moon-dog named Rover and when [[Rover]] comes to the moon, he renames him "Roverandom" and gives him wings to play with the moon-dog. After staying in the moon and having many adventures, Roverandom is told by the Man-in-the-Moon that [[Artaxerxes]] has now left, and is allowed to return to Earth.<ref>{{HM|R}}</ref>


See also: [[The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late]]
==Inspiration==
The [[Wikipedia:Man in the Moon|Man in the Moon]] is a real-life tradition referring to a figure on the moon disc that appears like a face.
 
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Revision as of 17:33, 21 August 2014

In the folklore of the Hobbits, the Man in the Moon is an old being who secretly hid on the island of the Moon, and built his minaret there.[1][2] He is also featured in the song The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late.[3]

Combined with the Elven lore, the Man in the Moon of the Hobbits' tales must have his origins in the legend of Tilion the Maia.[4]

Other versions of the legendarium

In The Book of Lost Tales Part One, a creature living on the moon is mentioned, although his nature and the tale of how he came to live there was never fully told. In that version of the legendarium there were no Hobbits, and the Man in the Moon was mentioned in the context of Elven lore, alongside the Valar and Maiar; his name in Qenya was Uolë Kúvion.[5]

Other writings

In Tolkien's Roverandom the Man-in-the-Moon is the greatest of all magicians and also lives in a white tower in the moon with a telescope. He has a moon-dog named Rover and when Rover comes to the moon, he renames him "Roverandom" and gives him wings to play with the moon-dog. After staying in the moon and having many adventures, Roverandom is told by the Man-in-the-Moon that Artaxerxes has now left, and is allowed to return to Earth.[6]

Inspiration

The Man in the Moon is a real-life tradition referring to a figure on the moon disc that appears like a face.

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late"
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony"
  4. ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entries "Man in the Moon", "Tilion"
  5. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, pp. 193, 198, 215, 271
  6. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Christina Scull, Wayne G. Hammond (eds.), Roverandom
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