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'''Neekerbreekers''' were large and loud insects related to crickets. They dwelt in the [[Midgewater Marshes]] and squeaked all through the night, calling "''neek-breek, breek-neek''".  [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam Gamgee]] gave them the name 'Neekerbreekers'.<ref>{{FR|I9}}</ref>
'''Neekerbreekers''' were large and loud insects related to crickets. They dwelt in the [[Midgewater Marshes]] and squeaked all through the night, calling "''neek-breek, breek-neek''".  [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam Gamgee]] gave them the name 'Neekerbreekers'.<ref>{{FR|I11}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==

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Neekerbreekers were large and loud insects related to crickets. They dwelt in the Midgewater Marshes and squeaked all through the night, calling "neek-breek, breek-neek". Sam Gamgee gave them the name 'Neekerbreekers'.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Neekerbreekers were named so because of their sound, perhaps like that of a cricket.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Knife in the Dark"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 760
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