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{{hobbit
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| name=Nob
| name=Nob
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| caption="Nob" by [[:Category:Images by Francesco Amadio|Francesco Amadio]]
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| death=Early [[Fourth Age]]
| death=Early [[Fourth Age]]
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{{quote|Hi! Nob! ... Where are you, you wolly-footed slow-coach?|[[Barliman Butterbur]]<ref name="Sign">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[At the Sign of the Prancing Pony]]"</ref>}}
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{{quote|Hi! Nob! ... Where are you, you wolly-footed slow-coach?|[[Barliman Butterbur]]<ref name="Sign">{{FR|Sign}}</ref>}}
'''Nob''' was a [[Hobbits|hobbit]] of [[Bree]].
'''Nob''' was a [[Hobbits|hobbit]] of [[Bree]].


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Nob lived at the end of the [[Third Age]] and probably the beginning of the [[Fourth Age|Fourth]]. He worked for [[Barliman Butterbur]] at ''[[The Prancing Pony]]'' with [[Bob]], where he served food and tended to any other needs guests might have.  
Nob lived at the end of the [[Third Age]] and probably the beginning of the [[Fourth Age|Fourth]]. He worked for [[Barliman Butterbur]] at ''[[The Prancing Pony]]'' with [[Bob]], where he served food and tended to any other needs guests might have.  


On [[29 September|September 29]], {{TA|3018}},<ref>{{App|Years}}</ref> [[Travellers|four Shire-hobbits]] came to ''The Prancing Pony''.<ref name="Sign"/> When one of them, [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]], went missing after a night stroll, Nob found him near the house of [[Bill Ferny]].<ref name="Strider">{{FR|Strider}}</ref> Realizing the [[Nazgûl|danger]], Nob helped the Hobbits to disguise their beds, and kept watch at night. Nonetheless, the Inn was attacked.<ref name="Knife">{{FR|Knife}}</ref>  
On [[29 September|September 29]], {{TA|3018}},<ref>{{App|Great}}</ref> [[Travellers|four Shire-hobbits]] came to ''The Prancing Pony''.<ref name="Sign"/> When one of them, [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]], went missing after a night stroll, Nob found him near the house of [[Bill Ferny]].<ref name="Strider">{{FR|Strider}}</ref> Realizing the [[Nazgûl|danger]], Nob helped the Hobbits to disguise their beds, and kept watch at night. Nonetheless, the Inn was attacked.<ref name="Knife">{{FR|Knife}}</ref>  


When those four hobbits returned on [[28 October|October 28]] [[Third Age 3019|the following year]],<ref>{{App|Chief}}</ref> Nob still worked at ''The Prancing Pony''.<ref>{{RK|Homeward}}</ref>
When those four hobbits returned on [[28 October|October 28]] [[Third Age 3019|the following year]],<ref>{{App|Chief}}</ref> Nob still worked at ''The Prancing Pony''.<ref>{{RK|Homeward}}</ref>
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==Portrayal in adaptations==
==Portrayal in adaptations==
{{Gallery
|title=Rose Cotton in adaptations
|height=150
|width=200
|lines=2
|File:The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) - Nob.JPG|Nob in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Fellowship of the Ring'' video game]]
|File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Nob.jpg|Nob in [[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
}}
'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
:[[Haydn Wood]] provided the voice for Nob.


'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)]]'':'''
'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''  
:[[Haydn Wood]] provided the voice for Nob.
'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]]'':'''
:No voice actor is specified for this small part. His role in searching for Merry was taken over by [[Aragorn|Strider]].
:No voice actor is specified for this small part. His role in searching for Merry was taken over by [[Aragorn|Strider]].
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Nob is running errands outside the [[Prancing Pony]] but plays no role in the storyline.


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Latest revision as of 12:35, 22 February 2024

Nob
Hobbit
Francesco Amadio - Nob.jpg
"Nob" by Francesco Amadio
Biographical Information
LocationBree
BirthLate Third Age
DeathEarly Fourth Age
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Nob
"Hi! Nob! ... Where are you, you wolly-footed slow-coach?"
― Barliman Butterbur[1]

Nob was a hobbit of Bree.

History[edit | edit source]

Nob lived at the end of the Third Age and probably the beginning of the Fourth. He worked for Barliman Butterbur at The Prancing Pony with Bob, where he served food and tended to any other needs guests might have.

On September 29, T.A. 3018,[2] four Shire-hobbits came to The Prancing Pony.[1] When one of them, Meriadoc Brandybuck, went missing after a night stroll, Nob found him near the house of Bill Ferny.[3] Realizing the danger, Nob helped the Hobbits to disguise their beds, and kept watch at night. Nonetheless, the Inn was attacked.[4]

When those four hobbits returned on October 28 the following year,[5] Nob still worked at The Prancing Pony.[6]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

In historical English nob is slang to denote disrespect for a high society person, cf. knob "head".[7]

Hammond and Scull think that Nob was perhaps chosen rhyme with Bob, and that it does not appear to be recognized diminutive or nickname.[8] It is also possible that Nob was a nickname of a person named Robert; Tolkien's review of M. Förster's Die Französierung des englischen Personennamenschatzes mentions the name Nob in one line with better known names as Hob and Rob.[9].

Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]

Rose Cotton in adaptations
Nob in The Fellowship of the Ring video game  
Nob in The Lord of the Rings Online  

1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series):

Haydn Wood provided the voice for Nob.

2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game):

No voice actor is specified for this small part. His role in searching for Merry was taken over by Strider.

2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Nob is running errands outside the Prancing Pony but plays no role in the storyline.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Great Years"
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Strider"
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Knife in the Dark"
  5. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Chief Days from the Fall of Barad-dûr to the End of the Third Age"
  6. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Homeward Bound"
  7. ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, Giving of names
  8. ↑ Wayne G. Hammond, Christina Scull, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, page 151
  9. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Philology: General works", published in The Year's Work in English Studies, vol. 6 (edited by Boas and Hereford), pages 32-66, esp 39
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