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* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[A Knife in the Dark]] | * ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[A Knife in the Dark]] | ||
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[Homeward Bound]] | * ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[Homeward Bound]] | ||
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]] | |||
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'' by [[Wayne G. Hammond|Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull|Scull]] | * ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'' by [[Wayne G. Hammond|Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull|Scull]] | ||
[[Category:Hobbits]] | [[Category:Hobbits]] |
Revision as of 17:42, 3 August 2008
Nob | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Bree |
Birth | Near the end of the Third Age |
Death | Early Fourth Age |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Nob |
- "Hi! Nob! ... Where are you, you wolly-footed slow-coach?"
- ― Barliman Butterbur, At the Sign of the Prancing Pony
Life
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, where he served food and tended to any other needs guests might have.
On September 29, T.A. 3019, four Shire-hobbits came to The Prancing Pony. When one of them, Meriadoc Brandybuck, went missing after a night stroll, Nob found him near the house of Bill Ferny. Realizing the danger, Nob helped the Hobbits to disguise their beds, and kept watch at night. Nonetheless, the Inn was attacked.
When those four hobbits returned on October 28 the following year, Nob still worked at The Prancing Pony.
Etymology
Hammond and Scull think that Nob was perhaps chosen rhyme with Bob, and that it does not appear to be recognized diminutive or nickname. They seem to have forgotten "Nobby", however.
Portrayal in adaptations
Because of his minimal role, Nob is usually left out of adaptations. He had a better fate than his co-worker Bob, though, who has yet to make an appearance.
1981: BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings:
- Haydn Wood provided the voice for Nob.
2001: Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring:
- No voice actor is specified for this small part. His role in searching for Merry was taken over by Strider.