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'''Perry-the-Winkle''' was a humorous poem written by [[Samwise Gamgee]] and recorded in the [[Red Book]]. It speaks about the [[Lonely Troll]] and three [[Hobbits]], which were perhaps based on real Hobbits.<ref>{{AB|Perry}}, poem number 8</ref> | '''Perry-the-Winkle''' was a humorous poem written by [[Samwise Gamgee]] and recorded in the [[Red Book of Westmarch]].<ref>{{AB|Preface}}</ref> It speaks about the [[Lonely Troll]] and three [[Hobbits]], which were perhaps based on real Hobbits.<ref>{{AB|Perry}}, poem number 8</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''[[wikipedia:Periwinkle|Periwinckle]]'' is a marine mollusc and a creeping plant.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> | ''[[wikipedia:Periwinkle|Periwinckle]]'' is a marine mollusc and a creeping plant.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Index:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien|Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]] | * [[Index:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien|Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]] | ||
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[[Category:Poems | [[Category:Poems in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:58, 2 October 2020
Perry-the-Winkle was a humorous poem written by Samwise Gamgee and recorded in the Red Book of Westmarch.[1] It speaks about the Lonely Troll and three Hobbits, which were perhaps based on real Hobbits.[2]
Etymology
Periwinckle is a marine mollusc and a creeping plant.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Preface"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Perry-the-Winkle", poem number 8
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
