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[[Image:Rhosgobel.jpg|thumb|''Rhosgobel'' by [[Angus McBride]]]] | [[Image:Rhosgobel.jpg|thumb|''Rhosgobel'' by [[Angus McBride]]]] | ||
'''Rhosgobel''' was the house of [[Radagast]] on the western borders of [[Mirkwood]], said to lie between the [[Carrock]] and the [[Old Forest Road]]. | '''Rhosgobel''' was the house of [[Radagast]] on the western borders of [[Mirkwood]], said to lie between the [[Carrock]] and the [[Old Forest Road]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The name contains ''[[rhosg]]'' "brown"<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}} p.385</ref> and ''[[gobel]]'' "walled house or village, town<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}} p.380</ref. | |||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | ==Portrayal in adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 02:14, 30 November 2010
Rhosgobel was the house of Radagast on the western borders of Mirkwood, said to lie between the Carrock and the Old Forest Road.
Etymology
The name contains rhosg "brown"[1] and gobel "walled house or village, townCite error: Closing </ref>
missing for <ref>
tag[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies" p.385
- ↑ John David Ruemmler, Susan Tyler Hitchcock, Peter C. Fenlon (1995), Mirkwood (2nd edition) (#2019)