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'''Rog the Fleet''' was the name used for [[Barahir|Egnor]] by the [[Orcs]] of [[Morgoth|Melko]].<ref>{{LT2|I}}, p. 45</ref><ref>{{LT2|Index}}, p. 377</ref> | '''Rog the Fleet''' was the name used for [[Barahir|Egnor]] by the [[Orcs]] of [[Morgoth|Melko]].<ref>{{LT2|I}}, p. 45</ref><ref>{{LT2|Index}}, p. 377</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
It is possible (but pure speculation) that ''rog'' is an [[Orkish]] word meaning "fleet" (compare [[Legolas|''Legolas'' Greenleaf]] and [[Mablung|''Mablung'' of the Heavy Hand]]).{{or}} | It is possible (but pure speculation) that ''rog'' is an [[Orkish]] word meaning "fleet" (compare [[Legolas#Etymology|''Legolas'' Greenleaf]] and [[Mablung#Etymology|''Mablung'' of the Heavy Hand]]).{{or}} | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Orkish words]] | [[Category:Orkish words]] | ||
[[Category:Epithets]] | [[Category:Epithets]] | ||
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Rog the Fleet was the name used for Egnor by the Orcs of Melko.[1][2]
Etymology
It is possible (but pure speculation) that rog is an Orkish word meaning "fleet" (compare Legolas Greenleaf and Mablung of the Heavy Hand).Template:Or
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "I. The Tale of Tinúviel", p. 45
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "Index", p. 377
