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'''Sea-serpents''', also called '''fish-dragons''', were a breed of [[dragons]] only mentioned fleetingly in [[Elvish]] linguistic writings.<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 370 (entry for [[LOK|LOK-]])</ref> No story tells of their appearance in the history of [[Arda]]. | '''Sea-serpents''', also called '''fish-dragons''', were a breed of [[dragons]] only mentioned fleetingly in [[Elvish]] linguistic writings.<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 370 (entry for [[LOK|LOK-]])</ref> No story tells of their appearance in the history of [[Arda]]. | ||
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- "There are many monsters in the Sea..."
- ― J.R.R. Tolkien[1]
File:Sea Serpent.jpg
Sea Serpent by Angus McBride
Sea-serpents, also called fish-dragons, were a breed of dragons only mentioned fleetingly in Elvish linguistic writings.[2] No story tells of their appearance in the history of Arda.
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Names
In Quenya, the name of the creature is lingwilóke[2] (Sindarin, lhimlug).[3]
Portrayal in adaptations
File:Water Drakes.png
Water Drake in MERP, by Kent Burles
1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- Water Drakes, or Water Serpents, are drakes who have adapted to a life in freshwater pools or in the ocean. The smaller varieties, who only live in fresh-water, are called Rain-drakes (or Lake-worms), while the larger (who prey in all types of water) are called True Water-drakes or Sea Serpents.[4] An individual Water-drake, Séahmatha (meaning "Lake Serpent" in the tongue of the Northmen), inhabits the Long Lake.[5]
1995-8: Middle-earth Collectible Card Game:
- "Sea Serpent" and "Rain-drake" are creatures of the Drake-kind. A unique dragon of the water is Eärcaraxë, which may be played keyed to coastal regions and sites.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Fastitocalon"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", p. 370 (entry for LOK-)
- ↑ Sindarin dictionary at Hiswelokë (accessed 20 November 2010)
- ↑ Ruth Sochard Pitt, Jeff O'Hare, Peter C. Fenlon, Jr. (1994), Creatures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (#2012), pp. 116-117
- ↑ Zachariah Woolf (1995), Lake-town (#2016), pp. 121-128
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