Sea-serpents
From Tolkien Gateway
- "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.
Names
In Quenya, the name of the creature is lingwilóke[2] (Sindarin, lhimlug).[3]
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)
| Legendary races of Arda | |
| Animals: | Dumbledors · Gorcrows · Hummerhorns · Pards · Swans of Gorbelgod · Turtle-fish |
|---|---|
| Dragon-kind: | Sea-serpents · Spark-dragons · Were-worms |
| Evil Races: | Ettens · Giants · Half-trolls · Hobgoblins · Ogres · Snow-trolls · Two-headed Trolls |
| Other: | Badger-folk · Great beasts · Lintips · Mewlips · Nameless things · Spectres |
| Individuals: | Talking Gurthang · Talking purse · The Hunter · Lady of the Sun · Lonely Troll · Man in the Moon · The Rider · River-woman · Tarlang · Tim · Tom · White cow |
