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'''Serpents''' was a name used both for the [[dragons]] (properly, '''great serpents''')<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 370 (entry for | '''Serpents''' was a name used both for the [[dragons]] (properly, '''great serpents''')<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 370 (entry for [[LOK|LOK-]])</ref> and as a synonym for ordinary [[snakes]]. | ||
During his fight with [[Huan]], [[Sauron]] took the form of a serpent.{{fact}} The "[[Black Serpent]]" was also | During his fight with [[Huan]], [[Sauron]] took the form of a serpent.{{fact}} The "[[Black Serpent]]" on scarlet was also the heraldic symbol of the chieftain of the [[Haradrim]], suggesting that there were serpents in the South.<ref>{{RK|V6}}</ref> | ||
==Names== | ==Names== | ||
In [[Quenya]], "snake, serpent" is '' | In [[Quenya]], "snake, serpent" is ''[[lókë]]'' ([[Sindarin]], ''[[lhûg]]'').<ref>{{S|Appendix}}</ref> | ||
The [[Noldorin]] name ''Lhamthanc'' ("forked tongue") is said to be a "serpent-name", consisting of ''[[lham|lham(b)]]'' + ''[[thanc]]''.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 388</ref> | |||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | ==Portrayal in adaptations== | ||
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*[[Snakes]] | *[[Snakes]] | ||
*[[Sea-serpents]] | *[[Sea-serpents]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{WP|Serpent (symbolism)}} | *{{WP|Serpent (symbolism)}} |
Revision as of 02:25, 28 April 2014
Serpents was a name used both for the dragons (properly, great serpents)[1] and as a synonym for ordinary snakes.
During his fight with Huan, Sauron took the form of a serpent.[source?] The "Black Serpent" on scarlet was also the heraldic symbol of the chieftain of the Haradrim, suggesting that there were serpents in the South.[2]
Names
In Quenya, "snake, serpent" is lókë (Sindarin, lhûg).[3]
The Noldorin name Lhamthanc ("forked tongue") is said to be a "serpent-name", consisting of lham(b) + thanc.[4]
Portrayal in adaptations
1995-8: Middle-earth Collectible Card Game:
- "Sea Serpent" is a creature of Drake-kind, able to inflict two strikes.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 370 (entry for LOK-)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 388