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'''Sheep''' were woolly grazing animals | [[File:Brad Williams - Sheep.jpg|thumb|Artwork by Brad Williams for ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game|MECCG]]'']] | ||
'''Sheep''' were woolly grazing animals. The [[Folk of Hador]] migrated to [[Beleriand]] with flocks of sheep and [[goats]].<ref>{{PM|Atani}}</ref> They were especially common in the [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] region of [[Emerië]],<ref>{{UT|Numenor}}</ref> and (in [[Middle-earth]]) on the [[Barrow-downs]] and in the [[Vales of Anduin]]. | |||
== Portrayal in | ==Names== | ||
'''2002: | The [[Quenya]] word for "sheep" is ''máma'', derived from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''māmā''.<ref>{{WJ|AD}}, p. 395</ref><ref>{{PE|21}}, p. 82</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] also suggested the [[Common Eldarin]] form ''mbā'' ("sheep").<ref>{{VT|47a}}, p. 35</ref> | ||
In [[Gnomish]], one of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s early conceptions of an [[Elvish|Elven]] language, the word for "sheep" is ''moth'' (pl. ''mothrim'' or ''mothin''); ''iol'' means "lamb" ("little lamb, lambkin" is ''iolinc'').<ref>{{PE|11}}, pp. 51, 58</ref> | |||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:''' | |||
:Sheep are found on the fields around [[Bagshot Row]]. | :Sheep are found on the fields around [[Bagshot Row]]. | ||
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | '''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | ||
:Sheep are found throughout [[the Shire]] and [[Bree-land]]. | :Sheep are found throughout [[the Shire]] and [[Bree-land]]. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Mámandil]] | |||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
Revision as of 08:40, 26 January 2019
Artwork by Brad Williams for MECCG
Sheep were woolly grazing animals. The Folk of Hador migrated to Beleriand with flocks of sheep and goats.[1] They were especially common in the Númenórean region of Emerië,[2] and (in Middle-earth) on the Barrow-downs and in the Vales of Anduin.
Names
The Quenya word for "sheep" is máma, derived from Primitive Quendian māmā.[3][4] Tolkien also suggested the Common Eldarin form mbā ("sheep").[5]
In Gnomish, one of Tolkien's early conceptions of an Elven language, the word for "sheep" is moth (pl. mothrim or mothin); iol means "lamb" ("little lamb, lambkin" is iolinc).[6]
Portrayal in adaptations
2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game):
- Sheep are found on the fields around Bagshot Row.
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "X. Of Dwarves and Men", "The Atani and their Languages"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "A Description of the Island of Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Appendix D. *Kwen, Quenya, and the Elvish (especially Ñoldorin) words for 'Language'", p. 395
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenya Noun Structure", in Parma Eldalamberon XXI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Patrick H. Wynne and Arden R. Smith), p. 82
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part One" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 47, February 2005, p. 35
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), pp. 51, 58
