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'''Sheep''' were woolly grazing animals | '''Sheep''' were woolly grazing animals. The [[House of Hador|Folk of Marach]] 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]]. | ||
==Other names== | |||
The [[Quenya]] word for "sheep" is '''''máma''''', derived from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''māmā''.<ref>{{WJ|AD}}, p. 395</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] also suggested the [[Common Eldarin]] form ''mbā'' ("sheep").<ref>{{VT|47a}}, p. 35</ref> | |||
== Portrayal in | In [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s early conceptions of [[Elvish]] languages, the words for "sheep" are '''''moa''''' in [[Qenya]],<ref>{{PE|12}}, p. 60</ref> and '''''moth''''' (pl. ''mothrim'' or ''mothin'') in [[Gnomish]].<ref>{{PE|11}}, p. 58</ref> | ||
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There are also words for "lamb": ''eulë'' ("little lamb" is ''eulistsë'') in Qenya,<ref>{{PE|12}}, p. 36</ref> and ''iol'' ("little lamb, lambkin" is ''iolinc'') in Gnomish.<ref>{{PE|11}}, p. 51</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]]. | ||
'''2012-2014: ''[[The Hobbit (film series)]]'':''' | |||
:Though the dwarves do not use horses and occasionally ride bought or rented ponies, they are depicted as keeping a fictional species of large sheep as a form of dwarven livestock. These sheep are depicted briefly in the prologue of the first film, ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|An Unexpected Journey]]'', as part of the refugee caravans of dwarves exiled from [[Erebor]], and then much more prominently in ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Battle of the Five Armies]]'' During the titular battle, specially trained sheep are ridden by some of the dwarven sodiers and warriors from the [[Iron Hills]], used as an unusual form of cavalry capable of fighting in mountainous terrain. These sheep are referred to as "war rams" (albeit Dáin Ironfoot also calls them "goats", perhaps colloquially). [[Thorin Oakenshield]] borrows a war ram for a hasty gallop towards [[Ravenhill]].<ref>The dwarven "war rams" of the films were depicted almost exclusively though computer generated imagery blended with live footage of "riding" actors. Greg Tozer was one of the Weta Digital concept artists who worked on the design of these creatures, with further information on the process documented in the tie-in book ''The Hobbit: The Art of War: The Battle of the Five Armies''. The sheep's appearance is partly inspired by real life [[wikipedia:Mouflon|mouflons]].</ref><ref>These dwarven sheep are strictly non-canon, as even ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'' book series implies Tolkien's dwarves rarely kept any domesticated animals of their own, not even dogs. It is therefore possible the dwarves of Middle-earth might not bother raising any sheep breeds of their own.</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Mámandil]] | |||
*[[Uimoth]] | |||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:37, 31 July 2023
Artwork by Brad Williams for MECCG
Sheep were woolly grazing animals. The Folk of Marach 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.
Other names[edit | edit source]
The Quenya word for "sheep" is máma, derived from Primitive Quendian māmā.[3] Tolkien also suggested the Common Eldarin form mbā ("sheep").[4]
In Tolkien's early conceptions of Elvish languages, the words for "sheep" are moa in Qenya,[5] and moth (pl. mothrim or mothin) in Gnomish.[6]
There are also words for "lamb": eulë ("little lamb" is eulistsë) in Qenya,[7] and iol ("little lamb, lambkin" is iolinc) in Gnomish.[8]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
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:
2012-2014: The Hobbit (film series):
- Though the dwarves do not use horses and occasionally ride bought or rented ponies, they are depicted as keeping a fictional species of large sheep as a form of dwarven livestock. These sheep are depicted briefly in the prologue of the first film, An Unexpected Journey, as part of the refugee caravans of dwarves exiled from Erebor, and then much more prominently in The Battle of the Five Armies During the titular battle, specially trained sheep are ridden by some of the dwarven sodiers and warriors from the Iron Hills, used as an unusual form of cavalry capable of fighting in mountainous terrain. These sheep are referred to as "war rams" (albeit Dáin Ironfoot also calls them "goats", perhaps colloquially). Thorin Oakenshield borrows a war ram for a hasty gallop towards Ravenhill.[9][10]
See also[edit | edit source]
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, "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, "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 60
- ↑ 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), p. 58
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 36
- ↑ 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), p. 51
- ↑ The dwarven "war rams" of the films were depicted almost exclusively though computer generated imagery blended with live footage of "riding" actors. Greg Tozer was one of the Weta Digital concept artists who worked on the design of these creatures, with further information on the process documented in the tie-in book The Hobbit: The Art of War: The Battle of the Five Armies. The sheep's appearance is partly inspired by real life mouflons.
- ↑ These dwarven sheep are strictly non-canon, as even The History of Middle-earth book series implies Tolkien's dwarves rarely kept any domesticated animals of their own, not even dogs. It is therefore possible the dwarves of Middle-earth might not bother raising any sheep breeds of their own.
