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'''Whales''' were large aquatic creatures of the seas of [[Arda]]. A famous ship of the [[Númenóreans]], the [[Hirilondë]], was also given a name after this creature: ''Turuphanto'', meaning the "Wooden Whale".<ref>{{UT|Wife}}</ref> | '''Whales''' were large aquatic creatures of the seas of [[Arda]]. A famous ship of the [[Númenóreans]], the [[Hirilondë]], was also given a name after this creature: ''Turuphanto'', meaning the "Wooden Whale".<ref>{{UT|Wife}}</ref> | ||
In early versions of the [[legendarium]] appears the whale [[Uin]], a vassal of [[Ulmo]].<ref>{{HM|LT1}}</ref> | In early versions of the [[legendarium]] appears the whale [[Uin]], the "Primeval Whale",<ref>{{PE|14}}, p. 15 (footnote 20)</ref> a vassal of [[Ulmo]].<ref>{{HM|LT1}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
In the ''Gnomish Lexicon'', the word '''''uin''''' means "whale". Another [[Gnomish]] word for whale was '''''uimoth''''' ("sheep of the waves"), incorporating ''[[Sheep|moth]]''.<ref>{{LT1|Appendix}}, entry "Uin"</ref> | |||
In the '' | ==Other fiction== | ||
In the story ''[[Roverandom]]'' appears the large whale Uin, said to be the "''oldest of the Right Whales''".<ref>{{HM|R}}, [Chapter] 4</ref> | |||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':''' | '''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':''' | ||
: Whales are animals included among the Water Beasts. Races include humpback whales, killer whales, and the Cherethrynd. A related creature is the Demon whale of Forochel, which is included among the Water Monsters.<ref>{{ICE|2012}}</ref><ref>{{ICE|2025}}</ref> | : Whales are animals included among the Water Beasts. Races include humpback whales, killer whales, and the Cherethrynd. A related creature is the Demon whale of Forochel, which is included among the Water Monsters.<ref>{{ICE|2012}}</ref><ref>{{ICE|2025}}</ref> | ||
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Whale in MERP
Whales were large aquatic creatures of the seas of Arda. A famous ship of the Númenóreans, the Hirilondë, was also given a name after this creature: Turuphanto, meaning the "Wooden Whale".[1]
In early versions of the legendarium appears the whale Uin, the "Primeval Whale",[2] a vassal of Ulmo.[3]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
In the Gnomish Lexicon, the word uin means "whale". Another Gnomish word for whale was uimoth ("sheep of the waves"), incorporating moth.[4]
Other fiction[edit | edit source]
In the story Roverandom appears the large whale Uin, said to be the "oldest of the Right Whales".[5]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- Whales are animals included among the Water Beasts. Races include humpback whales, killer whales, and the Cherethrynd. A related creature is the Demon whale of Forochel, which is included among the Water Monsters.[6][7]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Qenya and The Valmaric Script", in Parma Eldalamberon XIV (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 15 (footnote 20)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I, entry "Uin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Christina Scull, Wayne G. Hammond (eds.), Roverandom, [Chapter] 4
- ↑ Ruth Sochard Pitt, Jeff O'Hare, Peter C. Fenlon, Jr. (1994), Creatures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (#2012)
- ↑ Randy Maxwell (1997), The Northern Waste (#2025)
