Carc

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Carc
Raven
Donato Giancola - Carc and Thror.jpeg
"Carc and Thror" by Donato Giancola
Information
LocationRavenhill, Erebor
LanguageWestron
Deathbetween T.A. 2788 and 2941
Family
ChildrenRoäc
Physical Description
RaceRaven
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Carc

Carc was one of the ravens who lived on Ravenhill, one of the foothills of Erebor, the Lonely Mountain. Carc seems to have been the chief of those birds, and dwelt with his wife above the Dwarves' guard-chamber on the hill. Thorin recalled him as being wise and famous at the time the Dwarves were driven out of Erebor by Smaug. When Thorin returned to the Lonely Mountain 171 years later, Carc was dead, but the ravens remained, led by his son Roäc.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Carc is likely an onomatopoeic name.[2]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

CARC
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
Roäc
b. T.A. 2788
 


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