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Goblins

2011-03-12T19:18:26Z

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:''For the main article on this subject, see '''[[Orcs]]'''.''
[[Image:Grey Mountain Goblins.jpg|thumb|''Grey Mountain Goblins'' by [[Liz Danforth]]]]
'''Goblins''' was another name for [[Orcs]].<ref>{{L|131}}</ref><ref>{{L|144}}</ref>

The term was used primarily in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' but also in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' where it is used synonymously with "Orc".<ref>{{TT|III1}}</ref>

==Etymology==
Goblin is a folk word, which according to "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English," is probably derived from the Anglo-French ''gobelin'' a diminutive of Gobel (cf. Kobold). It is a Romance-derived word, unlike other Germanic words preferable by Tolkien.<ref>http://tolkien.slimy.com/tfaq/EnemyMisc.html#Orcs</ref>

It is possible that ''goblin'' is the [[Hobbitish]] name of the creatures, as opposed to the "pure" [[Rohirric]] ''Orc'' which is [[Old English]].<ref>{{App|F1ii}}</ref>

==Portrayal in Adaptations==
'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]]'':'''
:Goblins have been made clearly distinct from Orcs.

'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''
:Goblins have been made clearly distinct from Orcs.

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Goblins are small in stature; a little shorter than [[Hobbits]]. In contracts, Orcs are about the size of [[Men]]. Goblins are also weaker than the orcs.

==See also==
*[[:Category:Images of Goblins|Images of Goblins]]
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Caras Galadhon

2009-12-15T02:26:28Z

Durin's Bane's Bane:

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'''Caras Galadhon''' (pronounced {{IPA|/ˈkaras ˈgalaðon/}}) was the chief city of [[Lórien in Middle-earth|Lórien]].

Caras Galadhon was in the [[Naith]] of Lórien, in the heart of the [[Silvan Elves]]' realm. It was built in the middle of, on top of, and out of the [[mallorn]] trees that [[Galadriel]] had brought with her from [[Valinor]]. At its heart was the residence of [[Celeborn, Lord of Lórien|Celeborn]] and Galadriel.

During the events of the [[War of the Ring]], the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] was brought through Lórien to Caras Galadhon, and there met the lords of the [[Galadhrim]]. They stayed in the city for a month, recovering from their journey through [[Moria]].

In the [[Fourth Age]], after Galadriel had gone into the [[Straight Road|West]], Caras Galadhon was ruled by a lonely Celeborn as capital of a Lórien which now spanned both sides of the river [[Anduin]]. Later Celeborn left for [[Valinor]] as well, and Caras Galadhon became an empty place.
==Etymology==
Caras Galadhon means "Fortress of [[Galadhon]]". Although the word ''[[caras]]'' is also [[Sindarin]], the name is said to be [[Silvan Elvish]].

In some printings of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', "Caras Galadhon" was misspelled "Caras Galadon".

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2009-11-19T04:45:52Z

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