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{{disambig-two|the animals|music band|[[Camel (band)]]}}
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[[File:Angus McBride - The Bridges of Charnesra (cropped).jpg|thumb|300px|War
[[File:Pauline Baynes - Camels (excerpt).png|frame|Excerpt from [[Pauline Baynes]]'s ''[[A Map of Middle-earth]]'']]
Camel portrayed by [[Angus McBride]] for [[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]]]]
'''Camels''' were animals native to the [[:Category:Southern lands|Southern lands]], and thus appear illustrated on [[:File:Pauline Baynes - A Map of Middle-earth (color) 2.jpg|a map of Middle-earth]].<ref group=note>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] himself acknowledged the ''[[A Map of Middle-earth|Map of Middle-earth]]''.</ref> Otherwise, these animals only appear in linguistic writings dating from the early versions of the [[legendarium]].<ref name=PE12>{{PE|12}}</ref><ref name=PE14>{{PE|14}}, p. 27</ref>
'''Camels''' are animals native to the [[:Category:Southern lands|Southern lands]]. These animals are only mentioned in linguistic writings dating from the early versions of the [[legendarium]].<ref name=PE12>{{PE|12}}</ref><ref name=PE14>{{PE|14}}, p. 27</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The [[Qenya]] name of "a camel" is '''''ulun(t)'''''.<ref name=PE12/><ref name=PE14/>
The [[Qenya]] name of "a camel" is '''''ulun(t)'''''.<ref name=PE12/><ref name=PE14/>
==Portrayal in adaptations==
==Portrayal in adaptations==
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|File:Angus McBride - The Bridges of Charnesra (cropped).jpg|War Camel portrayed by [[Angus McBride]] for [[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]]
|File:Mithril Miniatures - Haradrian Champion on War Camel.png|"Haradrian Champion on War Camel" for [[Mithril Miniatures]]
|File:The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game - Mahud Raider.png|"Mahud Raider" for the [[The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game|LotRSBG]]
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'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''
:Camels, level 4 animals, are called ''devevi'' (sing. ''deve'') in Apysaic (a language of south-western Endor). There are both one- and twohumped variants of the beast.<ref>{{ICE|2012}}, "Riding and Draft Animals"</ref> Staibir is the name of a War Camel appearing in an adventure set in Southwestern Middle-earth.<ref>{{ICE|8007}}, p. 26-7</ref>
:Camels, level 4 animals, are called ''devevi'' (sing. ''deve'') in Apysaic (a language of south-western Endor). There are both one- and two-humped variants of the beast.<ref>{{ICE|2012}}, "Riding and Draft Animals"</ref> Staibir is the name of a War Camel appearing in an adventure set in Southwestern Middle-earth.<ref>{{ICE|8007}}, pp. 26-7</ref>
 
'''1987-: ''[[Mithril Miniatures]]'':'''
:A camel was released as part of the 32mm scale figure "Haradrian Champion on War Camel".<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.mithril.ie/PBSCProduct.asp?ItmID=11383113|articlename=MS468 Lord of the Rings 'Haradrian™ Champion on Warcamel' Fellowship 32mm Scale Figure|dated=|website=[http://www.mithril.ie/ mithril.ie]|accessed=3 May 2014}}</ref>


{{references}}  
'''2001-: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]]'':'''
:Camels are used as mounts by the Mahud Raiders of the barren lands of the Nafarat.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Mahud-Raider|articlename=Mahud Raider|dated=|website=[http://www.games-workshop.com/ games-workshop.com]|accessed=3 May 2014}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[:Category:Images of camels|Images of camels]]
{{references|n}}  
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Animals]]

Latest revision as of 21:05, 3 February 2018

This article is about the animals. For the music band, see Camel (band).
Excerpt from Pauline Baynes's A Map of Middle-earth

Camels were animals native to the Southern lands, and thus appear illustrated on a map of Middle-earth.[note 1] Otherwise, these animals only appear in linguistic writings dating from the early versions of the legendarium.[1][2]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The Qenya name of "a camel" is ulun(t).[1][2]

Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]

Camels in adaptations
War Camel portrayed by Angus McBride for MERP  
"Haradrian Champion on War Camel" for Mithril Miniatures  
"Mahud Raider" for the LotRSBG  

1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:

Camels, level 4 animals, are called devevi (sing. deve) in Apysaic (a language of south-western Endor). There are both one- and two-humped variants of the beast.[3] Staibir is the name of a War Camel appearing in an adventure set in Southwestern Middle-earth.[4]

1987-: Mithril Miniatures:

A camel was released as part of the 32mm scale figure "Haradrian Champion on War Camel".[5]

2001-: The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game:

Camels are used as mounts by the Mahud Raiders of the barren lands of the Nafarat.[6]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien himself acknowledged the Map of Middle-earth.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. 27
  3. ↑ Ruth Sochard Pitt, Jeff O'Hare, Peter C. Fenlon, Jr. (1994), Creatures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (#2012), "Riding and Draft Animals"
  4. ↑ Jessica Ney (ed.; 1990), Angus McBride's Characters of Middle-earth (#8007), pp. 26-7
  5. ↑ "MS468 Lord of the Rings 'Haradrian™ Champion on Warcamel' Fellowship 32mm Scale Figure", mithril.ie (accessed 3 May 2014)
  6. ↑ "Mahud Raider", games-workshop.com (accessed 3 May 2014)
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