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| Pony | |
| Fatty Lumpkin | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Old Forest |
| Affiliation | Tom Bombadil |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Fatty Lumpkin |
Fatty Lumpkin was a pony kept by Tom Bombadil.
History
Fatty Lumpkin was rarely ridden by Tom and spent much of his time roaming free on the Barrow-downs. While Frodo and his friends stayed at Tom's house, Fatty became friends with their ponies, who Tom later named Sharp-ears, Bumpkin, Wise-nose, Swish-tail, and White-socks.
After encountering a Barrow-wight, the hobbits' ponies became so frightened that they ran off to find Fatty. Tom called them all back with the names he had given them, and he rode on Fatty Lumpkin alongside the hobbits and their ponies until reaching the borders of his country.[1]
After the hobbits' ponies escaped from Bree, they ran out again in the Downs to find Fatty. They stayed with Tom for a while, until he had heard news of the events at Bree.[2]
Etymology
Tolkien notes that -kin is in this name used as a diminutive suffix.[3]
Pop Culture
In Pinky and the Brain episode Brainania, Pinky and the Brain travel on a ship named "SS Fatty Lumpkin."
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "In the House of Tom Bombadil"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Homeward Bound"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 757