Valkotukka
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Valkotukka was a minor character in The Father Christmas Letters. He was a polar bear cub. Valkotukka had a brother named Paksu, and he was the nephew of the North Polar Bear.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Valkotukka, along with Paksu, came for a visit one Christmas to visit their uncle and Father Christmas. The two never left.
Valkotukka, just like his brother, was mischievous and naughty, to the extent that Father Christmas wrote of them; "they seem to be growing up just like their uncle."
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name Valkotukka (valko- + tukka) means "white-hair" in Finnish.[2]
References
- ↑ J. R. R. Tolkien, The Father Christmas Letters
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Baillie Tolkien (ed.), Letters from Father Christmas, "December 23rd 1931"
The world of the Letters from Father Christmas | |
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Main characters: | Father Christmas · North Polar Bear · Ilbereth |
Other characters: | Mr Cave Bear · Green Brother · Grandfather Yule Man in the Moon · Paksu & Valkotukka · Snow Man |
Races & Peoples: | Goblins · Green elves · Red Elves · Snow-elves · Snow-men |
Other concepts: | Arktik · Goblin Alphabet · Windbeam |