Badger-brock
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| Badger-brock | |
|---|---|
| Badger-folk | |
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| "Badger-brock" by Richard Svensson | |
| Information | |
| Location | Old Forest |
| Affiliation | Tom Bombadil |
| Family | |
| Spouse | wife[1] |
| Children | many sons[1] |
| Physical Description | |
| Race | Badger-folk |
| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | dark |
Badger-brock was an individual of the Badger-folk, mentioned only in Hobbit verse. He had a "snowy forehead" and "dark blinking eyes", and lived with his wife and many sons in a secret house near the Withywindle. On one occasion, Badger-brock caught and pulled down Tom Bombadil to the burrows of the Badger-folk under earth. But Tom displayed his power using chant, which caused all the Badger-folk to become frightened, and they showed him out again.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Brock is an Old English and Middle English word for badger.[2]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- Only mentioned briefly, the Badger-brock of the Withywindle is one of the Creatures of Faerië.[3]
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil"
- ↑ "Brock" at Webster's Online Dictionary (accessed 23 November 2020)
- ↑ Wesley J. Frank, et al. (1997), Arnor: The Land (#2023), p. 63
| Legendary races of Arda | |
| Animals: | Dumbledors · Gorcrows · Hummerhorns · Pards · Swans of Gorbelgod · Turtle-fish |
|---|---|
| Dragon-kind: | Sea-serpents · Spark-dragons · Were-worms |
| Evil Races: | Ettens · Giants · Half-trolls · Hobgoblins · Ogres · Snow-trolls · Two-headed Trolls |
| Other: | Badger-folk · Great beasts · Lintips · Mewlips · Nameless things · Spectres |
| Individuals: | Talking Gurthang · Talking purse · The Hunter · Lady of the Sun · Lonely Troll · Man in the Moon · The Rider · River-woman · Tarlang · Tim · Tom · White cow |
