A-Z of Middle-Earth

[Elentari]

*poke* Hey Inkling, we moved onto A-Z of Races, Creatures and Plants now, but oh well...

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[Firondoiel]

G ~ Gwaihir, Eagle lord.

[Elentari]

This one's obvious...

H ~ Hobbits, the little folk of Middle Earth. They dwell in houses built in the hillside known oddly enough as Hobbit Holes. Really, don't get me started on Hobbits...

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[Firondoiel]

Hehehe.

I ~ Iris, a flower Sam and Frodo found growing in Ithilien.

[InklingElf]

Elentari said:

*poke* Hey Inkling, we moved onto A-Z of Races, Creatures and Plants now, but oh well...

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:zzzzzzzzzzz:wakes up:

Huh what?...OH! :embarassed: sorry 'bout that 'Tari!

ok Ill give it a try again -- I don't recall an animal/plant starting with the letter "j" so I'll go with

"K"- kirinki -- the birds of Numenor

[Firondoiel]

L ~ Laurelin, the golden tree of Valinor.

[ElberethVarda]

M~ The Race of Men

[Firondoiel]

N ~ Nessa, one of the Valier.

[seedyduncan]

M is for morilinde, the nightingale, if you please.

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[ElberethVarda]

Sorry, we've had M already, now on O.

[Dragoneyes]

Oranges, mainly found in the South, such as southern Gondor and Rohan, more abundant in places such as Harad though trees have been known to survive as far north as the south farthing of the Shire when kept indoors. While in the south the fruit is relatively abundant, in the Shire the fruit are delecacies and very expensive.



Yes, I made that up, I just wanted to get the thread going again.

[Dragoneyes]

P is for Perian, another name for hobbits. Hobbits are also known as halflings, due to their short stature (around 3' 2", half the size of Numenorian men, hence the name halflings). Where hobbits originated exactly is unknown but by the end of the Third Age they were only found in the Shire, Buckland and the Bree area. Hobbits traditionally live in holes, however, by the end of the Third Age only the very rich and very poor actually did live in hobbit holes. The rest lived in small single-storey houses as similar to a hobbit hole as they could make it.

The hobbits acknowledge the King of the United Kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor as their liege but due to the prolonged absence of any such person, took to electing themselves a mayor, who traditionally resided in Michel Delving. The closest hobbits come to having a king would be The Took and Thain, who was in charge of any military proceedings and matters of protecting the Shire such as Bounders (hobbits employed in keeping foxes and other pests out of the Shire). Buckland, before the Fourth Age was separate from the Shire and governed by the head of the Brandybuck family. Very little is known about the leadership of Bree and the surrounding area.

Perian are naturally quiet and wary of men but in their own homes they are very talkative and friendly. They love children, the largest recorded brood being thirteen (of Samwise and Rose Gardner, formerly Gamgee). Very cheery and prone to gossiping, perian are also very fond of their food and drink. Inns are a common sight in the Shire and are very rarely empty in the evenings. Hobbits are renown for their ability to consume large amounts of food, with six meals a day being the norm (breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, luncheon, tea, dinner). Some wonder how they find time for anything else.

Perian, hobbits, holbytla, halflings, whatever name you give them, are far and away the best inhabitant of Middle-earth.

Come on people! I'll finish the whole damn alphabet myself if I have to!

Elentari, as you may be able to see, I was not impressed with your description of hobbits and so decided to do one of my own ;D.

[Dragoneyes]

Look, if someone doesn't post with a Q, I'll do it.

And it'll be Quail because I can't think of anything else

[Elentari]

R ~ Rohirrim, horse Lords of Middle Earth. It is belive the dark horses of the Nazgul descended from horses bred by the Rohirrim.

[Valandil]

S for Stunted People, or Naugrim.