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02-27-2005, 02:28 AM | #1 |
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Gongs or Gongers
Both in TME (Tolkien Monster Encyclopedia?) there is an entrance for Gongers, which are said to be like goblins. This same definition is given in a Tolkien quiz. Does anyone have a book reference?
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02-27-2005, 02:46 AM | #2 |
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Q: What were the evil creatures related to Orcs? A: Gongs TME: Gonger: Evil creatures, related to Orcs. |
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This is an interesting question, Makar! The word sounded so strange and unfamiliar to me at first glance that I thought it was another of those D&D type game inventions. However, looking it up in my Index to HoME, I found that it refers to The Book of Lost Tales (HoME I and II). In an early version of the Legendarium, Tolkien used the word. In BoLT 1, CRRT's notes at the end of the chapter 'Gilfanon's Tale':
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03-01-2005, 06:59 PM | #4 |
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since were on the topic of orc and that sort, is a cave troll anything different from the 3 trolls in the hobbit?
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03-02-2005, 02:34 PM | #5 |
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Trolls,
As far as I know there are Cave Trolls, Hill Trolls, Stone Trolls (Bill, Burt & Tom), Mountain Trolls, Snow Trolls, and the Olog-hai. I'm not sure where all this information comes from, though.
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Treebeard said that Trolls were made by Morgoth in mockery of the Ents, as he had made the Orcs in mockery of Elves, however, I don't think that Tolkien meant that Ents and Trolls were related.
In letter 153 Tolkien wrote: Quote:
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