Author: adindragonsbloom

Bard

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  • 14.013 (Bard was his name)
  • 14.018 Their captain was Bard,
  • 14.020 and while Bard paused
  • 14.021 Then Bard drew his bow-string to his ear.
  • 14.024 but not of Bard.
  • 14.027 and they praised the courage of Bard
  • 14.027 Bard the Dragon-shooter of the line of Girion!
  • 14.029 Bard is not lost!’
  • 14.029 I am Bard,
  • 14.030 King Bard!
  • 14.030 King Bard!’
  • 14.031 Let ‘King Bard’ go back to his own kingdom –
  • 14.032 We will have King Bard!’
  • 14.033 to undervalue Bard the Bowman,’
  • 14.033 (for Bard now stood close beside him)
  • 14.035 Fools!’ said Bard.
  • 14.038 Now everywhere Bard went
  • 14.039 Meanwhile Bard took the lead,
  • 14.039 for Bard at once had speedy messengers sent
  • 14.041 So it was that Bard’s messengers found him now
  • 14.042 when he received the prayers of Bard,
  • 15.020 Bard is he,
  • 15.048 I am Bard,
  • 15.052 replied Bard.
  • 15.054 answered Bard.
  • 15.056 he shall deliver one twelfth portion of the treasure unto Bard,
  • 15.056 From that portion Bard will himself
  • 16.022 But Bard will remember me,
  • 16.022 and it is Bard I particularly want to see.’
  • 16.025 and Bard.
  • 16.028 said Bard.
  • 16.032 asked Bard grimly.
  • 16.033 My dear Bard!’
  • 16.036 Even Bard gazed marvelling at it
  • 16.037 handed the marvellous stone to Bard,
  • 16.042 and Bard saluted him with honour.
  • 17.003 that among them were both Bard
  • 17.004 said Bard.
  • 17.011 Bard answered.
  • 17.023 cried Bard.
  • 17.029 said Bard.
  • 17.032 Bard went out to meet them,
  • 17.034 Bard, of course,
  • 17.035 Bard then sent messengers at once to the Gate;
  • 17.036 Fools!’ laughed Bard,
  • 17.038 also they guessed the hesitation of Bard
  • 17.045 and with Bard;
  • 17.047 called Bard.
  • 17.048 But Bard
  • 17.054 Now Bard was fighting to defend the Eastern spur,
  • 17.058 for Bard could not restrain them;
  • 17.061 and Bard too,
  • 18.030 and Bard laid the Arkenstone upon his breast.
  • 18.033 was given up to Bard;
  • 18.034 From that treasure Bard sent much gold
  • 19.043 Bard had rebuilt the town
  • 19.044 Bard had given him much gold

Balin

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A note on the naming of dwarves.

  • 01.032 and ‘Balin at your service!’ he said with his hand on his breast.
  • 01.035 said Balin with the white beard.
  • 01.037 Balin
  • 01.042 Dwalin and Balin here already,
  • 01.059 there stood Balin
  • 01.070 and Balin said: ‘Excuse me,
  • 01.104 in red on the Mountain,’ said Balin,
  • 02.021 “Bravo!” said Balin
  • 02.036 when Balin, who was always their look-out man, said:
  • 02.072 up came Balin.
  • 02.072 No sooner did Tom see Balin come into the light
  • 02.072 Before Balin,
  • 02.075 Soon Dwalin lay by Balin,
  • 03.003 “Of course not!” said Balin.
  • 03.016 And Balin
  • 06.005 it was Balin doing look-out.
  • 06.005 and he saw that Balin was looking
  • 06.014 He called to Balin
  • 06.014 Balin was the most puzzled of all;
  • 06.016 said Balin,
  • 06.017 Balin at your service,’
  • 06.052 and Balin had swarmed up a tall slender fir
  • 07.069 Just at that moment Balin
  • 07.071 Balin and Dwalin,’
  • 08.021 and Balin was just
  • 08.024 and Balin.
  • 08.053 At that very moment Balin,
  • 08.073 Balin,
  • 08.119 Then Balin,
  • 08.125 Balin
  • 08.126 All except Balin.
  • 09.008 O king?’ said Balin,
  • 09.027 First he unlocked Balin’s door,
  • 09.027 Balin was most surprised,
  • 09.037 Balin was told off to watch the guard
  • 09.038 while Balin,
  • 09.039 Only a minute or two after Balin’s lid had been fitted on
  • 10.013 Dwalin and Balin were two of the most unhappy,
  • 11.003 Balin
  • 11.006 For this purpose he chose Balin
  • 11.007 said Balin.
  • 11.008 Balin shuddered.
  • 11.011 said Balin,
  • 12.005 except old Balin,
  • 12.008 After a while Balin bade Bilbo ‘Good luck!’
  • 12.018 Balin was overjoyed to see the hobbit again,
  • 12.026 and Balin,
  • 12.089 said Balin anxious to comfort him.
  • 12.096 and Balin remembered.
  • 13.025 Thorin! Balin! Oin! Gloin!
  • 13.030 said Balin,
  • 13.053 said Balin.
  • 13.060 and Balin were right.
  • 13.063 Let us follow Balin’s path!’
  • 13.064 The bridge that Balin had spoken of
  • 13.067 Here,’ said Balin,
  • 15.005 said Balin;
  • 15.007 said Balin.
  • 15.012 said Balin.
  • 15.014 and Balin son of Fundin,’
  • 15.030 called Balin.
  • 17.061 and Balin
  • 18.033 to Balin
  • 18.038 Balin!’
  • 18.039 said Balin at last.
  • 19.041 and the dwarf was actually Balin.
  • 19.042 If Balin noticed
  • 19.042 that Balin’s beard was several inches longer,
  • 19.045 said Balin,

Baggins

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  • 01.003 and his name was Baggins.
  • 01.003 The Bagginses had lived
  • 01.003 you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question
  • 01.003 This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure,
  • 01.004 of Bilbo Baggins,
  • 01.004 that the Tooks were not as respectable as the Bagginses,
  • 01.005 Bungo Baggins.
  • 01.005 until Bilbo Baggins was grown up,
  • 01.006 and Bilbo Baggins was standing at his door after breakfast
  • 01.012 said our Mr. Baggins,
  • 01.016 Mr. Bilbo Baggins.
  • 01.017 that Mr. Baggins was not quite so prosy
  • 01.028 Bilbo Baggins at yours!’
  • 01.043 Throng!’ thought Mr. Baggins.
  • 01.050 but poor Mr. Baggins said he was sorry so many times,
  • 01.058 thought Mr. Baggins,
  • 01.064 That’s what Bilbo Baggins hates-
  • 01.067 That’s what Bilbo Baggins hates!
  • 01.083 and very quickly he was plain Mr. Baggins of Bag-End,
  • 01.090 Gandalf, dwarves and Mr. Baggins!
  • 01.090 but the compliments were quite lost on poor Bilbo Baggins,
  • 01.091 To the estimable Mr. Baggins,
  • 01.096 Then Mr. Baggins turned the handle
  • 01.096 Many a time afterwards the Baggins part regretted what he did now,
  • 01.099 and I chose Mr. Baggins.
  • 01.100 I have chosen Mr. Baggins
  • 01.117 and here is our little Bilbo Baggins,
  • 02.002 Bilbo Baggins!” he said to himself,
  • 02.004 Baggins all
  • 02.054 “Bilbo Baggins,
  • 03.016 What brings Mister Baggins
  • 04.042 and here’s Mr. Baggins: fourteen!
  • 04.045 said poor Mr. Baggins bumping up
  • 05.009 in Mr. Baggins’ place,
  • 05.019 I am Mr. Bilbo Baggins.
  • 05.080 Show the nassty little Baggins the way out, yes, yes.
  • 05.109 Curse the Baggins!
  • 05.113 The Baggins has got it
  • 05.118 If the Baggins has gone that way,
  • 05.131 Baggins!
  • 06.006 leaving Mr. Baggins
  • 06.018 Mr. Baggins,’
  • 06.024 Mr. Baggins has more about him than you guess.’
  • 06.050 near Mr. Baggins’ hole at home,
  • 06.056 and give Mr. Baggins a hand up!’
  • 07.022 Don’t be a fool Mr. Baggins if you can help it;
  • 07.030 Come on Mr. Baggins!
  • 07.039 That is Mr. Baggins,
  • 07.079 that Mr. Baggins had been mislaid.
  • 07.088 Mr. Baggins saw then how clever Gandalf had been.
  • 07.121 and he poked Mr. Baggins’ waistcoat most disrespectfully.
  • 07.136 Mr. Baggins’ eyes are sharper than yours,
  • 07.142 and I am sending Mr. Baggins with you.
  • 07.149 Mr. Baggins.
  • 08.016 Mr. Baggins is talking about.’
  • 08.041 Poor Mr. Baggins had never had much practice
  • 08.062 I shall send Mr. Baggins alone first to talk to them.
  • 08.064 Bilbo Baggins!
  • 08.076 made a great difference to Mr. Baggins.
  • 08.104 but Mr. Baggins was
  • 08.125 From which you can see that they had changed their opinion of Mr. Baggins very much,
  • 08.127 Mr. Baggins?
  • 09.011 Poor Mr. Baggins –
  • 09.012 it would have to be done by Mr. Baggins,
  • 09.015 until in fact the remarkable Mr. Invisible Baggins
  • 09.036 said Mr. Baggins to himself.
  • 09.061 In this way at last Mr. Baggins came to a place
  • 10.004 It might have been some comfort to Mr. Baggins
  • 10.016 and Mr. Baggins.
  • 10.016 Mr. Baggins.
  • 10.023 and Mr. Baggins who has travelled with us out of the West.’
  • 10.040 though doubtless Mr. Baggins remained a bit of a mystery.
  • 10.045 Mr. Baggins,
  • 11.013 Mr. Baggins had more than the others.
  • 12.002 Now is the time for our esteemed Mr. Baggins,
  • 12.009 Bilbo Baggins,’
  • 12.026 Get inside Mr. Baggins
  • 12.036 Mr. Baggins?’
  • 12.078 Mr. Baggins’ one idea was to get away.
  • 12.092 Mr. Baggins!’
  • 12.095 Mr. Baggins,
  • 13.010 At length Mr. Baggins could bear it no longer.
  • 13.017 Mr. Baggins was still officially their expert burglar
  • 13.036 Mr. Baggins!’
  • 13.039 All the same Mr. Baggins kept his head
  • 15.005 Can you make it out Baggins?’
  • 16.014 Mr. Baggins,
  • 16.022 I am Mr. Bilbo Baggins,’
  • 16.040 Bilbo Baggins!’
  • 16.043 Well done! Mr. Baggins!’
  • 18.009 Bilbo Baggins,
  • 18.014 Baggins!’
  • 18.018 that has been more than any Baggins deserves.’
  • 18.020 Bilbo Baggins,
  • 18.054 and the Baggins was daily getting stronger.
  • 19.036 the late Bilbo Baggins Esquire,
  • 19.037 The return of Mr. Bilbo Baggins
  • 19.037 before Mr. Baggins was
  • 19.037 that the returned Baggins was genuine,
  • 19.040 and said ‘Poor old Baggins!’
  • 19.042 that Mr. Baggins’ waistcoat was more extensive
  • 19.047 Mr. Baggins,

Bag-End

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  • 01.083 and very quickly he was plain Mr. Baggins of Bag-End,
  • 12.008 from Bag-End long ago.
  • 12.068 was to be brought back all the way to Bag-End Under-Hill.
  • 19.036 of Bag-End, Underhill, Hobbiton.

It’s the name of something, therefore JRRT can call it anything he likes… yet since it bears a hyphen, we shall put it under scrutiny.  OED says there’s no such word, hyphenated or not.  As we know, it’s the proper English pronunciation of cul-de-sac.

UPDATE: 2021.10.21  Yes, indeed, it is hyphenated thusly in The Annotated Hobbit revised and expanded edition annotated by Douglas A. Anderson.  Someone implored me to be very certain indeed.  In fact, I can’t find it unhyphenated in the work at all.  But the caution is well-merited!  According to Richard Blackwelder, Bag End is never hyphenated in The Lord of the Rings. 

Back-door

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  • 05.115 It’s off to the back-door.
  • 05.115 To the back-door,
  • 05.123 This is the way to the back-door,
  • 06.030 except that Gandalf knew all about the back-door,

Given in OED as “backdoor” with the hyphenated version in the examples.

“backdoor, n.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2017. Web. 5 September 2017.