Middle-earth

Dori

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A note on the naming of dwarves. Dori is referred to 22 times by himself and not in combination with other dwarf names out of the 37 times he is named in the book – interesting… Should do a comparison.

  • 01.046 Dori, Nori, Ori,
  • 01.070 Dori, Nori, and Ori brought out flutes
  • 02.033 groaned Dori
  • 02.075 and Dori and Nori and Ori all in a heap,
  • 04.040 “Half a minute!” said Dori,
  • 04.051 Quite suddenly Dori,
  • 06.009 and drop him for, Dori?’
  • 06.010 said Dori,
  • 06.052 Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin,
  • 06.054 said Nori to Dori looking down.
  • 06.055 said Dori, ‘down tunnels
  • 06.056 Dori!’ he called,
  • 06.056 for Dori was lowest down
  • 06.057 Dori was really a decent fellow
  • 06.057 So Dori actually climbed out of the tree
  • 06.058 Still Dori did not let Bilbo down.
  • 06.060 in which Dori
  • 06.083 He just managed to catch hold of Dori’s legs,
  • 06.083 as Dori was borne off last of all;
  • 06.085 clinging onto Dori’s ankles.
  • 06.085 but Dori groaned ‘my poor legs,
  • 06.088 He loosed Dori’s ankles with a gasp
  • 06.089 No you don’t!’ he heard Dori answering,
  • 06.092 The other seized Dori
  • 07.051 and Dori came round the house
  • 07.053 Dori at your service!’
  • 08.016 Dori is the strongest,
  • 08.024 After that Kili and Oin and Gloin and Dori;
  • 08.060 when Dori, whose turn it was to watch first,
  • 08.065 when Dori stumbled across him by sheer luck.
  • 08.073 Dori, Nori Ori,
  • 08.108 Bifur, Bofur, Dori and Nori.
  • 10.015 Dori, Nori, Ori,
  • 13.061 said Dori.
  • 13.068 said Dori, who was always looking up towards the Mountain’s peak,
  • 18.033 and Dori and Nori and Ori,
  • 18.038 and farewell Dori, Nori, Ori,

Dale

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  • 01.109 and men of Dale.’
  • 01.116 and so to the ruins of Dale –
  • 01.122 They built the merry town of Dale there
  • 01.122 and the toy market of Dale was the wonder of the North.
  • 01.123 in Dale
  • 01.123 and a fog fell on Dale,
  • 01.123 and come by night to Dale,
  • 01.123 until Dale was ruined,
  • 03.040 and he grieved to remember the ruin of the town of Dale
  • 10.006 into the lake from Dale
  • 10.007 when Dale
  • 10.008 and the fall of the lords of Dale.
  • 11.006 after winding a wide loop over the valley of Dale,
  • 11.007 There lies all that is left of Dale,’
  • 11.027 I don’t think I could bear to see the unhappy valley of Dale again,
  • 12.072 Girion Lord of Dale is dead,
  • 12.084 The Men of Dale used to have the trick
  • 12.096 Lord of Dale,
  • 13.049 and were looking out upon Dale.
  • 13.055 across Dale
  • 14.018 Lord of Dale,
  • 14.019 for he was of the race of Dale.
  • 14.031 Girion was lord of Dale,
  • 14.031 Dale is now freed by his valour,
  • 14.035 and of Dale rebuilt,
  • 15.015 and to Dale from South
  • 15.020 of the race of Dale,
  • 15.028 over which the stream went towards Dale.
  • 15.029 in Dale before them.
  • 15.048 the heir of Girion of Dale,
  • 16.004 were now within about two days’ march of Dale,
  • 17.031 and was now hastening to Dale.
  • 17.048 and came rushing into Dale.
  • 17.058 till Dale was dark
  • 18.013 in Dale;
  • 19.043 in Dale

Dain

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A note on the naming of dwarves.

  • 15.021 But go specially to my cousin Dain
  • 15.043 before Dain could reach the Lonely Mountain,
  • 16.004 that Dain and more than five hundred dwarves,
  • 16.029 You have not heard of Dain
  • 16.031 Dain, I may tell you,
  • 17.002 That will be Dain!’
  • 17.025 by the help of Dain he might not recapture the Arkenstone
  • 17.030 telling Dain of what had passed,
  • 17.031 Dain had come.
  • 17.031 the secret of whose making was possessed by Dain’s people.
  • 17.033 We are sent from Dain son of Nain,’
  • 17.034 and nearly all of Dain’s folk,
  • 17.035 between Thorin and Dain);
  • 17.035 for the dwarves of Dain were advancing
  • 17.041 O Dain!
  • 17.043 Let Dain son of Nain come swiftly to us!’
  • 17.044 hard on the heels of Dain.
  • 17.045 and with Dain,
  • 17.051 and ‘Dain, Dain!’
  • 17.051 and ‘Dain, Dain!’
  • 17.058 rushed all the dwarves of Dain to his help.
  • 18.027 Dain has crowned their chief with gold,
  • 18.032 There now Dain son of Nain took up his abode,
  • 18.032 The others remained with Dain;
  • 18.032 for Dain dealt his treasure well.
  • 18.033 for Dain said:
  • 18.034 which Dain had restored to him.
  • 18.046 that Dain had given him at their parting.

Carc

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Say it aloud!  This name is a sound-play word – hinting that the Raven language is still spoken all around us and we have lost the wit to understand.

Tolkien writes in his Essay on Phonetic Symbolism about the origin of this name – and of his father’s

rook is no longer krāg or krāk or χrk from which it took its use.

  • 15.010 old Carc
  • 15.014 I am Roäc son of Carc.
  • 15.014 Carc is dead,
  • 15.021 Roäc Carc’s son.

Tolkien, J. R. R.. A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages (Kindle Locations 1954-1955). HarperCollins Publishers. Kindle Edition.

Bofur

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A note on the naming of dwarves.

  • 01.049 Let me introduce Bifur, Bofur, Bombur,
  • 01.050 said Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur standing
  • 01.050 with Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur on top of him.
  • 01.054 and cheese,’ said Bofur.
  • 01.070 and Bofur went out too,
  • 02.075 and Bifur and Bofur and Bombur piled uncomfortably near the fire.
  • 06.052 Bifur, Bofur, Bombur,
  • 07.086 and Bofur as well.
  • 07.087 In came Bifur and Bofur.
  • 07.108 It was Bofur,
  • 08.024 Bifur and Bofur;
  • 08.073 Bombur, Bifur, Bofur,
  • 08.108 Bifur, Bofur, Dori and Nori.
  • 08.114 and his brother Bofur;
  • 10.013 and Bofur were less knocked about
  • 11.016 Only Bofur and Bombur were left behind
  • 11.017 while Bofur was hauled up to the higher camp.
  • 12.024 Bombur and Bofur –
  • 12.027 Up came Bofur,
  • 18.033 and Bifur and Bofur and Bombur –
  • 18.038 Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur!