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[[Image:Alan Lee - The Carrock.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Alan Lee]] illustrates [[Thorin and Company]] atop ''The Carrock'' while [[Eagles]] circle above.]]
[[Image:Alan Lee - The Carrock.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Alan Lee]] illustrates [[Thorin and Company]] atop ''The Carrock'' while [[Eagles]] circle above.]]
'''Carrock''' is a stony eyot in the upper reaches of the River [[Anduin]], to the north of the [[Old Ford]].
The '''Carrock''' was a stony eyot in the upper reaches of the River [[Anduin]], to the north of the [[Old Ford]].


In Chapter 7 of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', [[Gandalf]] states that the steps from the base of the rock to the flat top were made by [[Beorn]] and that "Carrock" is Beorn's name for it. This is somewhat of a linguistical joke on [[Tolkien]]'s part, since ''car'' in Anglo-Saxon means "rock".
In [[Third Age 2941|T.A. 2941]], [[Thorin and Company]] were placed there by the [[Eagles]]. [[Gandalf]] stated then that the steps from the base of the rock to the flat top were made by [[Beorn]] and that "Carrock" is Beorn's name for it. This is somewhat of a linguistical joke on [[Tolkien]]'s part, since ''car'' in Celtic means "rock".


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Revision as of 17:30, 1 August 2008

Alan Lee illustrates Thorin and Company atop The Carrock while Eagles circle above.

The Carrock was a stony eyot in the upper reaches of the River Anduin, to the north of the Old Ford.

In T.A. 2941, Thorin and Company were placed there by the Eagles. Gandalf stated then that the steps from the base of the rock to the flat top were made by Beorn and that "Carrock" is Beorn's name for it. This is somewhat of a linguistical joke on Tolkien's part, since car in Celtic means "rock".