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'''Gorcrows''' were a legendary species of birds, only mentioned in passing in [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] verse. These foul crows, who | [[Image:Gorcrows.jpg|frame|Excerpt from illustration by [[Alan Lee]]]] | ||
'''Gorcrows''' were a legendary species of birds, only mentioned in passing in [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] verse. These foul crows, who croaked in their sleep, are said to have lived in the same damp marshes as the fearsome [[Mewlips]].<ref>{{AB|Mewlips}}</ref> | |||
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:''Gorcrows'' are said to have 4 ft. wingspan and to be smaller cousins of the [[crebain]].<ref>{{ICE|2012}}</ref> The ''northern | :''Gorcrows'' are said to have 4 ft. wingspan and to be smaller cousins of the [[crebain]].<ref>{{ICE|2012}}</ref> The ''northern gorcrow'', living in [[Forodwaith (lands)|Forodwaith]], is described as a larger version of the common gorcrow. The [[Lossoth]] are said to regard the norhern gorcrows as birds of ill-omen.<ref>{{ICE|2025}}</ref> | ||
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File:Gorcrows.jpg
Excerpt from illustration by Alan Lee
Gorcrows were a legendary species of birds, only mentioned in passing in Hobbit verse. These foul crows, who croaked in their sleep, are said to have lived in the same damp marshes as the fearsome Mewlips.[1]
Etymology
Gorcrow, "gore crow", is an old English name for carrion crow.[2]
Portrayal in adaptations
- Gorcrows are said to have 4 ft. wingspan and to be smaller cousins of the crebain.[3] The northern gorcrow, living in Forodwaith, is described as a larger version of the common gorcrow. The Lossoth are said to regard the norhern gorcrows as birds of ill-omen.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "The Mewlips"
- ↑ Patrick J. Cassidy, ed. (1913), Webster Dictionary
- ↑ Ruth Sochard Pitt, Jeff O'Hare, Peter C. Fenlon, Jr. (1994), Creatures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (#2012)
- ↑ Randy Maxwell (1997), The Northern Waste (#2025)
