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'''Oliphaunt''' is the title of a short comic poem about the beast quoted by the hobbit [[Samwise Gamgee]] to [[Gollum]] as they and [[Frodo Baggins]] rested in the dell before the [[Morannon]].<ref>{{TT|IV3}}</ref> It was based on traditional bestiary lore. | '''Oliphaunt''' is the title of a short comic poem about the beast quoted by the hobbit [[Samwise Gamgee]] to [[Gollum]] as they and [[Frodo Baggins]] rested in the dell before the [[Morannon]].<ref>{{TT|IV3}}</ref> It was based on traditional bestiary lore. | ||
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Oliphaunt is the title of a short comic poem about the beast quoted by the hobbit Samwise Gamgee to Gollum as they and Frodo Baggins rested in the dell before the Morannon.[1] It was based on traditional bestiary lore.
Oliphaunt
Grey as a mouse,
Big as a house,
Nose like a snake,
I make the earth shake,
As I tramp through the grass;
Trees crack as I pass.
With horns in my mouth
I walk in the South,
Flapping big ears.
Beyond count of years
I stump round and round,
Never lie on the ground,
Not even to die.
Oliphaunt am I,
Biggest of all,
Huge, old, and tall.
If ever you'd met me
You wouldn't forget me.
If you never do,
You won't think I'm true;
But old Oliphaunt am I,
And I never lie.[2]
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