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'''Perry-the-Winkle''' was a humorous poem written by [[Samwise Gamgee]] and recorded in the [[Red Book of Westmarch]].<ref>{{AB|Preface}}</ref> It speaks about the [[Lonely Troll]] and three [[Hobbits]], which were perhaps based on real Hobbits.<ref>{{AB|Perry}}, poem number 8</ref>
'''Perry-the-Winkle''' was a humorous poem written by [[Samwise Gamgee]] and recorded in the [[Red Book of Westmarch]].<ref>{{AB|Preface}}</ref> It speaks about the [[Lonely Troll]], [[Perry-the-Winkle (hobbit)|Perry-the-Winkle]], [[Farmer Hogg]], [[Pott the Mayor]] and [[Mrs. Bunce]], which were perhaps based on real Hobbits.<ref>{{AB|Perry}}, poem number 8</ref>
 
==Etymology==
''[[wikipedia:Periwinkle|Periwinckle]]'' is a marine mollusc and a creeping plant.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>
 
==See also==
==See also==
* [[Index:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien|Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]]
* [[Index:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien|Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]]

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Perry-the-Winkle was a humorous poem written by Samwise Gamgee and recorded in the Red Book of Westmarch.[1] It speaks about the Lonely Troll, Perry-the-Winkle, Farmer Hogg, Pott the Mayor and Mrs. Bunce, which were perhaps based on real Hobbits.[2]

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