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Stybba is Old English for "stubby". | Stybba is Old English for "stubby". | ||
==Portrayal in Adaptations== | ==Portrayal in Adaptations== | ||
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:Merry is indeed shown riding a small pony while traveling with the Rohirrim from Edoras to Dunharrow. Though this pony is not identified as Stybba, it is obviously a reference to Stybba. | :Merry is indeed shown riding a small pony while traveling with the Rohirrim from Edoras to Dunharrow. Though this pony is not identified as Stybba, it is obviously a reference to Stybba. | ||
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Stybba was a hill-pony lent to Meriadoc Brandybuck by King Théoden of Rohan. Stybba carried Merry through the Mountains from the Hornburg east and south to Dunharrow, and from there northward to Edoras. Though he was good for mountain riding, he was too small and slow to accompany the main army of Rohan across the plains from Edoras, and it was Théoden's purpose to leave Stybba and his rider behind at this point. Merry found a way to complete the journey in secret with a Rider named Dernhelm (who was in fact Éowyn in disguise) but we hear no more of Stybba after Merry rode away from him at Edoras.
Etymology
Stybba is Old English for "stubby".
Portrayal in Adaptations
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King:
- Merry is indeed shown riding a small pony while traveling with the Rohirrim from Edoras to Dunharrow. Though this pony is not identified as Stybba, it is obviously a reference to Stybba.
