Goblin Scribe
"Goblin Scribe" is a concept which has only appeared in an adaptation of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. |
Goblin Scribe | |
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Orc | |
The "Goblin Scribe" from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | |
Biographical Information | |
Position | Scribe, messenger, and possibly translator. |
Location | Goblin-town |
Affiliation | Goblins of the Misty Mountains |
Language | Westron Possibly Black Speech |
Family | |
Parentage | Great Goblin |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Height | Very short |
Hair color | Bald |
Eye color | Blue |
Gallery | Images of Goblin Scribe |
The Goblin Scribe was a physically disabled Goblin who served as a scribe, messenger, and possibly translator for the Great Goblin. The Goblin Scribe was invented by Warner Bros. for The Hobbit film series, where he was portrayed by Kiran Shah using motion-capture.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
The Goblin Scribe was an offspring of the Great Goblin, but was never given any proper recognition by him because his mother was someone who his father would like to forget.[2] Due to the fact that he was born tiny with malformed legs and long fingernails, he was not a fighter and therefore served as a scribe, messenger, and possibly translator for his father. He took advantage of his long fingernails to take notes and write messages on parchment, moving around Goblin-town on a pulley with a seat attached to it.
When the Great Goblin received the notice of Azog's bounty on Thorin's head, the Goblin Scribe possibly translated the bounty for his father from the Black Speech to Westron.
During the Quest of Erebor, when Thorin and his Company were captured at the Front Porch and brought before the Great Goblin, the Goblin Scribe was given orders by his father to write and send a letter, possibly in Black Speech, to inform the Pale Orc that Thorin and his Company were in Goblin-town.
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Great Goblin d. T.A. 2941 | |||||||||
GOBLIN SCRIBE b. Third Age | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) - Kiran Shah: Goblin Scribe", IMDb (accessed 26 April 2024)
- ↑ Daniel Falconer, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Chronicles: Art & Design, "...And Under Hill", p. 182