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In [[Quenya]], "snake" is ''[[ango]]'' or ''[[lókë]]''. [[Sindarin]] has ''[[lhûg]]''. | In [[Quenya]], "snake" is ''[[ango]]'' or ''[[lókë]]''. [[Sindarin]] has ''[[lhûg]]''. | ||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | |||
In [[Gnomish]], ''lingos'' mean "snake" and ''ling'' means "small snake".<ref>{{PE|11}}, p. 54</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Serpents]] | *[[Serpents]] | ||
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[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
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A snake portrayed in MERP
Snakes were reptilian creatures, often associated with the forces of darkness, and especially with Morgoth, the first Dark Lord.
Names
In Quenya, "snake" is ango or lókë. Sindarin has lhûg.
Other versions of the legendarium
In Gnomish, lingos mean "snake" and ling means "small snake".[1]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 54
