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[[Image:Snake.jpg|thumb|A snake portrayed in ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]]'']]
[[Image:Snake.jpg|thumb|A snake portrayed in ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]]'']]
'''Snakes''' were reptilian creatures, often associated with the forces of darkness, and especially with [[Morgoth]], the first [[Dark Lord]].
'''Snakes''', sometimes referred to as [[serpents]], were reptilian creatures, often associated with the forces of darkness, and especially with the [[Dark Lord|Dark Lords]].  
==Other names==
==Other names==
In [[Quenya]], "snake" is ''[[ango]]'' or ''[[lókë]]''. [[Sindarin]] has  ''[[lhûg]]''.
In [[Quenya]], "snake" is ''[[ango]]'' or ''[[lókë]]''. [[Sindarin]] has  ''[[lhûg]]''.

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A snake portrayed in MERP

Snakes, sometimes referred to as serpents, were reptilian creatures, often associated with the forces of darkness, and especially with the Dark Lords.

Other names[edit | edit source]

In Quenya, "snake" is ango or lókë. Sindarin has lhûg.

Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]

In Gnomish, lingos means "snake" and ling means "small snake".[1]

See also[edit | edit source]

References

  1. 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