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'''Bees''' were buzzing domestic insects kept for their ability to make honey. Particularly famous were those of [[Beorn]], which reached an enormous size.<ref>{{H|7}}</ref> | '''Bees''' were buzzing domestic insects kept for their ability to make honey. Particularly famous were those of [[Beorn]], which reached an enormous size.<ref>{{H|7}}</ref> | ||
In [[Qenya]], the word for "honey bee" is ''nier'' (''nies''-), and "a bee" is ''nion'' or ''nier''. The [[Noldorin|Gnomish]] word for "a bee" is ''nios'' or ''nio'' (''niwin'' is "a female bee").<ref>{{PE|12}}, p. 65</ref><ref>{{PE|11}}, p. 60</ref> | In [[Qenya]], the word for "honey bee" is ''nier'' (''nies''-), and "a bee" is ''nion'' or ''nier''. The [[Noldorin|Gnomish]] word for "a bee" is ''nios'' or ''nio'' (''niwin'' is "a female bee", and ''niosturwin'' means "queen bee").<ref>{{PE|12}}, p. 65</ref><ref>{{PE|11}}, p. 60</ref> | ||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | ==Portrayal in adaptations== | ||
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Ground Bee portrayed in MERP
Bees were buzzing domestic insects kept for their ability to make honey. Particularly famous were those of Beorn, which reached an enormous size.[1]
In Qenya, the word for "honey bee" is nier (nies-), and "a bee" is nion or nier. The Gnomish word for "a bee" is nios or nio (niwin is "a female bee", and niosturwin means "queen bee").[2][3]
Portrayal in adaptations
1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- Ground Bees, producers of honey, are relatives of the yellow jackets and true bees. Due to their large numbers, the Ground Bees pose a threat to characters.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Queer Lodgings"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 65
- ↑ 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. 60
- ↑ Ruth Sochard Pitt, Jeff O'Hare, Peter C. Fenlon, Jr. (1994), Creatures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (#2012), p. 36
