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General Information | |
Location | Mirkwood |
Type | House |
Inhabitants | Radagast |
Gallery | Images of Rhosgobel |
Rhosgobel was the "old home" of Radagast.[1] The house is said to have been located between the Carrock and the Old Forest Road, on the western borders of Mirkwood[2] and near its southern borders.[3][4][note 1]
After the Council of Elrond, some scouts from Rivendell passed over the Misty Mountains and eventually came to Rhosgobel, but they found that Radagast was not there.[5]
Etymology
Rhosgobel, glossed as "russet village or 'town' (enclosure)",[6] is evidently a compound of rhosc ("brown") and gobel ("walled house or village, town").[7][8] The name of the house was perhaps a reference to its resident, the Brown Wizard.
Portrayal in adaptations
1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- A layout, and a detailed description, is given of Rhosgobel. It is built around a large furry oak tree.[9][10]
2011: The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game:
- Rhosgobel is depicted as a u-shaped wooden house nestled in the woods surrounding a small blue pool of water or pond.[11]
2012: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey:
- Rhosgobel appears in a single scene, when it is attacked by spiders. Radagast later discovers that these spiders came from Dol Guldur.
Notes
- ↑ This location for Rhosgobel appears on the first map of The Lord of the Rings in The Treason of Isengard. A dot and the name are near the center of square L-13 on Map II, placing Rhosgobel east and a little south of the Gladden Fields.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Istari", Note 4
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Queer Lodgings"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XV. The First Map of The Lord of the Rings", "Map II", p.305
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 241
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies" pp. 380, 385
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "On LH and RH", Ardalambion (accessed 9 April 2012)
- ↑ Mark Rabuck (1992), Northwestern Middle-earth Gazetteer (#4002)
- ↑ John David Ruemmler, Susan Tyler Hitchcock, Peter C. Fenlon (1995), Mirkwood (2nd edition) (#2019)
- ↑ "Rhosgobel", Trade Cards Online (accessed 9 April 2012)