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'''Serpents''' | [[Image:Tribal Banner.jpg|thumb|''Tribal Banner'' by Audrey Corman]] | ||
'''Serpents''' was a name used both for the [[dragons]] and as a synonym for ordinary [[snakes]]. | |||
During his fight with [[Huan]], [[Sauron]] took the form of a serpent.{{fact}} The "[[Black Serpent]]" was also a heraldic symbol of the [[Haradrim]], suggesting that there were serpents in the South.{{fact}} | |||
==Names== | |||
In [[Quenya]], "snake, serpent" is ''(h)lókë'' ([[Sindarin]], ''[[lhûg]]'').<ref>{{S|Appendix}}</ref> | |||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
[[Image:Sea Serpent.jpg|thumb|''Sea Serpent'' by [[Angus McBride]]]] | |||
'''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':''' | |||
:"Sea Serpent" is a creature of drake-kind, able to inflict two strikes. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Snakes]] | |||
==External links== | |||
*{{WP|Serpent (symbolism)}} | |||
{{references}} | |||
[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
Revision as of 00:13, 20 November 2010
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Tribal Banner by Audrey Corman
Serpents was a name used both for the dragons and as a synonym for ordinary snakes.
During his fight with Huan, Sauron took the form of a serpent.[source?] The "Black Serpent" was also a heraldic symbol of the Haradrim, suggesting that there were serpents in the South.[source?]
Names
In Quenya, "snake, serpent" is (h)lókë (Sindarin, lhûg).[1]
Portrayal in adaptations
File:Sea Serpent.jpg
Sea Serpent by Angus McBride
1995-8: Middle-earth Collectible Card Game:
- "Sea Serpent" is a creature of drake-kind, able to inflict two strikes.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
