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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
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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"
