Dumbledors

He battled with the Dumbledores by Richard Svensson

Dumbledors were a legendary "ferocious race of winged insects",^[1] mentioned only in Hobbit verse. The dumbledors were said to have battled a knight on a quest.^[2]

[edit] Etymology

Dumbledor or dumbledore is an obsolete English word for bumblebee.

[edit] Portrayal in adaptations

Middle-earth Role Playing:

Dumbledors are described as being large winged insects weighing 6-8 pounds, carrying illness or poison, and to live in the Midgewater Marshes.^[3][4][5]

[edit] See also

• Hummerhorns

[edit] References

1. ↑ David Day, A Tolkien Bestiary
2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Errantry"
3. ↑ Wesley J. Frank, et al. (1997), Arnor: The Land (#2023)
4. ↑ S. Coleman Charlton (1993), Middle-earth Role Playing (2nd edition, hardcover) (#2000)
5. ↑ Jeff McKeage (1988), Raiders of Cardolan (#8108)