Snakes

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A snake portrayed in MERP

Snakes, sometimes referred to as serpents, were reptilian creatures, often associated with the forces of darkness, and especially with the Dark Lords.

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In Quenya, "snake" is ango or lókë. Sindarin has lhûg.

Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]

In Gnomish, lingos means "snake" and ling means "small snake".[1]

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References

  1. 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. 54