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[[Image:J.R.R. Tolkien - A Shop on the Edge of the Hills of Fairy Land.jpg|thumb|''A Shop on the Edge of the Hills of Fairy Land'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]]]
[[Image:J.R.R. Tolkien - A Shop on the Edge of the Hills of Fairy Land.jpg|thumb|''A Shop on the Edge of the Hills of Fairy Land'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]]]
"'''The Orgog'''" is the title of an unfinished and unpublished children's tale by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].  
"'''The Orgog'''" is the title of an unfinished and unpublished children's tale by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].  
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When the Tolkien family had moved in [[1924]] to 2 Darnley Road in Leeds, [[John Tolkien]] recalls that "The Orgog" was one of the tales read by his father to him, when he could not fall asleep. While most of these tales were not written down, "The Orgog" survives as an unfinished, typewritten manuscript. Not much is known of the story itself, except that it is a "''strange, convoluted tale of an odd creature travelling through a fantastic landscape''."<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 125</ref><ref>{{CG|RG}}, p. 499</ref><ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, p. 77</ref><ref>{{HM|AH}}, p. 5</ref>
When the Tolkien family had moved in [[1924]] to 2 Darnley Road in Leeds, [[John Tolkien]] recalls that "The Orgog" was one of the tales read by his father to him, when he could not fall asleep. While most of these tales were not written down, "The Orgog" survives as an unfinished, typewritten manuscript. Not much is known of the story itself, except that it is a "''strange, convoluted tale of an odd creature travelling through a fantastic landscape''."<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 125</ref><ref>{{CG|RG}}, p. 499</ref><ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, p. 77</ref><ref>{{HM|AH}}, p. 5</ref>


It has been suggested that Tolkien's 1924 watercolour ''A Shop on the Edge of the Hills of Fairy Land'' is likely related to the tale,<ref group="note">The painting appears as figure no. 71 in {{HM|AI}}</ref> as the word "Gogs" appears on the depicted shop building (although there is no mention of such a shop in the tale). The painting is dedicated to John.<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, p. 77</ref>
It has been suggested that Tolkien's watercolour ''A Shop on the Edge of the Hills of Fairy Land'' (painted in 1924) is likely related to the tale,<ref group="note">The painting appears as figure no. 71 in {{HM|AI}}.</ref> as the word "Gogs" appears on the depicted shop building (although there is no mention of such a shop in the tale). The painting is dedicated to John.<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, p. 77</ref>
 
==Etymology==
 
The meaning of ''orgog'', and if the word has any connection to one of Tolkien's invented [[:Category:Languages|languages]], is unknown.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 00:57, 22 July 2011

A Shop on the Edge of the Hills of Fairy Land by J.R.R. Tolkien

"The Orgog" is the title of an unfinished and unpublished children's tale by J.R.R. Tolkien.

When the Tolkien family had moved in 1924 to 2 Darnley Road in Leeds, John Tolkien recalls that "The Orgog" was one of the tales read by his father to him, when he could not fall asleep. While most of these tales were not written down, "The Orgog" survives as an unfinished, typewritten manuscript. Not much is known of the story itself, except that it is a "strange, convoluted tale of an odd creature travelling through a fantastic landscape."[1][2][3][4]

It has been suggested that Tolkien's watercolour A Shop on the Edge of the Hills of Fairy Land (painted in 1924) is likely related to the tale,[note 1] as the word "Gogs" appears on the depicted shop building (although there is no mention of such a shop in the tale). The painting is dedicated to John.[3]

Etymology

The meaning of orgog, and if the word has any connection to one of Tolkien's invented languages, is unknown.

See also

Notes

  1. The painting appears as figure no. 71 in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator.

References