Dates Extant III 3018 Species Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) Family Kept by the Maggot family Settlements Bamfurlong in the Marish Meaning 'Sieze' or 'grasp'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: G Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 4 June 2023 This entry is complete One of Farmer Maggot’s dogs  Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV A large wolf-like dog, one of three kept by Farmer Maggot on his farm at Bamfurlong in the Marish. Like Maggot's other dogs, Fang and Wolf, Grip was ferocious by nature, but also completely obedient to his master. Grip was with Maggot when they encountered one of the Ringwraiths searching for 'Baggins', and at that time his obedience and ferocity failed: he yelped in terror and ran from the Nazgûl. Notes 1 As Grip was a large and ferocious dog, the implication of his name relates to seizing or gripping with his fangs. In his notes for translators, Tolkien indeed directly relates the names of the two dogs Grip and Fang. See also... Fang, Wolf Indexes: Alphabetical: G Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 4 June 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Adding personality profiling to your web presence and client offering helps improve sales and retention. |
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