The Encyclopedia of Arda - Roäc (original) (raw)

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Dates Born III 2788; survived until at least III 2941 Location Ravenhill, an outlying hill of Erebor the Lonely Mountain Species Ravens Pronunciation ro'-ak Meaning Unknown1 Titles Chief of the great ravens of the Mountain Indexes: Alphabetical: R Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 31 July 2018 This entry is complete The old raven of Ravenhill Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Carc Roäc The chief of the ravens of Ravenhill near Erebor, a descendant of those that had remained on the hill even after Smaug had driven out their old allies, the Dwarves. Roäc was a very ancient bird indeed: his father Carc had seen Smaug descend on the mountain, and Roäc was no less than one hundred and fifty-three years old ('out of the egg', as he put it) when he met Thorin and Bilbo on the Quest of Erebor. It was Roäc who told the adventurers that Smaug was dead, and who arranged for messages to be passed between Thorin and Dáin Ironfoot in preparation for the troubles that followed. Notes 1 Roäc's name, and that of his father Carc, seem to have been designed to recall the croaking sounds made by real ravens. That is by no means to suggest that the names had no meaning (they quite possibly did in the ravens' own language) but we have no hint as to what that meaning might have been. See also... Carc Indexes: Alphabetical: R Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 31 July 2018 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2003, 2011, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.A Discus profile report contains more than sixty pages of detailed and relevant information - explore our library of sample DISC reports.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Born III 2788; survived until at least III 2941 Location Ravenhill, an outlying hill of Erebor the Lonely Mountain Species Ravens Pronunciation ro'-ak Meaning Unknown1 Titles Chief of the great ravens of the Mountain Indexes: Alphabetical: R Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 31 July 2018 This entry is complete The old raven of Ravenhill

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Carc

Roäc The chief of the ravens of Ravenhill near Erebor, a descendant of those that had remained on the hill even after Smaug had driven out their old allies, the Dwarves. Roäc was a very ancient bird indeed: his father Carc had seen Smaug descend on the mountain, and Roäc was no less than one hundred and fifty-three years old ('out of the egg', as he put it) when he met Thorin and Bilbo on the Quest of Erebor. It was Roäc who told the adventurers that Smaug was dead, and who arranged for messages to be passed between Thorin and Dáin Ironfoot in preparation for the troubles that followed. Notes 1 Roäc's name, and that of his father Carc, seem to have been designed to recall the croaking sounds made by real ravens. That is by no means to suggest that the names had no meaning (they quite possibly did in the ravens' own language) but we have no hint as to what that meaning might have been. See also... Carc Indexes: Alphabetical: R Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 31 July 2018 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2003, 2011, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.A Discus profile report contains more than sixty pages of detailed and relevant information - explore our library of sample DISC reports.