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

Dates The ancestors of the Woses were Men, and awoke at the beginning of the Years of the Sun Location Originally widespread, with populations in Beleriand and Númenor; by the end of the Third Age, they were apparently restricted to the Drúadan Forest and Drúwaith Iaur Race Meaning From the second element of Old English wuduwása, 'woodwose', a strange woodland creature Other names Drû, Drû-folk, Drúath, Drúedain, Drughu, Drûg-folk, Drûgs, Drúin, Oghor-hai, Púkel-men, Rógin, Rú, Rúatani, Wild Men of the Woods Indexes: Alphabetical: W Men About this entry: Updated 9 December 2007 This entry is complete A Mannish name for the Drúedain A name among the Rohirrim for the shy, secretive people known in Elvish as the Drúedain. Though never numerous, the end of the Third Age saw these people reduced to a few populations in the southern parts of Middle-earth, especially in the Drúwaith Iaur and Drúadan Forest of Rohan, where the Rohirrim came into contact with them. In fact, the word wose is a name from British folklore, referring to a hairy, Troll-like being supposed to inhabit woods and forests. It represents Tolkien's translation of an actual word of the Rohirrim into ancient English; the Rohirrim themselves would not have called such a creature a 'Wose', but a Róg. See also... Drû, Drû-folk, Drúath, Drúedain of Anórien, Drughu, Drûgs, Drúin, Drúnos, East-mountains, Ghân, Ghân-buri-Ghân, Gorgûn, Grey Wood, Horse-men, Men of the Mountains, [See the full list...]Oghor-hai, Ogres, Púkel-men, Ras Morthil, Rimmon, River Anduin, Róg, Rógin, Stone-houses, Stonehouse-folk, Stonewain Valley, Watch-stones, White Mountains, Woodwose, Woodwoses Indexes: Alphabetical: W Men About this entry: Updated 9 December 2007 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2001, 2007. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.