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

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Dates Extant from before III 2770 to at least III 27881 Location Ravenhill, an outlying hill of Erebor the Lonely Mountain Species Ravens Pronunciation ka'rrk2 Meaning Unknown3 Titles Chief of the great ravens of the Mountain Indexes: Alphabetical: C Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 30 June 2021 This entry is complete The father of Roäc Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Carc Roäc One of the ravens who lived on Ravenhill, one of the foothills of Erebor, the Lonely Mountain. Carc seems to have been the chief of those birds, and dwelt with his wife above the Dwarves' guard-chamber on the hill. Thorin recalled him as being wise and famous at the time the Dwarves were driven out of Erebor by Smaug. When Thorin returned to the Lonely Mountain 171 years later, Carc was dead, but the ravens remained, led by his son Roäc. Notes 1 Carc was known to Thorin before the coming of Smaug in III 2770. That gives us the absolute earliest point where he was alive, but he seems to have been an important bird even then. His son Roäc was born in III 2788, so Carc must have survived until at least that year. Beyond that, all we can say for sure is that Carc had died before Thorin returned to Erebor in III 2941. The ravens of Erebor were extremely long-lived, but it is hardly surprising that Carc did not survive the period of one hundred and seventy-one years that Thorin was away from the Lonely Mountain. 2 In pronouncing Elvish words, the r sound is usually distinctly pronounced, and 'rr' here is used to emphasise this. It should be noted that Carc is not an Elvish name, and the same rules of pronunciation may not apply. A rolling r sound does seem to fit well with the name as it might be spoken by a raven, but an alternative pronunciation like 'k'ahk' might in principle be equally valid. 2 The name Carc might very well have had a meaning in the bird-speech of the ravens, but we're given no clue as to what that might have been. See also... Ravenhill, Roäc Indexes: Alphabetical: C Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 30 June 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2003, 2009, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.

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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 Extant from before III 2770 to at least III 27881 Location Ravenhill, an outlying hill of Erebor the Lonely Mountain Species Ravens Pronunciation ka'rrk2 Meaning Unknown3 Titles Chief of the great ravens of the Mountain Indexes: Alphabetical: C Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 30 June 2021 This entry is complete The father of Roäc

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

Roäc One of the ravens who lived on Ravenhill, one of the foothills of Erebor, the Lonely Mountain. Carc seems to have been the chief of those birds, and dwelt with his wife above the Dwarves' guard-chamber on the hill. Thorin recalled him as being wise and famous at the time the Dwarves were driven out of Erebor by Smaug. When Thorin returned to the Lonely Mountain 171 years later, Carc was dead, but the ravens remained, led by his son Roäc. Notes 1 Carc was known to Thorin before the coming of Smaug in III 2770. That gives us the absolute earliest point where he was alive, but he seems to have been an important bird even then. His son Roäc was born in III 2788, so Carc must have survived until at least that year. Beyond that, all we can say for sure is that Carc had died before Thorin returned to Erebor in III 2941. The ravens of Erebor were extremely long-lived, but it is hardly surprising that Carc did not survive the period of one hundred and seventy-one years that Thorin was away from the Lonely Mountain. 2 In pronouncing Elvish words, the r sound is usually distinctly pronounced, and 'rr' here is used to emphasise this. It should be noted that Carc is not an Elvish name, and the same rules of pronunciation may not apply. A rolling r sound does seem to fit well with the name as it might be spoken by a raven, but an alternative pronunciation like 'k'ahk' might in principle be equally valid. 2 The name Carc might very well have had a meaning in the bird-speech of the ravens, but we're given no clue as to what that might have been. See also... Ravenhill, Roäc Indexes: Alphabetical: C Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 30 June 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2003, 2009, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.