The Encyclopedia of Arda - Fatty Lumpkin (original) (raw)

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Dates Extant at the end of the Third Age Location Associated with the house of Tom Bombadil and nearby hills Species Ponies Meaning Named for this pony's notable girth1 Other names Also known simply as 'Lumpkin' Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: L Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 23 October 2020 This entry is complete Tom Bombadil’s pony Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A pony kept by Tom Bombadil. Fatty Lumpkin (sometimes called just 'Lumpkin') was rarely ridden by Tom, and spent much of his time roaming free on the Barrow-downs. After their encounter with a Barrow-wight, Tom rode along with Frodo and his friends for a while on Fatty Lumpkin. The Hobbits' ponies had developed a strong friendship with Lumpkin during their time at Tom's house, and it was this that led them back to Tom Bombadil after they escaped from Bree. Notes 1 Fatty Lumpkin was noted as being fatter than the ponies of Frodo and his companions, and this is doubtless the source of his name. The -kin ending is a diminutive, so the pony's full name means something like 'fat little lump'. This choice of name may have been influenced by the word 'bumpkin' (the origins of which are obscure, but the word may have originally meant 'little barrel'). Indeed Tom Bombadil gave the name 'Bumpkin' to one of the Hobbits' ponies, so providing him with a convenient rhyme for Fatty Lumpkin's name. See also... Ponies, Sharp-ears, Swish-tail, White-socks Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: L Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 23 October 2020 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2003, 2020. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.

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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 at the end of the Third Age Location Associated with the house of Tom Bombadil and nearby hills Species Ponies Meaning Named for this pony's notable girth1 Other names Also known simply as 'Lumpkin' Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: L Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 23 October 2020 This entry is complete Tom Bombadil’s pony

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A pony kept by Tom Bombadil. Fatty Lumpkin (sometimes called just 'Lumpkin') was rarely ridden by Tom, and spent much of his time roaming free on the Barrow-downs. After their encounter with a Barrow-wight, Tom rode along with Frodo and his friends for a while on Fatty Lumpkin. The Hobbits' ponies had developed a strong friendship with Lumpkin during their time at Tom's house, and it was this that led them back to Tom Bombadil after they escaped from Bree. Notes 1 Fatty Lumpkin was noted as being fatter than the ponies of Frodo and his companions, and this is doubtless the source of his name. The -kin ending is a diminutive, so the pony's full name means something like 'fat little lump'. This choice of name may have been influenced by the word 'bumpkin' (the origins of which are obscure, but the word may have originally meant 'little barrel'). Indeed Tom Bombadil gave the name 'Bumpkin' to one of the Hobbits' ponies, so providing him with a convenient rhyme for Fatty Lumpkin's name. See also... Ponies, Sharp-ears, Swish-tail, White-socks Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: L Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 23 October 2020 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2003, 2020. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.