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Found throughout northern and western Middle-earth
Species
Various species within the genus Corvus
Meaning
From Old English crawian, imitative of the bird's call

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  • Updated 22 June 2012
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Crows

Black birds, typically scavengers or carrion-eaters, associated in Tolkien's work with the forces of darkness. The most feared variety in the Westlands of Middle-earth was the large type known as crebain.


See also...

Crebain, Fangorn Forest, Finches, Spy-birds, Stormcrow

Indexes:

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  • Updated 22 June 2012
  • Updates planned: 1

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Crows

Dates
Found throughout northern and western Middle-earth
Species
Various species within the genus Corvus
Meaning
From Old English crawian, imitative of the bird's call

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 22 June 2012
  • Updates planned: 1

Crows

Black birds, typically scavengers or carrion-eaters, associated in Tolkien's work with the forces of darkness. The most feared variety in the Westlands of Middle-earth was the large type known as crebain.


See also...

Crebain, Fangorn Forest, Finches, Spy-birds, Stormcrow

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 22 June 2012
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2012. 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.