Errantry is a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien, given in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book.
In the legendarium, the poem was composed by Bilbo Baggins after his adventure, and was based loosely on the story of Eärendil. The poem is the only source for the Elvish realms of Aerie, Belmarie, and Thellamie, perhaps all invented by Bilbo himself.[1]
Opening[]
There was a merry passenger,
a messenger, a mariner:
he built a gilded gondola
to wander in, and had in her
a load of yellow oranges
and porridge for his provender;
he perfumed her with marjoram
and cardamom and lavender.
See also[]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey[]
In the first film of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, a manuscript of Errantry can be partially seen on Old Bilbo's study as he grabs the "replies to the party invitations" which Frodo Baggins set on the desk above.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Finnish | Harhailua |
| French | Errance |
| German | Irrfahrt |
| Spanish | Errabundo |