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{{Infobox Person Servants of Evil
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| name = Golfimbul
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| title = Chieftain of [[Mount Gram]]
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| birth = Unknown, before [[TA 2700]]
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| death = [[TA 2747]]
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'''Golfimbul''' was a [[goblin]] chieftain of [[Mount Gram]], the fortress of [[Goblins]] in the [[Ettenmoors]], who led his band in an invasion of the [[Shire]]. He was defeated and beheaded at the [[Battle of Greenfields]] by [[Bandobras Took|Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took]]. The manner of his death at Bullroarer's hands is said to have inspired the game of [[wikipedia:Golf|Golf]].
   
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==Biography==
   
 
In [[TA 2747]], Golfimbul led an army of Orcs from [[Mount Gram]] in the Misty Mountains into the [[Northfarthing]] of the Shire. This invasion of the northern Shire occurred during the reign of [[Arassuil]] as [[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftain of the Dúnedain]], and the goblins led by Golfimbul were but the most western pack of goblins which had left the Misty Mountains. The only reason Golfimbul could make it all the way to the Shire was that the [[Rangers of the North|Rangers]] at the time were fighting many battles with goblins, preventing them from settling all of [[Eriador]].
'''Golfimbul''' was a [[Goblin]]-chieftain of [[Mount Gram]], the fortress of Goblins in the Ettenmors, who led his band in an invasion of [[The Shire]]. He was defeated at the [[Battle of Greenfields]] by [[Bullroarer Took]] (Brandobas Took).
 
   
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The goblin-host was defeated by a troop of [[Hobbits]] led by Bullroarer Took. According to the narrative in ''The Hobbit,'' during the battle Bullroarer charged the ranks of the goblins of Mount Gram and with a wooden club knocked Golfimbul's head clean off, sending it sailing a hundred yards through the air and down a rabbit-hole, thus winning the battle. Golfimbul would unwittingly give his name to the game of golf, which was invented by Took's actions at the battle.<ref>''[[The Hobbit]],'' Chapter I: "[[An Unexpected Party]]"</ref><ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]],'' [[Appendix A]]: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iii): "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"</ref><ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]],'' [[Appendix A]]: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iii): "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"</ref>
==History==
 
   
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== Portrayal in adaptations ==
Golfimbul was a goblin chieftain from the [[Misty Mountains]]. In [[TA 2747]], Golfimbul led an army of Goblin soldiers from [[Mount Gram]] in the Misty Mountains into the Northfarthing of the Shire. The Goblin incursion in the northern Shire occurred during the reign of [[Arassuil]] as [[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftain of the Dúnedain]], and the goblins led by Golfimbul were but the most western pack of goblins which had left the [[Hithaeglir]] (the Misty Mountains). The only reason Golfimbul could make it all the way to the Shire was that the Rangers at the time were fighting many battles with goblins, preventing them from settling all of [[Eriador]].
 
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In [[Peter Jackson]]'s film [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'']], Gandalf relates to Bilbo the story of how Bullroarer Took defeated Golfimbul before the Company leaves Bag End. It is implied, however, that some historical embellishment may be at work.
   
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== See also ==
The Goblin-host was defeated by a troop of [[Hobbits]] led by Bullroarer Took. During the Battle of Greenfields, Bullroarer charged at Golfimbul and knocked off his head with a club. Golfimbul's head flew through the air and went down a [[Rabbits|rabbit]] hole. It is said that this is how the game of golf was invented, in Hobbit lore.
 
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*[[The Great Goblin]] of [[Goblin-town]]
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*[[Gorkil]] ([[BFME]] character)
   
==References==
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== Gallery ==
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*[[The Hobbit]]: [[An Unexpected Party]] pg. 24
 
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Golfimbul, Goblin Chieftain of Mount Gram (2) - Mount on Warg.png|Golfimbul Mount on a [[Warg]]
*[[The Lord of the Rings]]: [[Appendix A]], "The Realms in Exile" ''The Northern Line Heirs of Isildur'' pg. 1038
 
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Golfimbul, Goblin Chieftain of Mount Gram (3) - On Foot.png|Golfimbul on foot
*[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]] pgs. 62-3
 
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==Translations==
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|Bulgarian Cyrillic
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|גולפימבול
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|골프 임불
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|गोल्फिंबुल
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|गोल्फिम्बुल
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|Гольфимбул
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|Голфимбул (Cyrillic) Golfimbul (Latin)
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|گولفمبل
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Revision as of 23:54, 5 September 2019

Golfimbul was a goblin chieftain of Mount Gram, the fortress of Goblins in the Ettenmoors, who led his band in an invasion of the Shire. He was defeated and beheaded at the Battle of Greenfields by Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took. The manner of his death at Bullroarer's hands is said to have inspired the game of Golf.

Biography

In TA 2747, Golfimbul led an army of Orcs from Mount Gram in the Misty Mountains into the Northfarthing of the Shire. This invasion of the northern Shire occurred during the reign of Arassuil as Chieftain of the Dúnedain, and the goblins led by Golfimbul were but the most western pack of goblins which had left the Misty Mountains. The only reason Golfimbul could make it all the way to the Shire was that the Rangers at the time were fighting many battles with goblins, preventing them from settling all of Eriador.

The goblin-host was defeated by a troop of Hobbits led by Bullroarer Took. According to the narrative in The Hobbit, during the battle Bullroarer charged the ranks of the goblins of Mount Gram and with a wooden club knocked Golfimbul's head clean off, sending it sailing a hundred yards through the air and down a rabbit-hole, thus winning the battle. Golfimbul would unwittingly give his name to the game of golf, which was invented by Took's actions at the battle.[1][2][3]

Portrayal in adaptations

In Peter Jackson's film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Gandalf relates to Bilbo the story of how Bullroarer Took defeated Golfimbul before the Company leaves Bag End. It is implied, however, that some historical embellishment may be at work.

See also

Gallery

Translations

Foreign Language Translated name
Bulgarian Cyrillic Голфимбул
Chinese (Hong Kong) 高耳夫裘
Georgian გოლფიმბული
Gujarati ગોલ્ફિમ્બુલ
Hebrew גולפימבול
Korean 골프 임불
Marathi गोल्फिंबुल
Nepalese गोल्फिम्बुल
Russian Гольфимбул
Serbian Голфимбул (Cyrillic) Golfimbul (Latin)
Urdu گولفمبل
Ukrainian Cyrillic Гольфімбул

References

  1. The Hobbit, Chapter I: "An Unexpected Party"
  2. The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iii): "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
  3. The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iii): "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"