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| name = Golfimbul
 
| name = Golfimbul
 
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| title = Chieftain of [[Mount Gram]]
 
| title = Chieftain of [[Mount Gram]]
| birth = Unknown
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| birth = Unknown, before [[TA 2700]]
 
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| death = [[TA 2747]]
 
| death = [[TA 2747]]
| realms = [[Mount Gram]]
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| spouse = None
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| weapon = Sword, club
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| race = [[Orc]]/[[Goblin]]
 
| race = [[Orc]]/[[Goblin]]
| culture = Goblins of the [[Ettenmoors]]
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| culture = [[Goblins]] of the [[Ettenmoors]]
 
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'''Golfimbul''' was the [[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 at the [[Battle of Greenfields]] by [[Bullroarer Took]] (Brandobas Took).
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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]].
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
   
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 [[TA 2747]], Golfimbul led an army of Goblins 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]].
   
The Goblin-host was defeated by a troop of [[Hobbits]] led by Bandobras ("Bullroarer") Took. According to the narrative in the book ''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 and inventing the game of Golf at the same time.
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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>
   
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== Portrayal in adaptations ==
==References==
 
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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.
*[[The Hobbit]]: [[An Unexpected Party]] pg. 24
 
*[[The Lord of the Rings]]: [[Appendix A]], "The Realms in Exile" ''The Northern Line Heirs of Isildur'' pg. 1038[[File:SBG_-_Golfimbul_mounted.gif|thumb|GOLFIMBUL with his warg]]
 
*[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]] pgs. 62-3
 
==See also==
 
*[[The Great Goblin]], in [[Goblin-town]]
 
*[[Gorkil]], the later Goblin-king of the Ettenmoors in the [[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|BFME]] Games
 
*[[Fimbul]], a hunter-orc serving [[Azog]]
 
   
==External link==
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== See also ==
 
*[[The Great Goblin]] of [[Goblin-town]]
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*[[Gorkil]] ([[BFME]] character)
   
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== Gallery ==
*{{TGlink|Golfimbul}}
 
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Golfimbul, Goblin Chieftain of Mount Gram (2) - Mount on Warg.png|Golfimbul Mount on a [[Warg]]
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Golfimbul, Goblin Chieftain of Mount Gram (3) - On Foot.png|Golfimbul on foot
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Golfimbul, Goblin Chieftain of Mount Gram (1).png
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</gallery>
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==Translations==
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|width=300px|'''Foreign Language'''
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|width=300px|'''Translated name'''
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|Bulgarian Cyrillic
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|Голфимбул
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|Chinese (Hong Kong)
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|高耳夫裘
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|Georgian
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|გოლფიმბული
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|-
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|Gujarati
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|ગોલ્ફિમ્બુલ
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|-
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|Hebrew
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|גולפימבול
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|-
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|Korean
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|골프 임불
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|-
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|Marathi
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|गोल्फिंबुल
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|-
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|Nepalese
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|गोल्फिम्बुल
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|-
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|Russian
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|Гольфимбул
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|Serbian
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|Голфимбул (Cyrillic) Golfimbul (Latin)
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|Urdu
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|گولفمبل
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|Ukrainian Cyrillic
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|Гольфімбул
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Revision as of 07:51, 15 February 2020

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 Goblins 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"