Skin-changers, also known as Shape-changers[1], were Men and rare individuals with the ability to assume the form and abilities of an animal.
History
In the Third Age, Beorn (who dwelt in the north-eastern Anduin Vales) was a Skin-changer who helped Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and his Company during their Quest of Erebor. He took the shape of a huge black bear and a black-haired man, yet the origin of this ability is unknown. According to Gandalf, Beorn "[was] under no enchantment but his own."[2]
It is possible that Beorn's son Grimbeorn was a Skin-changer.
Translations
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Afrikaans | Velwisselaar |
Albanian | Ndërrimi i lëkurës |
Arabic | مبدل الجلد |
Armenian | Մաշկի փոխարկիչը |
Azerbaijani | Dəri dəyişdirici |
Basque | Azala aldatzeko |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Змены скуры |
Bengali | চামড়া চেঞ্জার |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Промяна на кожата |
Cambodian | ស្បែកផ្លាស់ប្តូរ |
Catalan | Canviador de la pell |
Chinese | 换肤器 |
Corsican | Cambiatore di pelle |
Croatian | Izmjenjivač kože |
Czech | Měnič pleti |
Danish | Hudskifter |
Dutch | Huidwisselaar |
Esperanto | Haŭtŝanĝilo |
Estonian | Naha muutja |
Finnish | Nahanvaihtaja |
French | Changeur de peau |
Frisian | Hûdwikselaar |
Galician | Cambiador de pel |
Georgian | კანის ჩეინჯერი |
German | Hautwechsler |
Greek | Δέρματος αλλάσσων ? |
Gujarati | ત્વચા ચેન્જર |
Hebrew | מחליף העור |
Hindi | त्वचा परिवर्तक |
Hungarian | Bőrváltó |
Icelandic | Húðbreyting |
Indonesian | Kulit pengalih |
Italian | Mutapelle |
Japanese | スキンチェンジャー |
Kannada | ಚರ್ಮ ಚೇಂಜರ್ |
Kazakh | Тері ауыстырғыш (Cyrillic) Teri awıstırğış (Latin) |
Korean | 피부 교환기 |
Kyrgyz | Тери өзгөрткүч |
Latvian | Ādas mainītājs |
Lithuanian | Odos keitiklis |
Luxembourgish | Hautänneren |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Менувач на кожа |
Malaysian | Kulit pengurup |
Maltese | Bidla tal-ġilda |
Marathi | त्वचा परिवर्तक |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Арьс ченж |
Nepalese | छाला परिवर्तनकर्ता |
Norwegian | Hudenveksler |
Persian | اصلاح کننده پوست |
Polish | Zmieniacz skóry |
Portuguese | Trocador de pele |
Punjabi | ਚਮੜੀ ਬਦਲਣ ਵਾਲਾ |
Romanian | Schimbător de piele |
Russian | Сменщик кожи |
Sesotho | Motho ea fetolang letlalo |
Sinhalese | සම වෙනස් කරන්නා |
Slovak | Menič pleti |
Slovenian | Menjalec kože |
Spanish | Cambiapiel |
Swahili | Ngozi kibadilishaji |
Swedish | Hudväxlare |
Tajik Cyrillic | тағирдиҳанда пӯст |
Tamil | தோல் மாற்றி |
Telugu | చర్మం మారకం |
Thai | เปลี่ยนผิว |
Turkish | Cilt değiştirici |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Перемикач шкіри |
Urdu | جلد مبدل |
Uzbek | Терини алмаштирувчи (Cyrillic) Terini almashtiruvchi (Latin) |
Vietnamese | Thay đổi da |
Yiddish | הויט טשאַנגער |
References
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, I: "The Cottage of Lost Play"
- ↑ The Hobbit, Chapter VII: "Queer Lodgings"
Races of Arda
Free Folk:
Ainur | Dwarves | Elves | Ents | Great Eagles | Hobbits | Huorns | Men | Petty-dwarves | Skin-changers (Beornings) Servants of the Shadow:
Barrow-wights | Demons | Dragons (Fire-drakes) | Goblins | Ogres | Orcs | Spiders | Trolls | Úvanimor | Vampires | Wargs | Werewolves |