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 to 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"
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Races of the Creatures of Arda
Free Folks:
Ainur | Dwarves | Elves | Ents | Great Eagles | Hobbits | Huorns | Men | Petty-dwarves | Skin-changers (Beornings) Servants of the Shadow:
Barrow-wights | Demons | Dragons (Fire-drakes) | Giants | Goblins | Ogres | Orcs | Spiders | Trolls | Úvanimor | Vampires | Wargs | Werewolves | Were-worms |
