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Dates
Probably dated from sometime in the Second Age1
Location
Beside the road that led up from Harrowdale to the mountain hold of Dunharrow
Origins
Created by the Men of the Mountains
Race
Men
Culture
Made by the Men of the Mountains to represent Drúedain; later fell within the realm of the Rohirrim
Settlements
Associated with Dunharrow
Pronunciation
poo'kel-men
Meaning
Related to Old English púcel, meaning a devil or sprite

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  • Updated 22 February 2015
  • Updates planned: 1

Púkel-men

Ancient watchers of the Dunharrow road

The ancient carved images, thought to be of Woses or Drúedain, that lined the road to Dunharrow in the White Mountains. The name is also sometimes used of the Woses themselves.


Notes

1

Dating the Púkel-men is extremely difficult. Our best indication is a draft text (in volume VIII of The History of Middle-earth) stating that Dunharrow was built during the Dark Years (that is, sometime in the Second Age). This would make the Púkel-men at least three thousand years old at the time of the War of the Ring, and very possibly a great deal older.

See also...

Drúath, Drúwaith Iaur, Long Cape, Old Púkel-land, Old Púkel-wilderness, Stair of the Hold, Watch-stones

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  • Updated 22 February 2015
  • Updates planned: 1

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Púkel-men

Ancient watchers of the Dunharrow road

Dates
Probably dated from sometime in the Second Age1
Location
Beside the road that led up from Harrowdale to the mountain hold of Dunharrow
Origins
Created by the Men of the Mountains
Race
Men
Culture
Made by the Men of the Mountains to represent Drúedain; later fell within the realm of the Rohirrim
Settlements
Associated with Dunharrow
Pronunciation
poo'kel-men
Meaning
Related to Old English púcel, meaning a devil or sprite

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 22 February 2015
  • Updates planned: 1

Púkel-men

Ancient watchers of the Dunharrow road

The ancient carved images, thought to be of Woses or Drúedain, that lined the road to Dunharrow in the White Mountains. The name is also sometimes used of the Woses themselves.


Notes

1

Dating the Púkel-men is extremely difficult. Our best indication is a draft text (in volume VIII of The History of Middle-earth) stating that Dunharrow was built during the Dark Years (that is, sometime in the Second Age). This would make the Púkel-men at least three thousand years old at the time of the War of the Ring, and very possibly a great deal older.

See also...

Drúath, Drúwaith Iaur, Long Cape, Old Púkel-land, Old Púkel-wilderness, Stair of the Hold, Watch-stones

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 22 February 2015
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2015. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus questionnaires work on the screen or in printed form to suit your needs, in any of dozens of languages.