Dori

A note on the naming of dwarves. Dori is referred to 22 times by himself and not in combination with other dwarf names out of the 37 times he is named in the book – interesting… Should do a comparison.

  • 01.046 Dori, Nori, Ori,
  • 01.070 Dori, Nori, and Ori brought out flutes
  • 02.033 groaned Dori
  • 02.075 and Dori and Nori and Ori all in a heap,
  • 04.040 “Half a minute!” said Dori,
  • 04.051 Quite suddenly Dori,
  • 06.009 and drop him for, Dori?’
  • 06.010 said Dori,
  • 06.052 Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin,
  • 06.054 said Nori to Dori looking down.
  • 06.055 said Dori, ‘down tunnels
  • 06.056 Dori!’ he called,
  • 06.056 for Dori was lowest down
  • 06.057 Dori was really a decent fellow
  • 06.057 So Dori actually climbed out of the tree
  • 06.058 Still Dori did not let Bilbo down.
  • 06.060 in which Dori
  • 06.083 He just managed to catch hold of Dori’s legs,
  • 06.083 as Dori was borne off last of all;
  • 06.085 clinging onto Dori’s ankles.
  • 06.085 but Dori groaned ‘my poor legs,
  • 06.088 He loosed Dori’s ankles with a gasp
  • 06.089 No you don’t!’ he heard Dori answering,
  • 06.092 The other seized Dori
  • 07.051 and Dori came round the house
  • 07.053 Dori at your service!’
  • 08.016 Dori is the strongest,
  • 08.024 After that Kili and Oin and Gloin and Dori;
  • 08.060 when Dori, whose turn it was to watch first,
  • 08.065 when Dori stumbled across him by sheer luck.
  • 08.073 Dori, Nori Ori,
  • 08.108 Bifur, Bofur, Dori and Nori.
  • 10.015 Dori, Nori, Ori,
  • 13.061 said Dori.
  • 13.068 said Dori, who was always looking up towards the Mountain’s peak,
  • 18.033 and Dori and Nori and Ori,
  • 18.038 and farewell Dori, Nori, Ori,

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