Tevildo: When Sauron was a Cat | Tolkien Explained

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Sauron is a shapeshifter, but before he ever took the form of a werewolf, snake, vampire, or Annatar, Tolkien envisioned the character as something entirely different - a Cat! Today, we cover the story of Tevildo, the Prince of Cats!
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melkor and the silmarils - Sara Morello
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elves - steamey
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children of iluvatar - nahar
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Sylph dancing up in the evening sky - Jenny Dolfen
Tevildo and Tinúviel - Alan Lee
Dol Guldur - Felix Englund
Angband - John Howe
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Beren, Song of Parting - Ted Nasmith
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Mirror of Galadriel - Alan Lee
The Eye of Sauron - John Howe
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@gravestone4840 21 день назад

One jingley collar to rule them all One jingley collar to find them One jingley collar to bring them all And in the empty box bind them. -Cat Sauron

@robertslayerofmonsters1302 21 день назад

Cat sauron: One fish to rule them all, one fish to find them. One fish to bring them all and with the ball of yarn bind them *gollum starts eating the fish that cat sauron is talking about* Cat sauron: Son of a-.... pickle!

@user-fr1wg4tn7e 21 день назад

"And in the empty box bind them." no it's in the litterbox.

@helmann9265 21 день назад

😹

@GreasusGoldtooth 21 день назад

Today I learned that Tolkien was a dog person.

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

As a cat person, I guessed it just by reading his writings.

@Nerobyrne 21 день назад

And I've found the name for my next cat

@mayalackman7581 21 день назад

As a cat person it makes me sad that my favorite author hated cats 😢

@andrewthomas891 21 день назад

@@mayalackman7581 I'm certain the Lady of Lorien was a Crazy Cat Lady my Friend in Tolkein ! keep the Faith !

@mbryson2899 21 день назад

@@andrewthomas891What would make you think that?

@inuyashagui 21 день назад

A cat called MIAULË was tolkien telling a joke

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

It had to be a joke. It's a story of Sauron before he was a Maia of Aulë, thus mi-aulë. Ingenious stuff by our favorite Philologist.

@krupam0 21 день назад

Some languages do that IRL. Mandarin word for cat is apparently "māo", the Ancient Egyptian word was "mijuw".

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

It would be even funnier if "Mi" meant "not of." Then the name would translate to "Not of Aulë."😂

@jose280714 20 дней назад

Exactly.

@josephfisher426 19 дней назад

@@krupam0 Many languages do that with cats.

@caselleknoxiv589 21 день назад

Tevildo: “Build me a Litter Box Worthy of Mordor!”

@RevDrCCoonansr 21 день назад

🤣🤣🤣

@Initiallyleo 12 дней назад

The Dark Lord does his business when and where he pleases. All of Mordor is his litter box.

@Lord_morningstar193 11 дней назад

miauwdor

@andrewthomas891 21 день назад

turns out Gandalf's staff was a laser pointer

@jacobsedlack1173 21 день назад

If the Professor had gone forward with this idea then we would have so many "Why didn't the Fellowship distract Sauron with a laser pointer?" theory videos.

@melodythieme6415 21 день назад

Love how everyone is so focused on Sauron formerly being a cat that no one mentioned Gimli the Elf was rescued. We salute thee. 😼

@josephfisher426 19 дней назад

Tolkien's world was not anywhere close to settled then, though this might be explained away by the Dwarves' use of other languages for their public names.

@joren_combs 11 дней назад

Gimli is a gnome, unless my ears are cheated by a spell. "Beren, and an old gnome named Gimli." - 10:10

@David.Bowman. 21 день назад

The name Tevildo is a variation of Tybalt, it’s a Shakespeare homage. Mercutio insults Tybalt calling him Prince of Cats. 🐈‍⬛

@kaysimpson 21 день назад

How could I have missed this Shakespeare ref?

@David.Bowman. 21 день назад

@@kaysimpson actually to be more accurate, it’s more like a reference to Reynard the Fox Middle Age fables and the character Tibert, a cat. Which Shakespeare himself would be referring to.

@eugeniosoccorsialiforni8145 21 день назад

@@David.Bowman.one day... you'll come to know of that night Tolkien had one too many beer and thought about changing the name Melkor in Meowlkor... and the universe around you will suddenly collapse.🤭😉

@bholdr----0 21 день назад

@@eugeniosoccorsialiforni8145 Hahaha! Yeah... I love the cat-cook's name, (phonetically): Meow-lë! (It's a great bit of onomonipia)

@eugeniosoccorsialiforni8145 21 день назад

@@bholdr----0 you mean to say there is a certain... RING to it? (Ba-dum! Csh!) ... sorry... you served me this one on a silver platter... couldn't pass up😉

@patricksheperd560 21 день назад

Sauron: "I wanna be a cat!" Morgoth: "Um... no." Sauron: sad cat face

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

You are a cat, Sauron. That's why you have nine lives.🤪

@brians2300 21 день назад

In some alternate universe, Gandalf diverts Sauron's gaze from Frodo and Sam by going "Here, kitty kitty"

@paulinarapicka 21 день назад

Catnip!!!

@beverlymartin5837 21 день назад

pspspspsps

@9Dunk 21 день назад

pssspssspssspsss

@EmceeCommon55 21 день назад

Pst pst

@hebl47 21 день назад

Does he use a very concentrated light spell that appears like a very bright small dot?

@raiganstec2538 22 дня назад

The Dark Lord… Whiskers

@jayjrod 22 дня назад

That kitty would be getting so much cuddles

@Ford_prefect_42 21 день назад

"Frodo, you must take the catnip to mordor."

@AskMia411 21 день назад

*Adds this to my list of potential names for my future black cat*

@acrustykrab 21 день назад

It's too similar to another D word that ends in ildo 😂

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

Tevildo or Miaulë?

@AskMia411 21 день назад

@@Enerdhil Yes

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

@@AskMia411 First name "Tevildo," last name "Miaulë?"

@joseestebanantonioguzman7187 19 дней назад

My black cat's name is Sauron

@sagethegreat4680 21 день назад

He was a Neko-Mancer that use the spell Hairball instead of Fireball 😂

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

😆🤣😂

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

Those of us who know the Japanese word "Neko" (cat) will get the joke. 👍👍👍

@mateuszslawinski1990 19 дней назад

More like Furball :D

@glennlaroche1524 21 день назад

Naming my next kitty Tevildo, and, no, you can't stop me.

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

With a nickname of "Tev" or "Tevvy?"

@CedarRose7 21 день назад

Sadly, very few people would understand the reference

@ultimatesupreme6370 21 день назад

"Good king of cats, nothing but one of your nine lives." - Mercutio, to Tybalt

@CedarRose7 21 день назад

All they needed was Catnip and chin rubs to subdue Sauron in the end

@willisowuor9965 21 день назад

"And Beren methinks is being soundly scratched by Miaule my cook in the kitchens of my castle for his clumsiness there an hour ago." This left me in stitches 😂😂😂

@typacsk 21 день назад

"But the delight and pride of Miaulë is in the deed of scratching, and in the thing scratched"

@maksphoto78 21 день назад

There's definitely comedy there, for example when Beren heard Luthien's voice' causing him to startle and break lots of plates.

@tompark5047 20 дней назад

Did he cook everything from scratch? 🤔

@fishtank9521 21 день назад

Imagine the grin of (cat Sauron) as He sits on the lap of Melkor, purring away while his mentor smashes middle Earth 😅

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

Melko would tell Tevildo to get back to work and throw him out of the throne room.😾

@andrewthomas891 21 день назад

the original CherShire cat grin with disappearing methinks

@timmytheevil 21 день назад

Much more fairy tale than high fantasy, but still fascinating to hear.

@CedarRose7 21 день назад

💯

@BridgeTROLL777 21 день назад

Every cat is an aspiring tyrant and every cat person knows this

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

It's true. Their selfishness drives them to be that way.

@danielgyllenbreider 21 день назад

That´s why we love them!

@colinbaldwin313 21 день назад

Miaule is a great joke for two reasons: 1. It sounds like "meow" and 2. It sounds like "maul." ("Beren methinks is being soundly scratched by Miaule my cook").

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

Don't leave out "Aulë." 😉

@colinbaldwin313 21 день назад

@@Enerdhil What do you mean, exactly?

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

@@colinbaldwin313 The name "Aulë" is clearly in Mi-aulë. That can't be a coincidence. Sauron/Mairon becomes one of the Maiar of the Valar Aulë.

@colinbaldwin313 21 день назад

@@Enerdhil That makes sense. Thank you.

@mon_moi 21 день назад

I see that his distaste for cats carried over to Queen Beruthiel and her freaky cats (as well as Sauron thinking of Shelob as his cat too)

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

Also, Tolkien included Wolves, Wargs, and Werewolves in his Legendarium, but no lions, tigers, Panthers, etc.

@CarolinaPine 21 день назад

I see Queen Beruthiel as making her cats do evil deeds, but when they were banished from Gondor, the cats took over the ship and made sure that the evil queen never darkened Middle Earth's shores again.

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

@@CarolinaPine I like that ending, but I think she outlived all of them.😞

@kotarojujo2737 21 день назад

@@Enerdhil panther appears in one of sam's poem

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

@@kotarojujo2737 Really? Which one? I just skimmed through three in FotR (cat and the fiddle; Gil-galad, and Trolls) and I didn't find a reference to "panther" anywhere.

@beerasaurus 22 дня назад

Sauron: Cat! I am kitty cat! And I dance dance dance and I dance dance dance

@NerdoftheRings 22 дня назад

HAHAHA!! Oh man, that brought back memories and I laughed so hard just now.

@SkinnyEatWorld95 21 день назад

Duuuude that really brings back memories 😂

@SonOvaSon 21 день назад

I had repressed memories of that

@gyishin 21 день назад

Ding!

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

Is the Catwalk is different from the Moonwalk? 🤔

@singingunbound9705 21 день назад

Sauron's eye was described as cat like in the mirror of Galadriel. I wonder if that's an intentional call back to Sauron being Tevildo.

@slappy8941 21 день назад

*catlike

@Lucy-yc4bc 21 день назад

@@slappy8941cringe

@fallenaeon7084 22 дня назад

Now that at least explains why he got his ass kicked by a magical doggo 😂

@mkk-un9nz 21 день назад

Sauron: meow meow

@Ithirahad 21 день назад

Meaüron

@strangetimez 21 день назад

"lick thyself unharmed.." 😂 almost choked on my coffee

@letsdothis8820 21 день назад

i can't help but snicker a little at the fact that one of the dark lords who are almost embodiments of evil almost would be a cat

@FairbrookWingates 18 дней назад

All cat owners are laughing with you. We know well and understand.

@nilotf72 19 дней назад

When they found out that catnip could subdue Tevildo’s will and that he was terrified of cucumbers, he left his cat form.

@MrARock001 21 день назад

This story hints of the First Age as it might have been: absolutely filled to the brim with Maiar cosplaying as animals playing out every kind of fairytale before being one by one driven out or having their hroa destroyed and leaving the world only for the elves and men and dwarves.

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

🤣🤣😂😆🤣😂 I just visualized Werewolf Saurons wearing a giant cat costume that looks like something from Hello Kitty or San Rio.😂🤣😆

@MrARock001 21 день назад

@@Enerdhil werewolf sauron done up in an old peasant woman's nightgown, laying in bed, when Beren kicks down the door "My, what big teeth you have grandma!"

@trevorp8124 21 день назад

I mean, it explains his disdain for all other living things and his willingness to just stay indoors for like 1000 years at a time...

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

Sleeping the whole 1000 years away.😂

@jdspencer60 22 дня назад

So did he father any offspring in this form? Specifically is he the ancestor of Beruthiel's cats?

@NerdoftheRings 22 дня назад

So....safe to say Tolkien was a dog person?

@Pixellated-kb3vx 21 день назад

He seems like more of an eagle person...

@KimP0612 21 день назад

Or spiders

@sb6370 21 день назад

Is there any record of Tolkien having either as pets?

@Hag_of_Fangorn 21 день назад

Tevildo, Morwen, any other evil cat references?

@Spielkalb-von-Sparta 21 день назад

@@Hag_of_Fangorn Queen Berúthiel of Gondor had ten of them and "trained the cats to go out on evil errands throughout the night to spy on her enemies or to terrify them…" -> Tolkien Gateway

@leightonolsson4846 21 день назад

I'm now imagining Sauron taking a dump in an litter tray and hiding it furiously with cat litter

@CartoonHero1986 14 дней назад

So Sauron's earliest biddings of evil doings was essentially being Melkor's "Mr Bigglesworth"? Now all I can see is Melkor acting like Dr Evil.

@CarolinaPine 21 день назад

There was a fiddle playing cat in Bilbo's song about the Man in the Moon, and Bob the hobbit of Bree, had a cat. Neither were evil.

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

Good point. That could be the only positive depiction of cats in the Legendarium.

@kristenrosales2919 21 день назад

No amount of catnip is going to defeat this kitty. A laser pointer might do the trick.

@NomadUrpagi 21 день назад

Lmao. In my 20 years of fandom i've never heard of this. The most in-depth channel about lotr, as usual.

@paulmcleod8370 20 дней назад

RIP Bernard Hill who died today aged 79 - he will be so missed 😩😩 Another great LOTR actor we’ve lost

@MatthewCaunsfield 21 день назад

I did not expect this tale to be the origin of the emnity between cats and dogs! Maybe Grandpa Simpson was on to something? 😉

@robertslayerofmonsters1302 21 день назад

Make a video on vampires please.

@MerkhVision 20 дней назад

They were just giant bats

@catmanduu66 21 день назад

When I came upon this story I was so intrigued. I'm a cat person so I loved this story even though the cat is the bad guy and defeated. It's a such a wild take on a character we thought we knew so well. The Lost Tales are very good.

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

Me, too.😁👍

@GreenLantern141 15 дней назад

Aragorn: “we will divert Sauron’s gaze so Frodo has a chance” *arrives at the Black Gates* Aragorn: pspspspspsps

@leandromiguel4481 21 день назад

Not going to lie i i'm glad we got werewolf Sauron instead of a cat , nothing against cats but i've always loved Werewolves , they are my favorite mythological creature of all time lol

@Strider-bl5sq 21 день назад

I love that you did this episode now- right after I just finished Lost Tales Vol 2! It reminded me of The Hobbit at times because of the more whimsical feel it has and many moments of humor. I'm really enjoying reading the History of Middle Earth books. It's cool to get these older unfamiliar versions. Great job as always!!

@bholdr----0 21 день назад

I really dig vids like this, about the deep/early lore that underpins the finished versions of the stories.

@Pratchettgaiman 21 день назад

Wait wait wait there was an evil cat called Miaule?

@LordBobbert 17 дней назад

That's so cool! I've read the Tevildo story before, but I had never made the connection with Sauron!

@horisontial 19 дней назад

This is really interesting. It's like a proto-mythology to his legendarium. I never read Lost Tales and probably wouldn't have the patience to because of that accursed Shakespearean language, but I love that it sort of acts to make it feel archaic to the reader, just like Median or Achaemenid myths and legends would seem to the Seleucid culture (there is probably a more recent and better example). The fact it was never "finished" just gives it a touch of authenticity - like the unfinished tome of Mazarbul the fellowship finds in Moria.

@paulkokorotsis8215 21 день назад

When you talk about Tevildo and the fay, it reminds me of the cath sith from Scottish folklore

@seandobbins2231 8 дней назад

The Cait Sidhe is from Celtic folklore in general, both Irish and Scottish. An interesting story too.

@Jayjay-qe6um 21 день назад

Tevildo resembles in form the name Tybalt from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, who also has the title of "Prince of Cats". Also noteworthy is Cath Palug, a monstrous cat in Welsh legend. In some Arthurian stories there are also mentions of a fight between King Arthur himself and a evil cat (sometimes named Cath Palug). In some stories Arthur is victorious, but in others the king is killed by the cat. Tiberth is a referral to a cat "Tibert" in the medieval European story collection Reynard the Fox.

@krn2683 21 день назад

"Tevildo was angered to have his rest disturbed. " So Tevildo was a typical cat.

@Sumannatur 21 день назад

100% would still try to pet

@logankowatsch9669 22 дня назад

Never knew Sauron was a cat

@Ace-cr9qt 21 день назад

Now I know what to name my future cat 🐈‍⬛

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

Tevildo or Miaulë?

@Ace-cr9qt 21 день назад

@@Enerdhil i’m getting two some both

@nobertosanchez647 13 дней назад

“One gold collar to rule them all, One gold collar to find them, One gold collar to bring them all, and in the darkness of his shadow bind them, for as near and approached the whole dark will as is possible”.

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

Nice work, Matt! 😁👍

@mononoke721 14 дней назад

I had no idea about this feline form of Sauron's in Tolkien's earlier writings! Fascinating stuff - need to read those Unfinished Tales books methinks. Also, if I ever get a black cat as a pet, I will be naming them Tevildo, or Tev at least!

@terrenceappleby9315 21 день назад

This was so good!

@user-dj5mf9jq4d 21 день назад

This is a fascinating video! Great stuff MOTW! Imagining Sauron as an evil cat is so cool. The artwork of Melkor holding the cat and of the Cat with the one ring like collar is awesome.

@elaysiandaye6814 21 день назад

I really enjoyed this telling of an early version of Sauron. Thank you. It would be great if you could cover more of these versions that Tolkien discarded. That are every bit as interesting as your normal canon work. Thanks again! Keep going ❤

@QuentaAccords 21 день назад

In Tevildo, I am reminded of Nephele (Tephele→Tevele→Tevildo) who was molded out of clouds by Zeus in the shape of Hera. Hera also has her "Cat Connection," in that she is almost always accompanied by a Lion in ancient art. Her name reminds me of Vardo Meoita (Vardo... a trickery of Varda). All of these names seem to denote Nebula, after all Nephele is cognate with Nebula in English. Cat's Eye Nebula in the Draco (Dragon) Constellation. And I quote, "his eyes gleamed red and green.... The eye was rimmed with fire, but was itself glazed, yellow as a cat's, watchful and intent, and the black slit of it's pupil opened on a pit, a window into nothing."

@David.Bowman. 21 день назад

I think ‘nephele’ plays a part constructing the name of ‘Nimrodel’ too; neph=nef=niv=nimh + rotella=rodel. ‘Heavenly wheel’ or something similar. I probably can’t explain it as well you but hopefully you see the path. This then follows the two branches of Lucifer the ‘light bringer’, one good and one evil, (being Venus/Aphrodite and the other the Devil).

@Epic_BostonMobTales 18 дней назад

Awesome video bro!

@GryphonBrokewing 20 дней назад

Wonder if Tolkien knew of Iceland's Jólakötturinn and if that influenced Sauron's cat form?

@espurrlady3397 20 дней назад

Great video!

@backwashjoe7864 21 день назад

For even more fun, watch this video while imagining it being posted on April 1st! :))

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

It's a perfect Halloween video.🐈‍⬛🎃

@michaelminch5490 21 день назад

I get the distinct impression that the Professor was not a cat person.

@robertadam3841 21 день назад

Melko to Huan: “No, we don’t gnaw on our kitty. No, leave pre-Sauron alone. Just love him and stroke him.”

@capthappy8884 21 день назад

Been waiting to see if you'd get here!😊 it's one of my favorite go-tos to shock newer fans! That it's the origin of the rivalry between cats and dogs is genius if I also understand why this version didn't make the cut.

@helmann9265 21 день назад

😻 awesome one 💯 thanks 🌟

@Phodis 16 дней назад

OMG!!!.. So that's why the great eye looks like that of a cat!!!!.. I never realized that!..cool :)

@ozzymadnius 20 дней назад

Yooo! That image of the werewolf at the start was epic!!

@DisentDesign 21 день назад

In an alternate universe this is cannon and peter jacksons lord of the cats film trilogy is still one of the best in cinematic history…

@krispypriest5116 19 дней назад

"Looks over at his Cat Ziggy" Now I understand my Precious.......🐈‍⬛ "MEOW" I will go and clean your litter and get you some soft food.

@Cre80s 21 день назад

"All shall pet me in a chair."

@scarletthall8767 15 дней назад

Great video and art works in this ❤. Thanks for telling this story. I am reminded of the Cats of Queen Beruthiel, his poem regarding cats and his answer that cats 'belong to the fauna of mordor'. Any insights to his actual relationship with cats?

@MysticaFaery 21 день назад

Looking at my own black cat, who is resting beside me, her imperial highness is a good and sweet cat. Yellow eyed and coal black as she might be. Better than any dog. 🐈‍⬛

@thebrowneyesofmandalore6524 20 дней назад

Ever play Akinator? I was so proud to stump it with Tevildo. 🤣

@KabirChattopadhyay1991 11 дней назад

"Our only wish To catch a fish So juicy sweet." - Tevildo, Lord of the Mews

@PyrotechNick77 21 день назад

But was he a jellicle cat? Or one of Macavity's ancestors??

@Lethalport1515 21 день назад

2:20 - 2:45 So just normal cat things! 🐈‍⬛️

@Mark2_D2 20 дней назад

RIP Bernard Hill..

@Erikuzuma 7 дней назад

"These are no mere housemice, for they re said to be as fierce and large as the other larger but still small house pest with which mice are often lumped with" Lmao that was so funny to me for some reason.

@colinleat8309 21 день назад

Ya, Tolkien wasn't what you would call a Cat lover. 🤣. I personally think cat's are awesome!...as long as their not Evil! 🤣. Great video Matt, thanks! Happy Starwars day!!! 🖖😎🤘🇨🇦🍻

@Tallacus 21 день назад

Aww such the cutest dark lord

@istari0 21 день назад

It's a fascinating look at the origins of Sauron but Tolkien was correct to drop Tevildo as cats are wonderful creatures.

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

"Wonderful creatures?" Tell that to the victims of Queen Beruthiel's cats.😋

@mattaardsma8245 21 день назад

I've finally gotten around to going through The Fall Of Numenor and I'd love to see a video on Aldarion and Erendis. What a match made in Hell. Maybe also a little on Ancalime, as her parent's relationship had quite the effect on her.

@deanzaZZR 21 день назад

This was the story from Beren and Luthien that caught my attention. Of course I have a tiny Tevildo in my home and garden, 10 pound black cat Leo, and he is dear to us.

@nicoleavila353 19 дней назад

I enjoyed so so much Beren and Luthien's book because of Tevildo and Huan's story. I can't describe how much sense did to me, plus the fact that Beren is finally the dameselle in danger and Luthien his hero.

@nicoleavila353 19 дней назад

I have to thank so much christopher Tolkien for rescuing this story and all the versions his father worked. Even all the changes, the story is just amaing to me.

@thepunkerlive9949 21 день назад

I have been waiting for this. Ever sense Beren and Lutihen came out.

@SunnyLovetts 21 день назад

Such a fascinating villain :0

@gehrigstory6674 20 дней назад

I'm just posting this on the most recent video of your channel: RIP King Theoden's actor: Bernard Hill. He goes now to his fathers.

@Amaya-ct7777 21 день назад

He is a good cat and I love his name too

@user-sr9pq9rm1i 21 день назад

If this video had come out on April 1st I wouldn't have believed it lol. I always knew that cat people are secret dark lords like Melkor.

@tjbmenick7263 21 день назад

I love this. Like these stories from HoME. That is nowhere else seen. Please do more. Like Tinfang Warble and pther wierd creatures.

@paulmcleod8370 21 день назад

Very interesting - Travildo what a great name for a cat

@kotadawndragon 21 день назад

I would give so much to see a movie made out of this version of Middle Earth. Also, this version seems very much like a children's tale, similar to The Hobbit. I wonder if that's the direction Tolkien was originally going with his legendarium. I am totally naming my next cat Miaule.

@Enerdhil 21 день назад

Then you will have to teach your cat how to cook.

@LoneTiger 21 день назад

Huh... cat with a golden collar that gives him powers. That sounded familiar, now I know where Disney's "The Cat from Outer Space" came from. 😹 I suspect Tolkien may have disliked cats.