骆驼

骆驼（Camels），是一种生活在中洲南方（哈拉德）沙漠地区的偶蹄目动物，显著特征是在背部贮存被称为“驼峰”的脂肪。尽管骆驼没有在任何故事情节中登场，但波琳·贝恩斯绘制的装饰性中洲地图海报的右下角出现了骆驼，而这份海报是在托尔金的指导下完成的，具备官方效力。另外，托尔金早期的语言学手稿中也曾提及骆驼：它们的昆雅语名称是ulun(t)。^[1]^[2]

来源与注释

↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne)
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Qenya and The Valmaric Script", in Parma Eldalamberon XIV (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 27

[1] J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne)

[2] J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Qenya and The Valmaric Script", in Parma Eldalamberon XIV (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 27

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