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Beorn is a character created by J. R. R. Tolkien, and part of his Middle-earth legendarium.He appears in The Hobbit as a "skin-changer", [T 1] a man who could assume the form of a great black bear.
An especially Beowulfian character appears in The Hobbit as Beorn; his name originally meant "bear" but came to mean "man, warrior", giving Tolkien the chance to make the character a were-bear, able to shift his shape. A bear-man Bödvar Bjarki exists in Norse myth, while it is Beowulf himself whom Beorn echoes in the Old English poem.
In total, nine characters were produced for this toy line. They are as follows. WereBears. Howler - A blue bear with yellow 'trousers'. Grizzler - A yellow bear with a striped shirt. Fang - A red bear with a baseball cap hat and a single tooth. Gums - A dark blue bear with a pompom hat and no teeth.
Mythic humanoids are legendary, folkloric, or mythological creatures that are part human, or that resemble humans through appearance or character. Each culture has different mythical creatures that come from many different origins, and many of these creatures are humanoids. They are often able to talk and in many stories they guide the hero on ...
Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity ...
A power-hungry bear from the fictional Japanese Mountains of Ohu. His name means "red-helmet", after the unusual red patch of fur lining his backbone. Bloodthirsty and full of wrath, he terrorizes the people in nearby villages and forms alliances with other powerful bears to build his own fortress in the mountains.
A character sharing the traits or appearance of its author or creator. [19] The author surrogate may be disguised to some degree, or there may be little attempt to make them appear different (for example, they may have the same first name and job). Jon Arbuckle in the Garfield cartoon strip series; Stan Marsh in the South Park television sitcom ...
The character's "real name", Sharella, originates from the short-lived Masters of the Universe spin-off line "The Powers of Grayskull", where she was intended to be a tribal chieftess who would have helped Eldor raise Gray (aka He-Ro) and guided him in his battles against the Snake Men.