Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Down, Down To Goblin Town


Down, Down To Goblin Town

 

                “Clap! Snap!  The black crack!

 Grip, grab!  Pinch, nab!

 And down, down to Goblin-town

                           You go, my lad!

                Clash, crash!  Crush, smash!

                  Hammer and Tongs!  Knocker and gongs!

                   Pound, pound, far underground!

                             Ho, ho!  My lad!

                    Swish, smack!  Whip crack!

                    Batter and beat!  Yammer and bleat!

                    Work, work!  Nor dare to shrink,

                    While Goblins quaff, and Goblins laugh,

                    Round and round far underground

                    Below, my lad!”

 

                That is the song that the Goblins sing while they are taking the Dwarves to their king and while they are walking along the rickety bridges you get a good look at Goblin-town.  The Goblins take everything off their prisoners from little trinkets to their bones.  They then use those trinkets for decorations and building their shacks.  They want to make the town look as home looking as possible.

                The Goblin king is huge compared to his “minions” and he is disgusting.  His chin almost sags all the way down to his belly and it is covered with pimples/warts.  He has sharp teeth and he drools.  His belly sags and I believe it would drag on the ground if he would get out of his throne more often. 

                Peter Jackson (the producer/director) and his artist crew, Christopher White, Andrew Baker, and Jamie Beswarick had many different ideas on what the Goblins might look like.  A few might have had a twisted face or clear eyes.  While some would almost have no chin!  Some are tall some are short and some of them had no legs at all and would get around by a swing.  My personal favorites are the ones that look like aliens or the ones that have super pointy ears like the Elves of Rivendell.  Although Rivendell is a whole new/different story about Bilbo’s journey. –Smaug    
 
 

www.wired.com  Goblin King (Above)

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