answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The Carrock is a great rock, almost a hill of stone, cropping out of the ground right in the middle of a stream, with the stream looping itself around it. The Rock has a flat space on top of it, and a well worn path with many steps leading down to the river.

The Rock is located not far from the house of Beorn, a strange mountain man who can change into a bear. Gandalf the Grey tells the company that Beorn was the one who carved the steps in the rock, and that Beorn was the one who named it the Carrock. When asked by Bilbo why it is called the Carrock, Gandalf replies,"He called it the Carrock because carrock is his word for it. He calls things like that carrocks, and this one is the Carrock because it is the only one near his home and he knows it well."

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

The carrock is a sort of rock outcropping near the river. It is called that by Beorn. It is where the eagles dropped off the adventurers after their night in the eagle aerie.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is a Carrock in The Hobbit?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is the population of Castle Carrock?

The population of Castle Carrock is 303.


Where do the eagles take Gandalf Bilbo and the dwarves?

As the eagles rescued Gandalf, Bilbo, and the dwarves, the birds took them first to their aeries in the Misty Mountains to rest for the night. The next morning, the eagles flew the wizard, hobbit, and dwarves to the Carrock, a tall rock outcropping in the eastern foothills of the mountains by a river. The Carrock was named by the skin-changer Beorn, who often used it as a lookout post.


After rescuing them from the Wargs and Goblins where did the eagles leave the troupe in The Hobbit?

The Great Eagles carry the company away from the forested slopes of the Misty Mountains to a huge rock jutting out of the Anduin River. It was called The Carrock, and had a stone seat carved on top and steps leading down to a series of stepping stones where one could cross the river.


What large formation do the eagles take the party to in chapter seven of The Hobbit?

The eagles took Gandalf, Bilbo and the dwarves to the Carrock, "a great rock, almost a hill of stone, like a last outpost of the distant mountains, or a huge piece cast miles into the plain by some giant among giants" (The Hobbit, Chapter VII).


What is a hobbit house called?

A hobbit barrow is referred to as a 'smail.'


When was The Hobbit cartoon made?

1977 - "The Hobbit"


Which is stronger a Hobbit or a Smurf?

A HOBBIT, of course!


When was The Hobbit created?

The Individuated Hobbit was created in 1979-09.


Which is the first Hobbit book to read?

'The Hobbit' of course!


What does Fluster in the hobbit mean?

what does mantelpiece mean in the hobbit


Do characters fall in love in The Hobbit?

The Hobbit is an adventure fantasy. There is no romance in The Hobbit and almost no mention of females at all.


Why are the dwarves hated in The Hobbit and The Hobbit DoS?

The movies do not tell why the Dwarves are hated in The Hobbit and The Hobbit DoS. However, it is believed that past wars and experiences are the reason the Dwarves are hated.