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I'll be searching for the answer. edit: the sea-serpent, perhaps? (from Midgard)
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But the sea-serpent isn't the Midgard Serpent. He's only partially based on Loki's serpentine offspring. Bear in mind that the Red Worm is a ship and not a character. Does that help?
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Well, there is Niord, but he's only mentioned in passing, not actually encountered by Roverandom. If that's not it, I give up. Maybe someone else will come up with the answer...
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No, I'm afraid it's not Njord. He's a god, and Vikings tend to be human. This really is rather more obvious than it might look: the only difficulty is that the character isn't actually called a viking by Tolkien. The clues are there, though; particularly if you have the annotated Roverandom
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OK, I could go through the story character by character, guessing, but I won't. I surrender.
*waves white flag
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Surely someone knows the answer to this one.
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It doesn't look as though anyone's going to get this one, so here are the answer and an easier question.
Our Viking is the Mer-dog. His story gives it away, although Tolkien never says anything specific. A fine sea-rover indeed. What is Tailbiter's proper name?
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This one I know without even having to look it up! It's Caudimordax.
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