Lhamthanc

Lhamthanc, was the name of a serpent, about whom almost nothing is known.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pg. 388 (entry STAK-) It is possible that the word serpent may actually be referring to one of the dragons of Morgoth since Tolkien often described dragons as worms and serpents.
==Biography==
Lhamthanc was a serpent only known to possess a serpent-name, and possibly may be one of the dragons of Morgoth.
==Etymology==
Lhamthanc is a Ñoldorin name meaning "forked tongue", being derived from the elements lham(b) ("tongue") and thanc ("cleft, split"), as well as the root lab ("lick").
==In other versions==
Lhamthanc was originally called Iamthanc, an early Ñoldorin name meaning "snake, (lit) forked tongue", being derived from the elements lham(b) ("tongue") and thanc (" cleft, divided, split, cloven, forked, bifurcated; cleft, break, breach").Parma Eldalamberon 13, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pg. 154, 165 However, Tolkien eventually settled on Lhamthanc for the name.
==In adaptations==
===Middle-earth Role Playing===
Lhamthanc appears as a huge gray and white Cold-drake who possessed a forked tongue that was nine-feet long in the Creatures of Middle-earth supplement of Middle-earth Role Playing. Lhamthanc was said to be the younger brother of Gostir.
==References==
Category:Dragons
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
Category:Servants of Morgoth
Noldorin words