Grip (Bill Butcher’s dog)
Grip was a dog inhabitant of the town of Delving who appeared in Perry-the-Winkle, a nursery rhyme by Samwise Gamgee.
In the poem, Grip was the companion of the knife-throwing Bill Butcher, but he "turned his tail and ran to save his life" upon seeing the Lonely Troll peeping over the stalls of the market-place.
It is possible that Grip may have accompanied Bill Butcher later in the poem as the butcher may have been one of the Shire-hobbits who travelled to Faraway in order to demand food from the Lonely Troll.
Background
In the first version of the poem in early 1928, which was entitled The Bumpus, Grip didn't exist, but his role was given to "Harry and his father", both of whom fled for "their lives" after howling in fear. No changes to the characters occurred in the second version on 29 March, in which Tolkien revised the poem as part of his Tales and Songs of Bimble Bay series. The third version also retained the same details in relation to "Harry and his father".
In early 1961, when Tolkien revised the poem for inclusion within The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, the characters of "Harry and his father" were merged into Grip, Bill Butcher's dog.
Referencias
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