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| − | '''Hírilorn''' also known as '''Neldor''' was an immense beech tree in [[Neldoreth]] in [[Doriath]] next to [[Menegroth]]. |
+ | '''Hírilorn''', also known as '''Neldor''', was an immense beech tree in [[Neldoreth]] in [[Doriath]], next to [[Menegroth]]. |
| − | Hírilorn had three smooth and equally-sized trunks with no branches close to the ground. Between the three great trunks |
+ | Hírilorn had three smooth and equally-sized trunks with no branches close to the ground. Between the three great trunks lay a small house where [[Thingol|the king]] had [[Lúthien]] imprisoned to keep her from meeting with [[Beren]]. Beren died in Lùthien's arms under it.<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]], [[Quenta Silmarillion]],'' Chapter XIX: "[[Of Beren and Lúthien]]"</ref> |
==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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| − | '''Hírilorn''' means 'Lady-tree' or 'Tree of the Lady' in [[Sindarin]]. |
+ | '''Hírilorn''' means 'Lady-tree' or 'Tree of the Lady' in [[Sindarin]].<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]],'' Index of Names</ref> |
==References== |
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| − | *[[The Silmarillion]]: [[Quenta Silmarillion]], "[[Of Beren and Lúthien]]" |
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| − | *[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]] |
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Revision as of 05:09, 15 January 2014
Hírilorn, also known as Neldor, was an immense beech tree in Neldoreth in Doriath, next to Menegroth.
Hírilorn had three smooth and equally-sized trunks with no branches close to the ground. Between the three great trunks lay a small house where the king had Lúthien imprisoned to keep her from meeting with Beren. Beren died in Lùthien's arms under it.[1]
Etymology
Hírilorn means 'Lady-tree' or 'Tree of the Lady' in Sindarin.[2]
References
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIX: "Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Index of Names
