Within the legendarium, "Olvar" is J.R.R. Tolkien's word for flora; specifically for living things growing from the ground.
Trees were apparently considered to be of the highest rank of Olvar. Living, faceless trees were Huorns, and the Ents were their appointed guardians.
History[]
The Olvar existed in the world since the Spring of Arda. Yavanna planted the seeds that would become the Olvar, but much of her work was marred by Melkor. With the unexpected creation of the Dwarves, Yavanna feared for the safety of trees, as the Dwarves would need their wood, and sought the advice of Manwë, who allowed many spirits to walk amongst them, giving rise to the Ents.[1]
Etymology[]
Olvar is a Quenya word that meant 'growing things with roots in the ground'.[2]
See also[]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዖልቫር |
| Arabic | أولفار |
| Armenian | Օլվար |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Олвар |
| Bengali | অলিভার |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Олвар |
| Georgian | ოლვარი |
| Greek | Όλβαρ |
| Gujarati | ઓલ્વર |
| Hebrew | אולוואר |
| Hindi | ओल्वर |
| Kannada | ಓಲ್ವಾರ್ |
| Kazakh | Олвар (Cyrillic) Olvar (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Олвар |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Олвар |
| Marathi | ओल्वर |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Олвар |
| Nepalese | ओल्वर |
| Persian | ولوار ? |
| Punjabi | ਓਲ੍ਵਰ |
| Russian | Олвар |
| Sanskrit | ॐल्वर् |
| Serbian | Олвар (Cyrillic) Olvar (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඔල්වර් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Олвар |
| Tamil | ஓல்வார் |
| Telugu | ఓల్వర్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Олвар |
| Urdu | ولوار |
| Uzbek | Олвар (Cyrillic) Olvar (Latin) |
| Yiddish | אָלוואַר |