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The Pine of Tavrobel was a great pine of Tol Eressëa in earlier versions of the legendarium.
History[]
Immediately before the Faring Forth, in which the Elves led by the Inwir departed in order to free the Gnomes from their captivity, Yavanna gifted to the Elves a magical seed to guard because she foretold that great things should come of it. However, the Elves forgot about the seed and they cast it in Gilfanon's garden in Tavrobel. There it grew to an incredible height, reaching the stars in Ilwë.[1]
After the March of Liberation, Tevildo aided Melko in breaking free from his second imprisonment. After which, Melko went to Tol Eressëa. There he tried to sow discontentment among the Elves, and they asked the help of the Valar. However, only Tulkas helped them sending his son to their aid. Telimektar, helped by Ingil, came to Tol Eressëa surprised, wounded, and pursued Melko. The fallen Vala was chased up the Pine of Tavrobel all the way to Ilwë, but continued to attack the Sun and the stars, killing Urwendi. Finally, the Valar cut down the great pine and stranded Melko out of the world, and put under the surveillance of Telimektar and Ingil, who remained in the sky until the Great End. Telimektar also assisted Varda in replacing the stars destroyed by Melko.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, chapter VI: "The History of Eriol or Ælfwine and the End of the Tales"