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'''Amalion''' was the name of a tree, which [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] regularly draw in illustrations.<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, pp. 64-5</ref><ref>{{PE|16}}, p. 129, n. 1</ref> The name does not appear in any of the stories of the [[legendarium]].
[[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - The Tree of Amalion.jpg|thumb|''The Tree of Amalion'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]]]
 
'''Amalion''' was the name of a [[trees|tree]], which [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] regularly draw in illustrations.<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, pp. 64-5</ref><ref>{{PE|16}}, p. 129, n. 1</ref> The name does not appear in any of the stories of the [[legendarium]].
[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] have suggested that Amalion is related to the "Tree of Tales" in ''[[On Fairy-Stories]]'' and [[Niggle]]'s Tree in ''[[Leaf by Niggle]]''.<ref name=AI/>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==


[[Carl F. Hostetter]] has suggested that the name ''Amalion'' derives from "[[Quenya]] ''amalya'' 'rich, blessed', from ''amal'' 'riches, blessing, bliss, good fortune', related to a later form, ''alam'', with the same meaning, and also ''alam'' '[[Elms|elm-tree]]' as in ''[[The Etymologies]]''".<ref>{{HM|AI}}, p. 67, n. 74</ref>
[[Carl F. Hostetter]] has suggested that the name ''Amalion'' derives from "[[Quenya]] ''amalya'' 'rich, blessed', from ''amal'' 'riches, blessing, bliss, good fortune', related to a later form, ''alam'', with the same meaning, and also ''alam'' '[[Elms|elm-tree]]' as in ''[[The Etymologies]]''".<ref>{{HM|AI}}, p. 67, n. 74</ref>
==Other works==
[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] have suggested that Amalion is related to the "Tree of Tales" in ''[[On Fairy-Stories]]'' and [[Niggle]]'s Tree in ''[[Leaf by Niggle]]''. A version of the tree was used as cover art for ''[[Tree and Leaf]]''.<ref name=AI/>
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Revision as of 23:47, 31 August 2012

The Tree of Amalion by J.R.R. Tolkien

Amalion was the name of a tree, which Tolkien regularly draw in illustrations.[1][2] The name does not appear in any of the stories of the legendarium.

Etymology

Carl F. Hostetter has suggested that the name Amalion derives from "Quenya amalya 'rich, blessed', from amal 'riches, blessing, bliss, good fortune', related to a later form, alam, with the same meaning, and also alam 'elm-tree' as in The Etymologies".[3]

Other works

Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull have suggested that Amalion is related to the "Tree of Tales" in On Fairy-Stories and Niggle's Tree in Leaf by Niggle. A version of the tree was used as cover art for Tree and Leaf.[1]

References