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|}}'''Eglantine''' is a type of wild [[Roses|rose]]. [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] found it growing in [[Ithilien]] as they journeyed through that land. [[Eglantine Banks]], a Hobbit lass, was named after it, so it probably grew in [[the Shire]] as well. | |}}'''Eglantine''' is a type of wild [[Roses|rose]]. [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] found it growing in [[Ithilien]] as they journeyed through that land. [[Eglantine Banks]], a Hobbit lass, was named after it, so it probably grew in [[the Shire]] as well. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name is used for the sweetbriar. It derives from French referring to the "dog rose", ultimately from Latin ''aculeus'' "spine" | The name is used for the sweetbriar. It derives from French referring to the "dog rose", ultimately from Latin ''aculeus'' "spine". | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [[wikipedia:Eglantine|Eglantine]] at [[wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]] | * [[wikipedia:Eglantine|Eglantine]] at [[wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]] | ||
[[Category:Flowers]] | [[Category:Flowers]] | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 1 December 2010
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| Other names | Sweet briar |
| Location | Ithilien, the Shire |
| Family | Roses |
Eglantine is a type of wild rose. Frodo and Sam found it growing in Ithilien as they journeyed through that land. Eglantine Banks, a Hobbit lass, was named after it, so it probably grew in the Shire as well.
Etymology
The name is used for the sweetbriar. It derives from French referring to the "dog rose", ultimately from Latin aculeus "spine".
