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'''Laurelin''' ([[Quenya|Q]]: "Golden Tree", pron. {{IPA|[ˈlaʊrelin]}}; also [[Valarin]] '''Tulukhedelgorūs''') was the Golden Tree of [[Aman]], the mate of [[Telperion]], and the younger of the [[Two Trees of Valinor]]. Laurelin was created by the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Yavanna]] and [[Nienna]] on the hill of [[Ezellohar]]. From that hill Laurelin and Telperion shed their light on the realm of the [[Valar]] in the long years before the making of the [[Sun]] and [[Moon]]. | '''Laurelin''' ([[Quenya|Q]]: "Golden Tree", pron. {{IPA|[ˈlaʊrelin]}}; also [[Valarin]] '''Tulukhedelgorūs'''){{fact}} was the Golden Tree of [[Aman]], the mate of [[Telperion]], and the younger of the [[Two Trees of Valinor]]. Laurelin was created by the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Yavanna]] and [[Nienna]] on the hill of [[Ezellohar]]. From that hill Laurelin and Telperion shed their light on the realm of the [[Valar]] in the long years before the making of the [[Sun]] and [[Moon]]. | ||
The Golden Tree was destroyed by [[Melkor]] who used the giant spider spirit [[Ungoliant]] to his evil purpose during the theft of the [[Silmarils]], which caused the [[Darkening of Valinor]]. The creation and destruction of Laurelin and Telperion marked the beginning and ending of the [[Years of the Trees]], before the [[First Age]] of [[Middle-earth]]. | The Golden Tree was destroyed by [[Melkor]] who used the giant spider spirit [[Ungoliant]] to his evil purpose during the theft of the [[Silmarils]], which caused the [[Darkening of Valinor]]. The creation and destruction of Laurelin and Telperion marked the beginning and ending of the [[Years of the Trees]], before the [[First Age]] of [[Middle-earth]]. | ||
According to legend, in the future there will be a "Final Battle" (the [[Dagor Dagorath]]), in which [[Morgoth]] is utterly defeated and evil is banished, and the light of the Silmarils will be used to create the Two Trees once more. | According to legend, in the future there will be a "Final Battle" (the [[Dagor Dagorath]]), in which [[Morgoth]] is utterly defeated and evil is banished, and the light of the Silmarils will be used to create the Two Trees once more. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
''Laurelin'' is derived from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[LAW|LÁWAR-]].<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, pp. 358, 368</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Laurelin (Q: "Golden Tree", pron. [ˈlaʊrelin]; also Valarin Tulukhedelgorūs)[source?] was the Golden Tree of Aman, the mate of Telperion, and the younger of the Two Trees of Valinor. Laurelin was created by the Vala Yavanna and Nienna on the hill of Ezellohar. From that hill Laurelin and Telperion shed their light on the realm of the Valar in the long years before the making of the Sun and Moon.
The Golden Tree was destroyed by Melkor who used the giant spider spirit Ungoliant to his evil purpose during the theft of the Silmarils, which caused the Darkening of Valinor. The creation and destruction of Laurelin and Telperion marked the beginning and ending of the Years of the Trees, before the First Age of Middle-earth.
According to legend, in the future there will be a "Final Battle" (the Dagor Dagorath), in which Morgoth is utterly defeated and evil is banished, and the light of the Silmarils will be used to create the Two Trees once more.
Etymology
Laurelin is derived from the root LÁWAR-.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pp. 358, 368
