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[[File:Gail McIntosh - Leaflock.jpg|thumb|''Leaflock'' by Gail McIntosh]] | |||
'''Leaflock''', called '''Finglas''' in [[Sindarin]], was one of the [[Ents]] of [[Fangorn Forest]]. According to [[Treebeard]], Leaflock had become tired, sometimes sleeping through entire seasons, and tree-like with a covering of leafy hair. Finglas, [[Skinbark|Fladrif]], and [[Treebeard|Fangorn]], were the oldest of the [[Ents]] of Fangorn Forest.<ref>{{TT|III4}}</ref> | |||
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The name ''Finglas'' is composed by the two elements ''[[fing]]/[[find]]'' "lock of hair" and ''[[las]]'' "leaf".{{fact}} | |||
The element ''lock'' in ''Leaflock'' here has the meaning of "hair" since it is a translation of his [[Sindarin]] name.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 760</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 16:29, 10 July 2012
Leaflock, called Finglas in Sindarin, was one of the Ents of Fangorn Forest. According to Treebeard, Leaflock had become tired, sometimes sleeping through entire seasons, and tree-like with a covering of leafy hair. Finglas, Fladrif, and Fangorn, were the oldest of the Ents of Fangorn Forest.[1]
Etymology
The name Finglas is composed by the two elements fing/find "lock of hair" and las "leaf".[source?]
The element lock in Leaflock here has the meaning of "hair" since it is a translation of his Sindarin name.[2]
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| Treebeard (Fangorn) · Leaflock (Finglas) · Skinbark (Fladrif) · Quickbeam (Bregalad) · Beechbone · Fimbrethil (Wandlimb) |
