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'''Mallos''' was a flower that grew in the vales of [[Lebennin]] in [[Gondor]], described as having the shape and colour of a golden bell.<ref>{{RK|V9}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
''Mallos'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "golden flower",<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 100</ref> apparently consisting of elements related to ''[[malt]]'' ("gold") + ''[[loth]]''/''[[loss]]'' ("flower"/"snow"). | |||
==See also== | |||
* ''[[Silver flow the streams from Celos to Erui]]'' (the only text where the flower is named) | |||
* ''[[alfirin]]'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:13, 5 August 2019
Mallos was a flower that grew in the vales of Lebennin in Gondor, described as having the shape and colour of a golden bell.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Mallos is a Sindarin name meaning "golden flower",[2] apparently consisting of elements related to malt ("gold") + loth/loss ("flower"/"snow").
See also[edit | edit source]
- Silver flow the streams from Celos to Erui (the only text where the flower is named)
- alfirin
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Last Debate"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 100
