Orofarnë

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Orofarnë was one of the rowans of Fangorn Forest, much beloved by the Ent Bregalad. It was cut down by Orcs of Isengard, arousing the anger of this impulsive Ent.[1]

Etymology

In a letter, Tolkien explained that orofarne means "mountain-dwelling" in High-elven (Quenya).[2] The word can be analyzed as oron and *farne.Template:Or

Note that at some different point Tolkien translated farne as "foliage",[3] not as "dwelling".

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