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Taniquelassë, among the other trees brought to Númenor, grew mostly up the sheltered seaward slopes of [[Nísimaldar]] in the [[Bay of Eldanna]] but they also spread far east into the land.<ref name=UTNum>{{UT|Numenor}}</ref> | Taniquelassë, among the other trees brought to Númenor, grew mostly up the sheltered seaward slopes of [[Nísimaldar]] in the [[Bay of Eldanna]] but they also spread far east into the land.<ref name=UTNum>{{UT|Numenor}}</ref> | ||
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'''''Taniquelassë''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "high-snow-leaf", which comes from ''[[ta-]]'' (cf. ''tára'') ("high"), ''[[nique]]'' ("snow") and ''[[lassë]]'' ("leaf"). | |||
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- ""...and they were remembered in many songs long after they had perished for ever, for few ever flowered east of the Land of Gift."''"
- ― Unfinished Tales
Taniquelassë was a fragrant evergreen tree brought to Númenor from Tol Eressëa by the Elves. After the downfall of Númenor they were not found within the circles of the world.[1]
Taniquelassë, among the other trees brought to Númenor, grew mostly up the sheltered seaward slopes of Nísimaldar in the Bay of Eldanna but they also spread far east into the land.[1]
Etymology
Taniquelassë is a Quenya word meaning "high-snow-leaf", which comes from ta- (cf. tára) ("high"), nique ("snow") and lassë ("leaf").
