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'''Willows''' were waterside trees that grew throughout [[Middle-earth]]. The most famous of these was the ancient tree known as [[Old Man Willow]], on the banks of the [[Withywindle]] in the [[Old Forest]]. | '''Willows''' were waterside trees that grew throughout [[Middle-earth]]. The most famous of these was the ancient tree known as [[Old Man Willow]], on the banks of the [[Withywindle]] in the [[Old Forest]].<ref>{{FR|I6}}</ref> | ||
In [[Beleriand]] was the region [[Nan-tathren]], a wooded vale which took its name from the pine trees that grew there.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 384</ref> | |||
==Names== | |||
The [[Sindarin]] name for "willow" is '''''tathar'''''.<ref>{{S|Appendix}}</ref> | |||
==External links== | |||
{{WP|Willow}} | |||
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[[Category:Trees]] | [[Category:Trees]] |
Revision as of 22:39, 23 June 2011
Willows were waterside trees that grew throughout Middle-earth. The most famous of these was the ancient tree known as Old Man Willow, on the banks of the Withywindle in the Old Forest.[1]
In Beleriand was the region Nan-tathren, a wooded vale which took its name from the pine trees that grew there.[2]
Names
The Sindarin name for "willow" is tathar.[3]
External links
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Old Forest"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 384
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"