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{{Disambig-two|the field in [[Ithilien]]|the chapter in [[The Return of the King]]|[[The Field of Cormallen]]}}
[[File:Miriam Ellis - Periannath on the Field of Cormallen.jpg|thumb|250px|right|''Periannath on the Field of Cormallen'' by [[Miriam Ellis]]]]
The '''Field of Cormallen''' was a tree-lined field in [[North Ithilien]], near the bank of the [[Anduin]] near [[Cair Andros]] and [[Henneth Annûn]].<ref name=RKCorm>{{RK|Cormallen}}, pp. 951-7</ref>

It is told that the tree ''[[culumalda]]'', having yellow flowers, grew in the Field of Cormallen.<ref name=RC>{{HM|UI}}, pp. 625-6</ref>

==History==
After returning from the [[Battle of the Morannon]] on [[25 March]] {{TA|3019}},<ref>{{App|Great}}, entry for the year 3019 March 25</ref> [[Aragorn]] set up his camp on the Field of Cormallen. There, he healed the exhausted [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] after their rescue from the wreckage of [[Mount Doom]] and put them in a long sleep.<ref name=RKCorm/> On [[8 April]] {{TA|3019}}<ref>{{app|Chief}}, entry for the year 3019 April 8</ref> after waking up from a long sleep the [[Ringbearers]] were greeted by many friends, and were received by Aragorn and praised before the Host of the West in a celebration of the victory in the [[War of the Ring]].<ref name=RKCorm/>

==Etymology==
''Cormallen'' is a [[Sindarin]] name. It means "golden circle" from ''[[cor]]'' ("ring") and ''[[mallen]]'' ("golden"). Apparently the name derived from the tree ''[[culumalda]]'' that grew there.<ref name=RC/><ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''mal-''</ref>

The [[Gondorians]] likely used the name ''Cormalthen'' as in [[Gondor Sindarin]] compounds retained the [[wikipedia:Fricative consonant|spirant]]. The spelling ''Cormallen'' follows the "proper" Elvish Sindarin, ''malt'' ("gold") and ending ''-en'' became *''mallen'', however in Gondor this remained ''malthen''.<ref name="VT4227">{{VT|42a}}, pp. 5-31, esp. 27</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=[[Carl F. Hostetter]]|articleurl=http://www.elvish.org/Tengwestie/articles/Hostetter/sindll.phtml|articlename=The Two Phonetic Values of ''ll'' in Elvish Sindarin in ''The Lord of the Rings|website=[http://www.elvish.org/Tengwestie/ Tengwestië]|dated=7 December 2003}}</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Field of Cormallen.jpg|thumb|250px|The Field of Cormallen in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
'''2016: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Two versions of the Field of Cormallen exist in the game. Prior to the [[Battle of the Morannon]], the field is a pristine glade with only wild beasts nearby. After the destruction of the One Ring, the field is bustling with activity, full of tents and pavilions where soldiers of Rohan and Gondor celebrate the victory. 

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