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[[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - The Tree of Amalion.jpg|thumb|''The Tree of Amalion'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]]] | [[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - The Tree of Amalion.jpg|thumb|''The Tree of Amalion'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]]] | ||
'''Amalion''' was the name of a [[trees|tree]], which [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] regularly drew in illustrations.<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, pp. 64-5</ref><ref>{{PE|16}}, p. 129, n. 1</ref> The name does not appear in any of the stories of the [[ | '''Amalion''' was the name of a [[trees|tree]], which [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] regularly drew in illustrations.<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, pp. 64-5</ref><ref>{{PE|16}}, p. 129, n. 1</ref> The name does not appear in any of the stories of the [[legendarium]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:04, 16 March 2021
The Tree of Amalion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Amalion was the name of a tree, which Tolkien regularly drew in illustrations.[1][2] The name does not appear in any of the stories of the legendarium.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Carl F. Hostetter has suggested that the name Amalion derives from Quenya amalya ("rich, blessed"), from amal ("riches, blessing, bliss, good fortune"), related to a later form, alam, with the same meaning, and also alam ("elm-tree") as in The Etymologies.[3]
Other works[edit | edit source]
Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull have suggested that Amalion is related to the "Tree of Tales" in On Fairy-Stories and Niggle's Tree in Leaf by Niggle. A version of the tree was used as cover art for Tree and Leaf.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator, pp. 64-5
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Elvish Poetry and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets", in Parma Eldalamberon XVI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, Carl F. Hostetter and Bill Welden), p. 129, n. 1
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator, p. 67, n. 74
