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'''Oiolairë''' was a [[Fragrant Trees|Fragrant Tree]] that grew in [[Númenor]], and especially in the western region known as [[Nísimaldar]]. It was the custom among [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] mariners to place a cut bough of oiolairë on the prows of their [[ships]], called the [[Green Bough of Return]], as a symbol of good fortune. | '''Oiolairë''' was a [[Fragrant Trees|Fragrant Tree]] that grew in [[Númenor]], and especially in the western region known as [[Nísimaldar]]. It was the custom among [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] mariners to place a cut bough of [[oiolairë]] on the prows of their [[ships]], called the [[Green Bough of Return]], as a symbol of good fortune.<ref>{{UT|Numenor}}</ref><ref>{{UT|Aldarion}}</ref> | ||
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''Oiolairë'' is [[Quenya]] for "Ever-summer".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''[[coron]]''</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:46, 28 October 2021
Oiolairë was a Fragrant Tree that grew in Númenor, and especially in the western region known as Nísimaldar. It was the custom among Númenórean mariners to place a cut bough of oiolairë on the prows of their ships, called the Green Bough of Return, as a symbol of good fortune.[1][2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Oiolairë is Quenya for "Ever-summer".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "A Description of the Island of Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry coron