Alders were deciduous trees that grew in Middle-earth, especially in Eriador, such as those that bordered the Water west of Hobbiton,[1] and by the brooks between Weather Hills and Midgewater Marshes.[2] They also were mentioned in the songs of Tom Bombadil to have grown by the banks of Withywindle.[3]
The elves of Rivendell mentioned alders in their song under the window of Bilbo Baggins: "Lullaby! Lullaby! Alder and Willow!".[4]
Moreover, alders were known to have grown in the First Age in Dorthonion by the lake Aeluin.[5]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Knife in the Dark".
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Old Forest"; J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Bombadil Goes Boating".
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "The Last Stage".
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien".