Birches were smooth-barked forest trees that grew in the Shire[1], Dimrill Dale[2], Fangorn Forest[3], and Emyn Muil.[4]
The Sindarin word for "birch" was hwinn, while in Quenya was hwindë.[5]
A "silver birch" in Sindarin was known as brethil.[6][7] This consequently gave its name to the Forest of Brethil.
Portrayal in adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Wood of this tree can be foraged by Westfold foresters in Enedwaith, Dunland, and near the the Great River.[8]
References
- ↑ LR 1.03.053Digital Tolkien Project Citation Systems, The Lord of the Rings, "The Fellowship of the Ring", "Three is Company", Paragraph 53
- ↑ LR 2.06.008Digital Tolkien Project Citation Systems, The Lord of the Rings, "The Fellowship of the Ring", "Lothlórien", Paragraph 8
- ↑ LR 3.04.111Digital Tolkien Project Citation Systems, The Lord of the Rings, "The Two Towers", "Treebeard", Paragraph 111
- ↑ LR 4.01.022Digital Tolkien Project Citation Systems, The Lord of the Rings, "The Two Towers", "The Taming of Sméagol", Paragraph 22
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 23
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 19, 23, 82
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry brethil
- ↑ "Birch Branches". The Lord of the Rings Online Wiki. Retrieved 21 August 2025