Eglantine
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| Eglatine | |
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| Other names | Sweet briar |
| Location | Ithilien, the Shire |
| Family | Roses |
Eglantine is a type of wild rose. Frodo and Sam found it growing in Ithilien as they journeyed through that land.[1] Eglantine Banks, Pippin Took's mother, was named after it,[2] so it probably grew in the Shire as well.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name is used for the sweetbriar. It derives from French referring to the "dog rose", ultimately from Latin aculeus "spine".
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References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
