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'''Galathilion''', the '''White Tree''' made by [[Yavanna]] for the [[Elves]] of the city of [[Tirion]] and a descendant of [[Telperion]] although it gave no light.  
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{{expansion}}{{disambig-more|White Tree|[[White Tree (disambiguation)]]}}'''Galathilion''', the '''Tree of [[Tirion]]'''<ref>{{S|Rings}}</ref> or '''Tree of [[Túna]]'''<ref name=Ak>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> was a tree made by [[Yavanna]] for the [[Elves]] of the city of [[Tirion]]. It was made in the image of [[Telperion]], as the [[Amanyar]] loved the White Tree most, although it gave no light.<ref name=s5/>


It grew in a high open courtyard beneath the [[Tower of Ingwë]].
It grew in a high open courtyard beneath the [[Mindon Eldaliéva]] and had many seedlings in [[Eldamar]]. From it came [[Celeborn, White Tree|Celeborn]], the White Tree of [[Tol Eressëa]];<ref name=s5>{{S|5}}</ref> through which it became the ancestor of [[Nimloth of Númenor]] and the [[White Tree of Gondor]].<ref name=Ak/>


From it came [[Celeborn, White Tree|Celeborn]], the [[White Tree of Tol Eressëa]]; through which it became the ancestor of the [[White Tree of Númenor|White Trees of Númenor]] and [[White Tree of Minas Tirith|Middle-earth]].
[[Legolas]] noted that the [[Doors of Durin]] displayed the '''Tree of the High Elves'''<ref>{{FR|Journey}}</ref><ref group="note">Actually the [[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Doors of Durin.jpg|drawing of the Doors]], displays a ''pair'' of trees flanking the composition, not a sole tree; unless they are both taken to symbolize the "Tree of the High Elves".</ref> which probably represented Galathilion.<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entries "Emblems — Eldar", "Tree of the High Elves"</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Mark Fisher|articleurl=http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/t/treeofthehighelves.html|articlename=Tree of the High Elves|dated=4 July 2008|website=EoA}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Elena Tiriel|articleurl=http://www.henneth-annun.net/resources/things_view.cfm?thid=239|articlename=Tree of the High Elves|dated=19 July 2010|website=[http://www.henneth-annun.net Henneth Annun Story Archive]}}</ref>


==Genealogy==
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{{familytree | | | |NIM| | | NIM=[[Nimloth of Númenor|Nimloth]]}}
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{{familytree | | | |G1| | | | |G1=<small>First [[White Tree of Gondor|tree of Gondor]] ([[Minas Ithil]])<small>}}
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==Etymology==
The name is [[Sindarin]] and contains the element ''[[thil]]''  = "shine (white)".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''sil-''</ref>
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The name White Tree refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see White Tree (disambiguation).

Galathilion, the Tree of Tirion[1] or Tree of Túna[2] was a tree made by Yavanna for the Elves of the city of Tirion. It was made in the image of Telperion, as the Amanyar loved the White Tree most, although it gave no light.[3]

It grew in a high open courtyard beneath the Mindon Eldaliéva and had many seedlings in Eldamar. From it came Celeborn, the White Tree of Tol Eressëa;[3] through which it became the ancestor of Nimloth of Númenor and the White Tree of Gondor.[2]

Legolas noted that the Doors of Durin displayed the Tree of the High Elves[4][note 1] which probably represented Galathilion.[5][6][7]

Genealogy

 
 
 
Telperion
killed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Galathilion
Made in the image of Telperion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Celeborn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nimloth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First tree of Gondor (Minas Ithil)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Second tree of Gondor (Minas Anor)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third tree of Gondor (Minas Tirith)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fourth tree of Gondor (Minas Tirith)
 
 
 
 

Etymology

The name is Sindarin and contains the element thil = "shine (white)".[8]

Notes

  1. Actually the drawing of the Doors, displays a pair of trees flanking the composition, not a sole tree; unless they are both taken to symbolize the "Tree of the High Elves".

References