Galathilion
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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. Known as the Tree of Tuna[1] and the Tree of Tirion,[2] it grew in a high open courtyard beneath the Mindon Eldaliéva.
It 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.[1]
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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Beginning of Days"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Journey in the Dark"
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entries "Emblems", "Tree of the High Elves"
- ↑ Mark Fisher, "Tree of the High Elves" dated 4 July 2008, Encyclopedia of Arda (accessed 19 April 2024)
- ↑ Elena Tiriel, "Tree of the High Elves" dated 19 July 2010, Henneth Annun Story Archive (accessed 19 April 2024)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", sil-