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[[Image:Daniel Govar - Laurelin.jpg|thumb|''Laurelin'' by [[Daniel Govar]]]]
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'''Laurelin''' ({{IPA|[ˈlaʊrelin]}}) was the '''Golden Tree''' of [[Aman]], the mate of [[Telperion]], and
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the younger of the [[Two Trees of Valinor]].  
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| caption="Laurelin" by Ralph Damiani
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| appearance=Gold-trimmed leaves
| creator=[[Yavanna]]
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| destroyer=[[Morgoth|Melkor]] and [[Ungoliant]]
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'''Laurelin''' ({{IPA|[ˈlaʊrelin]}}) was the '''Golden Tree''' of [[Aman]], the female mate of [[Telperion]], and the younger of the [[Two Trees of Valinor]]. Laurelin had gold-trimmed leaves and her dew was collected by [[Varda]].<ref name=BegDays/>


==History==
==History==
Laurelin was created by the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Yavanna]] and [[Nienna]] on the hill of [[Ezellohar]] where she shed their light on the realm of the [[Valar]] in the long years before the making of the [[Sun]] and [[Moon]]. Laurelin, the youngest of the two, flowered second and bloomed during the latter part of each Valian day. <ref name=BegDays>{{S|1}}</ref>
[[Image:Daniel Govar - Laurelin.jpg|left|thumb|''Laurelin'' by [[Daniel Govar]]]]


Laurelin was created by the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Yavanna]] and [[Nienna]] on the hill of [[Ezellohar]]. From that hill Laurelin and Telperion shed their light on the realm of the [[Valar]] in the long years before the making of the [[Sun]] and [[Moon]].
She was destroyed by [[Morgoth|Melkor]] who used the giant spider spirit [[Ungoliant]] to his evil purpose during the theft of the [[Silmarils]], which caused the [[Darkening of Valinor]]. Through the power of Nienna and Yavanna, though, Laurelin produced a single fiery fruit before she died. This golden fire was set in a vessel made by [[Aulë]] and his people, and steered into the sky by the [[Maiar|Maia]] [[Arien]], making the [[Sun]].<ref name=OfSun>{{S|11}}</ref>
 
The Golden Tree was destroyed by [[Melkor]] who used the giant spider spirit [[Ungoliant]] to his evil purpose during the theft of the [[Silmarils]], which caused the [[Darkening of Valinor]]. The creation and destruction of Laurelin and Telperion marked the beginning and ending of the [[Years of the Trees]], before the [[First Age]] of [[Middle-earth]].
 
According to legend, in the end of times there will be a "Final Battle" (the [[Final Battle|Dagor Dagorath]]), in which [[Morgoth]] is utterly defeated and evil is banished, and the light of the Silmarils will be used to create the Two Trees once more.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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==Names==
==Names==


Other names for Laurelin were '''''Culúrien''''' (containing the [[Elvish]] element ''[[KUL|cul-]]'')<ref>{{S|Appendix}}</ref> and '''''Malinalda''''' ("Tree of Gold").<ref name=SI>{{S|Index}}</ref>
Other names for Laurelin were '''''Culúrien''''' (containing the [[Elvish]] element ''[[KUL|cul-]]'')<ref>{{S|Appendix}}</ref> and '''''Malinalda''''' ("Tree of Gold").<ref name=SI>{{S|Index}}</ref>
 
In [[The Later Quenta Silmarillion]] manuscript, the Sindarin name of Laurelin is '''''Galadlóriel'''''. In a footnote to the same page three other Sindarin names of Laurelin are given: '''''Glewellin''''' ("song of gold", the same as Laurelin), '''''Lasgalen''''' ("green of leaf"<ref>Cf. also ''[[Eryn Lasgalen]]'', "Wood of Greenleaves".</ref>), '''''Melthinorn''''' ("tree of gold").<ref>{{MR|P3I2}} (p. 155).</ref>


The [[Valarin]] name of Laurelin was '''''Tulukhedelgorūs'''''.<ref>{{WJ|AD1}}, p. 401</ref>
The [[Valarin]] name of Laurelin was '''''Tulukhedelgorūs'''''.<ref>{{WJ|AD1}}, p. 401</ref>
==Portrayal in Adaptations==
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Laurelin is an English, European server, unlike the other English servers in Europe it focused on Role-Playing. It was originally hosted by [[Codemasters]], but was latter taken over by [[Turbine]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.casualstrolltomordor.com/2011/04/turbines-lotro-service-goes-global/|articlename=Turbine's LOTRO Service Goes Global|dated=24 April 2011|website=A Casual Stroll to Mordor|accessed=2 January 2012}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Laurelin
Tree/source of light
Ralph Damiani - Laurelin.jpg
"Laurelin" by Ralph Damiani
Pronunciationlow-re-lin
Other namesTulukhedelgorūs (V)
LocationEzellohar
AppearanceGold-trimmed leaves
CreatorYavanna
V.Y. 3450–3500
DestroyerMelkor and Ungoliant
Y.T. 1495
GalleryImages of Laurelin

Laurelin ([ˈlaʊrelin]) was the Golden Tree of Aman, the female mate of Telperion, and the younger of the Two Trees of Valinor. Laurelin had gold-trimmed leaves and her dew was collected by Varda.[1]

History

Laurelin was created by the Vala Yavanna and Nienna on the hill of Ezellohar where she shed their light on the realm of the Valar in the long years before the making of the Sun and Moon. Laurelin, the youngest of the two, flowered second and bloomed during the latter part of each Valian day. [1]

Laurelin by Daniel Govar

She was destroyed by Melkor who used the giant spider spirit Ungoliant to his evil purpose during the theft of the Silmarils, which caused the Darkening of Valinor. Through the power of Nienna and Yavanna, though, Laurelin produced a single fiery fruit before she died. This golden fire was set in a vessel made by Aulë and his people, and steered into the sky by the Maia Arien, making the Sun.[2]

Etymology

Laurelin is said to mean "Song of Gold".[3] In the Etymologies, the element laure ("gold") in Laurelin derives from the root LÁWAR-.[4] The name Laurelin appears to be Quenya.[4][3]

Names

Other names for Laurelin were Culúrien (containing the Elvish element cul-)[5] and Malinalda ("Tree of Gold").[3]

In The Later Quenta Silmarillion manuscript, the Sindarin name of Laurelin is Galadlóriel. In a footnote to the same page three other Sindarin names of Laurelin are given: Glewellin ("song of gold", the same as Laurelin), Lasgalen ("green of leaf"[6]), Melthinorn ("tree of gold").[7]

The Valarin name of Laurelin was Tulukhedelgorūs.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Beginning of Days"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pp. 358, 368
  5. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
  6. ↑ Cf. also Eryn Lasgalen, "Wood of Greenleaves".
  7. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (I) The First Phase: 2. Of Valinor and the Two Trees" (p. 155).
  8. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Appendix D. *Kwen, Quenya, and the Elvish (especially Ñoldorin) words for 'Language': Note on the 'Language of the Valar'", p. 401
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