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'''Leaflock''' was one | '''Leaflock''', called '''Finglas''' in [[Sindarin]], was one of the [[Ents]] of [[Fangorn Forest]]. According to [[Treebeard]], Leaflock had become tired, sometimes sleeping through entire seasons, and tree-like with a covering of leafy hair. Finglas, [[Skinbark|Fladrif]], and [[Treebeard|Fangorn]], were the oldest of the [[Ents]] of Fangorn Forest.<ref>{{TT|III4}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
'' | The name ''Finglas'' is composed by the two elements ''[[fing]]/[[find]]'' "lock of hair" and ''[[las]]'' "leaf".{{fact}} | ||
The element ''lock'' in ''Leaflock'' here has the meaning of "hair" since it is a translation of his [[Sindarin]] name.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 760</ref> | |||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
[[File:Lord of the Rings Online - Leaflock.jpg|thumb|250px|Leaflock from ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']] | |||
'''2012: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan]]'':''' | |||
:Leaflock is found in the North-Western part of the Fangorn Forest, near the borders of Rohan. | |||
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[[category:Ents]] | [[category:Ents]] |
Revision as of 18:58, 27 April 2014
Leaflock, called Finglas in Sindarin, was one of the Ents of Fangorn Forest. According to Treebeard, Leaflock had become tired, sometimes sleeping through entire seasons, and tree-like with a covering of leafy hair. Finglas, Fladrif, and Fangorn, were the oldest of the Ents of Fangorn Forest.[1]
Etymology
The name Finglas is composed by the two elements fing/find "lock of hair" and las "leaf".[source?]
The element lock in Leaflock here has the meaning of "hair" since it is a translation of his Sindarin name.[2]
Portrayal in adaptations
2012: The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan:
- Leaflock is found in the North-Western part of the Fangorn Forest, near the borders of Rohan.
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Treebeard (Fangorn) · Leaflock (Finglas) · Skinbark (Fladrif) · Quickbeam (Bregalad) · Beechbone · Fimbrethil (Wandlimb) |