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'''Pines''' were common evergreen trees, found throughout the lands of [[Middle-earth]], but especially in the highlands of [[Dorthonion]], a land which took its name from the pine trees that grew there.<ref>{{S|14}}</ref> | '''Pines''' were common evergreen trees, found throughout the lands of [[Middle-earth]], but especially in the highlands of [[Dorthonion]], a land which took its name from the pine trees that grew there.<ref>{{S|14}}</ref> | ||
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[[Image:Jrrt_1972_tree.jpg|thumb|180px|Tolkien next to a Black Pine in 1973]] | |||
One of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s favourite trees was a certain pine tree (a [[Wikipedia:European Black Pine|Black Pine, lat. ''Pinus nigra'']]) found in the Botanic Garden, Oxford. On the last known photograph of Tolkien (taken [[9 August]] [[1973]]), he appears standing next to the tree.<ref>[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/815-The_Queen_of_Hobbits_For_Sale.php The Queen of Hobbits for sale] at [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/ Tolkienlibrary.com] (accessed 24 June 2011)</ref> | One of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s favourite trees was a certain pine tree (a [[Wikipedia:European Black Pine|Black Pine, lat. ''Pinus nigra'']]) found in the Botanic Garden, Oxford. On the last known photograph of Tolkien (taken [[9 August]] [[1973]]), he appears standing next to the tree.<ref>[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/815-The_Queen_of_Hobbits_For_Sale.php The Queen of Hobbits for sale] at [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/ Tolkienlibrary.com] (accessed 24 June 2011)</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:14, 21 May 2014
Pines were common evergreen trees, found throughout the lands of Middle-earth, but especially in the highlands of Dorthonion, a land which took its name from the pine trees that grew there.[1]
Names
The Sindarin name for a "pine-tree" is thôn.[2][3]
In the Etymologies, Ilkorin thōn and Noldorin thaun (pl. thuin), deriving from root THON, are said to mean "pine-tree".[4][5]
In Tolkien's very early conception of the Elvish languages (dating from ca. 1917), the Gnomish name for a "pinetree" is aigos and the Qenya name is aikasse.[6]
Inspiration
One of Tolkien's favourite trees was a certain pine tree (a Black Pine, lat. Pinus nigra) found in the Botanic Garden, Oxford. On the last known photograph of Tolkien (taken 9 August 1973), he appears standing next to the tree.[7]
External links
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beleriand and its Realms"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 384 (citing the "Unfinished index")
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 392
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part Two" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 46, July 2004, p. 19
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 17
- ↑ The Queen of Hobbits for sale at Tolkienlibrary.com (accessed 24 June 2011)
