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'''Simbelmynë''' was a small white flower that grew in particular abundance on graves and tombs, most famously on the barrows of the [[Kings of Rohan]] beneath the walls of [[Edoras]]. Simbelmynë was the name given to the flower in [[Rohan]], a name translated as '[[Evermind]]': a reference to the memories of the dead on whose tombs the flower grew.  
[[Image:Peter Jackson's Simbelmynë.jpg|thumb|Simbelmynë from [[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers]]]]
'''Simbelmynë''' was a small white flower that grew in particular abundance on graves and tombs, most famously on the barrows of the [[Kings of Rohan]] beneath the walls of [[Edoras]]. Simbelmynë was the name given to the flower in [[Rohan]], a name translated as "Evermind", a reference to the memories of the dead on whose tombs the flower grew.  


The spelling of this flower's name does not appear to be completely fixed. Within [[The Lord of the Rings]], and in most other sources, its name is spelt simbelmynë. However, there is at least one recorded instance where [[Tolkien]] prefers [[symbelmynë]]. These variations do not affect the meaning of its name.
In appearance, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] compares Simbelmynë to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemone_nemorosa European anemone], a small white flower growing among the grass.
 
The spelling of this flower's name does not appear to be completely fixed. Within ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', and in most other sources, its name is spelt simbelmynë. However, there is at least one recorded instance where Tolkien prefers ''symbelmynë''. These variations do not affect the meaning of its name.


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Revision as of 22:15, 27 June 2006

Simbelmynë was a small white flower that grew in particular abundance on graves and tombs, most famously on the barrows of the Kings of Rohan beneath the walls of Edoras. Simbelmynë was the name given to the flower in Rohan, a name translated as "Evermind", a reference to the memories of the dead on whose tombs the flower grew.

In appearance, Tolkien compares Simbelmynë to the European anemone, a small white flower growing among the grass.

The spelling of this flower's name does not appear to be completely fixed. Within The Lord of the Rings, and in most other sources, its name is spelt simbelmynë. However, there is at least one recorded instance where Tolkien prefers symbelmynë. These variations do not affect the meaning of its name.