Birches

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Brethil by Matěj Čadil

Birches were smooth-barked forest trees.

The Sindarin word for "birch" was hwinn, while in Quenya was hwindë.[1]

A "silver birch" in Sindarin was known as brethil.[2][3] This consequently gave its name to the Forest of Brethil.

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 23
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 19, 23, 82
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry brethil