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'''Fuiyáru''' was a deadly nightshade that grew about the [[Halls of Mandos|courts of Mandos]]. It is said to have been particularly abundant before the doors of [[Nienna|Fui]].<ref name=PE15>{{PE|15}}, p. 14</ref>
'''Fuiyáru''' was a deadly nightshade that grew about the [[Halls of Mandos|courts of Mandos]] in the early version of the [[legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''. It is said to have been particularly abundant before the doors of [[Nienna|Fui]].<ref name=PE15>{{PE|15}}, p. 14</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
 
The name ''Fuiyáro'' is [[Qenya]], likely a literal translation of "nightshade". Its composition probably relates to the elements ''Fui''/''hui'' ("fog, dark, murk, night")  + ''yaru''/''yara'' ("gloom, blight"). The [[Gnomish]] name of the flower was '''''Fuior'''''.<ref name=PE15/>
The name ''Fuiyáro'' is [[Qenya]], likely a literal translation of "nightshade". Its composition probably relates to the elements ''Fui'' (also ''hui'') "fog, dark, murk, night", and ''yaru'' (also ''yara'') "gloom, blight". The [[Gnomish]] name of the flower was '''Fuior'''.<ref name=PE15/>


==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==
[[Patrick H. Wynne]] has identified the flower as the [[Wikipedia:Atropa belladonna|''Atropa belladonna'']].<ref name=PE15/>
[[Patrick H. Wynne]] has identified the flower as the [[Wikipedia:Atropa belladonna|''Atropa belladonna'']].<ref name=PE15/>
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Latest revision as of 17:55, 23 February 2022

Fuiyáru
Pronunciationfoo-i-yaa-roo
Other namesFuior
LocationCourts of Mandos

Fuiyáru was a deadly nightshade that grew about the courts of Mandos in the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales. It is said to have been particularly abundant before the doors of Fui.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The name Fuiyáro is Qenya, likely a literal translation of "nightshade". Its composition probably relates to the elements Fui/hui ("fog, dark, murk, night") + yaru/yara ("gloom, blight"). The Gnomish name of the flower was Fuior.[1]

Inspiration[edit | edit source]

Patrick H. Wynne has identified the flower as the Atropa belladonna.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", in Parma Eldalamberon XV (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 14