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Fangorn

noun. Beard of Tree

_ prop. n. _Beard of Tree. >> orn

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:84] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

Fangorn

noun. treebeard

fang (“beard”) + orn (“tree”)

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fangorn

masculine name. Treebeard

Sindarin name of Treebeard (LotR/464), more literally translated “beard-(of)-tree” (LotR/1131, PE17/84). His name is a combination of fang “beard” and orn “tree” (SA/orn, PE17/84).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, his name also appeared as N. Fangorn “Treebeard” (TI/412).

Elements

WordGloss
fang“beard, beard, [G.] long beard”
orn“(tall straight) tree”

Variations

  • fang-orn ✧ PE17/084
Sindarin [LotR/0464; LotR/1131; LotRI/Fangorn; LotRI/Treebeard; PE17/084; RC/764; SA/orn; UTI/Fangorn] Group: Eldamo. Published by