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Birdland 04-26-2002 08:21 AM

Q is for quince - an edible fruit, similar to the pear or apple, which the Gardener family introduced into the Shire in the 4th Age.

(Oh yeah! Prove they didn't. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] )

Susan Delgado 04-26-2002 08:54 AM

Q is for Quickpost, the Shire's system of mail.
whoops...guessed I missed the page change [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

R is for Red Book of Westmarch, Bilbo's magnum opus.

[ April 26, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

Dwarin Thunderhammer 04-26-2002 09:34 AM

S is for Shire The land of the Hobbits. In the western area of Middle Earth. Filled with green fields, rolling hills, little streams, birthday parties and anything else charming and simple.

[ April 26, 2002: Message edited by: Dwarin Thunderhammer ]

Mhoram 04-26-2002 11:27 AM

T is for Telperion The white tree of the Two Trees of the Valar. Telperion was the elder of the tw, and was called Eldest of Trees. Galathilion was a sapling of Telperion. Telperion was poisoned by Morgoth in the First Age.

Lindolirian 04-26-2002 02:21 PM

U is for Underhill the name taken by Frodo at the Prancing Pony.

Dior 04-26-2002 03:45 PM

V is for Valinor, or Aman, which is now removed from our world.

Susan Delgado 04-26-2002 05:23 PM

W is for Withywindle, the little river which flows out of the Old Forest and into the Brandywine at Haysend.

Lindolirian 04-28-2002 09:13 AM

X is for the next letter... hmmm that makes no sense.. Y is for Yavanna the "Giver of Fruits" and spouse of Aule.

Gimli Son Of Gloin 04-28-2002 12:58 PM

Z is forZirakzigal, a big mountain?? [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Susan Delgado 04-29-2002 02:23 AM

Next topic....is "plants" too hard? If so, then by all means switch it. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

A is for Athelas, the Elven word for Kingsfoil, a common garden weed.

lathspell 04-29-2002 03:12 AM

I don't think an abc of plant-names in M-E is possible, but we might try of course.

B is for Blossoms,

not exactly a name of a plant (as far as I know), but is has something to do with plants. Well, it's all I could come up with.

Cimmerian 04-29-2002 03:38 AM

C for Culumalda, a red-golden leaf tree that grew in the field of Cormallen, in North Ithilien.

Birdland 04-29-2002 07:38 AM

D is for The Dead Tree - The last White Tree of Gondor, which died at the same time as Belecthor II the twenty-first Ruling Steward; for lack of a seedling, the dead tree was left standing in the courts of Minas Tirith. It was finally replaced by Aragorn, who with the help of Gandalf found the last remaining seedling on the slopes of Mount Mindolluin.

The Dead Tree was laid to rest in the catacombs of Rath Dínen.

Blue Pixie 04-29-2002 07:46 AM

E is for Elbereth [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Dior 04-29-2002 09:13 PM

Actually, Blue Pixie, the theme is plants, and you have to say the definition. I'll pick up the E and say...

Enting, a term used for the certain ents who were viewed as young in the eyes of the more mature ones.

The ents kinda count as plants, don't they?

Cimmerian 04-30-2002 08:32 AM

Firs, the trees of the north highlands.

Birdland 04-30-2002 09:00 AM

G is for Galathilion - The White Tree made by Yavanna for the Elves of the city of Tirion. From it came Celeborn, the White Tree of Tol Eressëa, through which it became the ancestor of all the White Trees of Númenor and Middle-earth.

The Dead Tree mentioned above is a descendent of Galathilion.

Susan Delgado 04-30-2002 01:19 PM

H is for Herblore of the Shire, an herbology book written by Meriadoc Brandybuck. In it, he mentions the origin of Pipeweed.

Absolutely Ents count as plants! They are, after all, trees [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Cimmerian 05-01-2002 07:13 AM

Iris, a colourful and distinctive flower found growing in Ithilien.

Rimbaud 05-01-2002 10:41 AM

Strawberries - Wild berries found by Bilbo in the upper Vales of Anduin, as he journeyed eastward on the Quest of Erebor.

lathspell 05-01-2002 12:41 PM

Stephanos - we are giving according to the alphabet. J is next. I haven't thought of a name yet, but that may come soon.

greetings,
lathspell

Susan Delgado 05-01-2002 04:59 PM

J is for Juniper, a sweet smelling, though prickly, bush used as a hedge in the Shire.

Lómelindi 05-01-2002 06:07 PM

Kingsfoil, the other name for the athelas plant.
Sorry for the repetition, but there aren't any other Middle-earth trees or plants beginning with K.

Lindolirian 05-01-2002 07:35 PM

Laurelin the Golden Tree of Valinor

Lómelindi 05-01-2002 08:06 PM

Mallorn (plural Mellyrn), the famed golden-leaved trees of Lothlórien

Susan Delgado 05-02-2002 03:38 AM

N is for Nicotiana, of which Pipeweed is reputedly a variety.

I just love your picture, Lindolirian. I put it as my wallpaper [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Agent Elrond....but the best part is the runes which take the place of the Matrix symbols. It's just great.

[ May 02, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

Cimmerian 05-02-2002 05:47 AM

Oiolairë, a sweet-scented tree that grew in Númenor.

lathspell 05-02-2002 06:51 AM

P is for Pipe-weed.

The description speaks for itself. I can only say that the Fellowship had lack of it for a long time.

Dior 05-02-2002 08:16 AM

There are no plants that begin with Q. Skip it.

Dior 05-02-2002 08:18 AM

I guess I'll provide the R.

R is for Rowans, mountainous trees that grew on the western end of Fangorn and near Isengard.

Sîdhrîs 05-02-2002 01:13 PM

S is for Strawberries, wild red berries Bilbo found in the upper Vales of Anduin. (Does anybody know if they are the same as the "Strawberries" we know?)

Siiw 05-02-2002 04:52 PM

T must be Telperion, the white tree of Valinor

Lindolirian 05-02-2002 05:05 PM

U is for uilos a small white flower also called alfirin and simbelmynë.

Cimmerian 05-03-2002 01:08 AM

V is for Valinor's white tree.

If not he I skip V for W

W is for Wheat, an important cereal crop, used especially to be milled into flour. It is recorded as growing tall and golden in the land of Valinor.

Susan Delgado 05-03-2002 12:59 PM

I don't think there are any plants that start with X or Z. But, see, plants weren't so hard after all [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Lindolirian 05-03-2002 07:27 PM

There may not be any for X and Z but i did find one for Y. Yes, i did have to look it up... [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

Y is for yavannamire - "Jewel of Yavanna", a fragrant evergreen tree with scarlet fruit, brought to Numenore by the Eldar of Eressëa.

[ May 03, 2002: Message edited by: Lindolirian ]

lathspell 05-04-2002 06:25 AM

Alright, the next abc will be about names of Men (no elves, dwarves or any other races, just men).

With the A I was doubting between Aragorn and Ar-pharazon so I'll just do them both. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Aragorn: he was a member of the Fellowship and he leaded it too for some time. He was leader of the Dunedain and he became King of both Gondor and Arnor.

Ar-pharazon: the ruler of the Numenorians who broke the Ban of the Valar, seduced by whispers of Sauron.

Susan Delgado 05-04-2002 04:36 PM

B is for Beren, who came upon Luthien singing in the forest. He is the ultimate ancestor of all the Numenorean Kings, and the Great-Grandfather of Arwen, Queen of the reunited Kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor.

You know, Aragorn and Arwen were some species of cousin....

Lindolirian 05-04-2002 05:28 PM

ummm we're on C....

C is for Camlost meaning empty handed, the name taken by Beren when he lost the Silmaril.

Lómelindi 05-04-2002 09:56 PM

D is for Dorlas, one of Túrin's companions when he went to attack Glaurung


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