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Location
Particularly associated with the southern lands of Rohan and Gondor (especially Lebennin)
Settlements
Noted as growing on the tombs of the Barrowfield beneath Edoras
Meaning
A compound of 'ever' and 'mind'1
Other names
Alfirin, Simbelmynë, Symbelmynë, Uilos

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Evermind

The white grave-flower

A translation of the name simbelmynë, the name in Rohan for the small white flower that grew especially on the graves of Men. This association with the dead was the source of the flower's name - a literal translation would be something like 'everlasting memory'. In appearance, Tolkien compares evermind to the anemone, a small white flower growing among the grass.


Notes

1

This flower's name conveys the idea that a person would be 'forever in mind' or 'never forgotten'. This association comes from the fact that evermind grew in profusion on the barrows or graves of Rohan, so it came to be connected with the memory of the ancestors of the Rohirrim.

See also...

Barrowfield, Simbelmynë, Uilos

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Evermind

The white grave-flower

Location
Particularly associated with the southern lands of Rohan and Gondor (especially Lebennin)
Settlements
Noted as growing on the tombs of the Barrowfield beneath Edoras
Meaning
A compound of 'ever' and 'mind'1
Other names
Alfirin, Simbelmynë, Symbelmynë, Uilos

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 13 May 2021
  • This entry is complete

Evermind

The white grave-flower

A translation of the name simbelmynë, the name in Rohan for the small white flower that grew especially on the graves of Men. This association with the dead was the source of the flower's name - a literal translation would be something like 'everlasting memory'. In appearance, Tolkien compares evermind to the anemone, a small white flower growing among the grass.


Notes

1

This flower's name conveys the idea that a person would be 'forever in mind' or 'never forgotten'. This association comes from the fact that evermind grew in profusion on the barrows or graves of Rohan, so it came to be connected with the memory of the ancestors of the Rohirrim.

See also...

Barrowfield, Simbelmynë, Uilos

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 13 May 2021
  • This entry is complete

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2003, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus DISC reports provide a rich and accessible view of any individual's working style.