Dates

The original malinorni were brought to Númenor in the early Second Age, and thence to Middle-earth, probably in the ninth century of the Second Age; they were established in Lórien after III 1980, and in the Shire III 3020

Location

Tol Eressëa, Nísimaldar in Númenor, Lórien and the Party Field of the Shire

Origins

A gift of the Númenórean mariner Aldarion to Gil-galad, and from him to Galadriel

Race

Grown variously in the lands of Elves, Men and latterly Hobbits

Cultures

Elves of Eressëa, Númenóreans, Galadhrim, Shire-hobbits

Settlements

In Lórien these trees formed Caras Galadhon, the City of the Trees

Pronunciation

me'lloorn (singular ma'llorn)

Meaning

'Golden tree'

Other names

Malinorni

Note

Mellyrn is the Sindarin plural for these trees, equivalent to the more natural English 'mallorns'

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Updated 13 December 2016
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Mellyrn (Mallorns)

The golden trees of Lórien

Malinorni
of Númenor

Mellyrn
of Lórien

Golden Tree of
the Party Field

The famed golden-leaved trees of Lórien, that held their leaves until spring. Though they are commonly called 'mallorns', especially by the Hobbits, the correct Elvish plural is mellyrn.

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Updated 13 December 2016
Updates planned: 2

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Mellyrn (Mallorns)

The golden trees of Lórien

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