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Dates
Existed throughout the Years of the Trees (perhaps some 14,322 years)1
Location
The mound of Ezellohar, to the west of Valmar in Valinor
Origins
Brought into being by Yavanna, with the assistance of Nienna
Settlements
Lay close to the city of Valmar
Pronunciation
ninkweloa'teh
Meaning
'White flower'
Other names
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Ninquelótë

A name for the White Tree of Valinor

Map of Ninquelótë
(Somewhat conjectural)
(Somewhat conjectural)
Ninquelotë
(Telperion)
Galathilion
White Trees of
Tol Eressëa,
Númenor and
Minas Tirith

The elder of the Two Trees of Valinor filled the land of the Valar with a shimmering silver light, and spread glistening dew from his many flowers. This White Tree is best known by the name Telperion, but it had many other names besides, and among these was the Quenya title Ninquelótë.

'Ninquelótë' means 'White Flower' or (perhaps more likely in this context) 'White Blossom'. The Sindarin equivalent of this Quenya name was Nimloth, and indeed that name was inherited by the White Tree that grew in the King's Court of Númenor.


Notes

1

The figure of 14,322 years is calculated from dating given in The Annals of Aman (in volume X of The History of Middle-earth). The dates given in that source are in 'Valian Years', which were considerably longer that solar years, making precise conversion difficult. Nonetheless, this value does give a reasonable estimate of the length of the Years of the Trees, during which Ninquelótë shone its silver light over Valinor.

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