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Dates
Existed throughout the Years of the Trees (perhaps some 14,325 years)1
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Pronunciation
telpe'rion
Meaning
Unclear, though telpë is definitely 'silver'2
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TelperionThe White Tree![]() (Somewhat conjectural)
(Somewhat conjectural)
The great lights of Arda White Trees The elder of the Two Trees of Valinor, called the White Tree, which shed silver light on the domain of the Valar. His leaves were of dark green, shining silver beneath, and his boughs were decked with brilliant flowers that shed a rain of silver dew. Telperion endured throughout the Years of the Trees, but came to an end in the dreadful event known as the Darkening of Valinor. Even though the elder tree did not survive, he was not the last of the White Trees. Yavanna had made an image of him in Tirion, called Galathilion, from which the White Trees of Númenor and later of Minas Tirith were descended. More importantly, one of Telperion's flowers survived the Darkening, and was set aloft by the Valar to become the light we call the Moon. Notes
See also...Alcarinquë, Aldëa, Aldúya, Aman, Anar, Belthil, Coron Oiolairë, Darkening of Valinor, Dead Tree, Eldest of Trees, Elentári, Elvish, Fifth Gate, Flower of Silver, Gate of Silver, [See the full list...] Indexes: About this entry:
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