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Aeglos
02:49
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They passed over the tumbled stones, and began to climb; for Amon Rûdh stood upon the eastern edge of the high moorlands that rose between the vales of Sirion and Narrow, and even above the stony heath at its base its crown was reared up a thousand feet and more. Upon the eastern side a broken land climb slowly up the high ridges among knots of birch and rowan, and ancient thorn-trees rooted in rock. Beyond, upon the moors and about the lower slopes of Amob Rûdh there grew a thickets of aeglos; but its steep grey head was bare, save for the red seregon that mantled the stone. (The Children of Hurin VII)
[…] passed under the shadows of ancient rowan-trees, into aisles of long-legged aeglos: a gloom filled with a sweet scent. (The Children of Hurin VII)
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Alder
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After some time they crossed the Water, west of Hobbiton, by a narrow plank-bridge. The stream was there no more than a winding black ribbon bordered with leaning alder-trees. (LOTR 1 : III)
Beren reaches the site of his father’s death and) As he drew near the carrion-birds rose from the ground and sat in the alder-trees beside Tarn Aeluin, and croaked in mockery. (SILM 19)
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Alfirin
02:34
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And the golden bells are shaken of mallos and alfirin
In the green fields of Lebennin. (LOTR 5: IX)
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Amaranth
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Anemone
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About them lay long launds of green grass dappled with celandine and anemones, white and blue, now folded for sleep. (LOTR 4: VII)
Primeroles and anemones were awake in the filbert-brakes; and asphodel and many lily-flowers nodded their half-opened heads in the grass: deep green grass beside the pools, where falling streams halted in cool hollows on their journey down to Anduin. (LOTR 4: IV)
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Angelica Sylvestris
01:14
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Apple
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Sam was chewing an apple thoughtfully. He had a pocket full of them: a parting present from Nob and Bob. “Apples for walking, and a pipe for sitting”, he said. “But I reckon I’ll miss them both before long”. (LOTR 1: XI)
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Ash
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Some recalled the ash: tall straight grey Ents with many-fingered hands and long legs. (LOTR 3: IV)
(Aragorn and his companions observed the riders of Rohan carrying) tall spears of ash. (LOTR 3: II)
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Asphodel
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Primeroles and anemones were awake in the filbert-brakes; and asphodel and many lily-flowers nodded their half-opened heads in the grass: deep green grass beside the pools, where falling streams halted in cool hollows on their journey down to Anduin. (LOTR 4: IV)
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Athelas
01:34
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“These leaves”, he said, “I have walked far to find; for this plant does not grow in the bare hills; but in the thickets away south of the road I found in the dark by the scent of its leaves.” He crushed a leaf in his fingers, and it gave out a sweet and pungent fragrance. “It is fortunate that I could find it, for it is a healing plant that the Men of the West brought to Middle-Earth. Athelas they named it.” (LOTR 1: XII)
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Barley
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The Northfarthing barley was so fine that the beer of 1420 malt was long remembered and became byword. (LOTR 6: IX)
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Bay
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Beyong it was a thicket of dark-leaved bay-trees climbing up a steep bank that was crowned with old cedars. (LOTR 4: IV)
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Bean
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Actually his [Frodo’s] view was screened by a tall line of beans on poles; but above and far beyond them the grey top of the hill loomed up against the sunrise… The sky spoke of rain to come; but the light broadening quickly, and the red flowers on the beans began to glow against the wet green leaves (LOTR 1: VII)
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Beard Lichen
02:06
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The entrance to the path was like a sort of arch leading into a gloomy tunnel made by two great trees leant together. too old and strangled with ivy and hung with lichen to bear more than a few blackened leaves. (Hobbit VIII)
An archway opened.
By ancient trunks
it was frame darkly,
that in far-off days
the lightning felled,
now leaning gaunt
their lichen-leprous
limbs uprooted.
(The Lay of the Children of Hurin, Lays I: lines 936-939)
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Beech
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They bore back Beren Camlost son of Barahir upon a bier of branches with Huan the wolfhound at his side; and night fell ere they returned to Menegroth. At the feet of Hirilorn the great beech Luthien met them walking slow, and some bore torches beside the bier. (SILM 19)
great beeches came right down to the bank, till their feet were in the stream. (Hobbit IX)
He was lying on some soft bed, but over him gently swayed wide Beecher boughs, and through their young leaves sunlight glimmered, green and gold. (LOTR 6: IV)
Luthien and Beren, who first met in the beech-forest of Neldoreth and later walked there, “under mighty beeches silken-skinned, and sang of love that still shall be, though earth be foundered under sea” (Lays III: lines 3222-3226)
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