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ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates The tradition was established around II 6001 Location On the prows of Númenórean vessels travelling the Great Sea Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Númenóreans Other names Green Bough of Return Indexes: Alphabetical: B Others About this entry: Updated 23 June 2023 This entry is complete A mariner's token of good fortune Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The tree oiolairë (or 'Ever-summer') was an evergreen that grew in Tol Eressëa, and the Elves of that island gave it as a gift to the Men of Númenor. In Númenor the tree grew on the fragrant slopes of Nísimaldar, and it became a custom among Númenórean mariners to carry a bough of oiolairë on the prow of their ships. They adopted this custom from the Eldar of Eressëa, who carried the bough - in full the Green Bough of Return - on their ships as a token of their friendship with the Maiar of the Sea, Ossë and Uinen. The bough was traditionally set in place by a woman of the captain's family, and it remained green throughout the voyage until the ship that bore it returned to port. Notes 1 The origins of this custom are not explained in detail, but the use of the Bough of Return was particularly associated with vessels making the journey from Númenor to Middle-earth. The first such voyage was made by Vëantur in II 600, so in this sense the Bough of Return cannot predate that year. It is perfectly possible, of course, that it developed from a tradition among those making shorter journeys by sea around the coasts of Númenor during the earlier Second Age. Ultimately the Númenóreans adopted this custom from the Eldar of Eressëa, and in that sense among the Elves it might very well have predated the foundation of Númenor itself. See also... Green Bough of Return, Haven-finder Indexes: Alphabetical: B Others About this entry: Updated 23 June 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2017, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates The tradition was established around II 6001 Location On the prows of Númenórean vessels travelling the Great Sea Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Númenóreans Other names Green Bough of Return Indexes: Alphabetical: B Others About this entry: Updated 23 June 2023 This entry is complete A mariner's token of good fortune

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The tree oiolairë (or 'Ever-summer') was an evergreen that grew in Tol Eressëa, and the Elves of that island gave it as a gift to the Men of Númenor. In Númenor the tree grew on the fragrant slopes of Nísimaldar, and it became a custom among Númenórean mariners to carry a bough of oiolairë on the prow of their ships. They adopted this custom from the Eldar of Eressëa, who carried the bough - in full the Green Bough of Return - on their ships as a token of their friendship with the Maiar of the Sea, Ossë and Uinen. The bough was traditionally set in place by a woman of the captain's family, and it remained green throughout the voyage until the ship that bore it returned to port. Notes 1 The origins of this custom are not explained in detail, but the use of the Bough of Return was particularly associated with vessels making the journey from Númenor to Middle-earth. The first such voyage was made by Vëantur in II 600, so in this sense the Bough of Return cannot predate that year. It is perfectly possible, of course, that it developed from a tradition among those making shorter journeys by sea around the coasts of Númenor during the earlier Second Age. Ultimately the Númenóreans adopted this custom from the Eldar of Eressëa, and in that sense among the Elves it might very well have predated the foundation of Númenor itself. See also... Green Bough of Return, Haven-finder Indexes: Alphabetical: B Others About this entry: Updated 23 June 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2017, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.