The Encyclopedia of Arda - Lilies (original) (raw)

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
Location Widespread, though most commonly associated with the lands of Gondor Species More than a hundred species within the genus Lilium Meaning Derived from Latin lilium, of uncertain origin Note Not to be confused with water-lilies, which, though they share a similar name and are sometimes called simply 'lilies', are in fact a distinct and unrelated kind of flower Indexes: Alphabetical: L Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 5 March 2023 This entry is complete "Tall grows the grass there. In the wind from the SeaThe white lilies sway..." Legolas' song of LebenninThe Return of the King V 9The Last Debate Large flowers that grow on slender stalks, that in Middle-earth were found at least in the Gondorian lands of Lebennin and Ithilien. In the modern world, lilies can grow in a variety of colours and patterns, but in Tolkien's world they're always referred to as being white: in the quote above, for example, and in the description of Éowyn in her illness as 'white as a lily' (The Lord of the Rings V 8, The Houses of Healing). Among Gandalf's amazing array of fireworks was one in the shape of a lily, which could famously hang in the air throughout an entire evening. Indexes: Alphabetical: L Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 5 March 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2003, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.

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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

Location Widespread, though most commonly associated with the lands of Gondor Species More than a hundred species within the genus Lilium Meaning Derived from Latin lilium, of uncertain origin Note Not to be confused with water-lilies, which, though they share a similar name and are sometimes called simply 'lilies', are in fact a distinct and unrelated kind of flower Indexes: Alphabetical: L Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 5 March 2023 This entry is complete "Tall grows the grass there. In the wind from the SeaThe white lilies sway..." Legolas' song of LebenninThe Return of the King V 9The Last Debate Large flowers that grow on slender stalks, that in Middle-earth were found at least in the Gondorian lands of Lebennin and Ithilien. In the modern world, lilies can grow in a variety of colours and patterns, but in Tolkien's world they're always referred to as being white: in the quote above, for example, and in the description of Éowyn in her illness as 'white as a lily' (The Lord of the Rings V 8, The Houses of Healing). Among Gandalf's amazing array of fireworks was one in the shape of a lily, which could famously hang in the air throughout an entire evening. Indexes: Alphabetical: L Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 5 March 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2003, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.