The Lord of the Rings · Character
Telperion
Also known as Eldest of Trees
- Minor
- First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 15
Telperion carries the weight of a name reaching back into the oldest memory of the world. As a sapling of a storied line of trees, it suggests quiet endurance and a living thread between ancient ages and the present.
- First appears
- Book 3 · Ch. 15
- Books
- 1
Telperion is named as the Eldest of Trees and the source of a lineage of sacred trees. A fruit of Telperion gave rise to Galathilion, whose line continued through Nimloth; a sapling of that line was found on Mount Mindolluin. The name links the discovered tree to an inheritance reaching back to the earliest days.
Description
Telperion is identified as the Eldest of Trees, but no direct physical description is provided here. The text speaks of its fruit and its place in the lineage of later trees, without specifying its height, bark, leaves, flowers, or color.
Story so far
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