Things of Middle-earth
culumalda
Type: Plants
Meaning: golden-red tree
Description:
A tree, presumably with golden-red foliage, that grew in the Field of Cormallen in Ithilien; the name of this tree only appears in the Appendix of The Silmarillion:
Cormallen... means 'golden circle' and was named from the culumalda trees that grew there....
The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names, entry mal-
Etymology
cul- 'golden-red' in Culúrien.
The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names
mal- 'gold' in Malduin, Malinalda; also in mallorn, and in the Field of Cormallen, which means 'golden circle' and was named from the culumalda trees that grew there (see cul-).
The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names
alda 'tree' (Quenya) in Aldaron, Aldudénië, Malinalda, corresponding to Sindarin galadh (seen in Caras Galadhon and the Galadhrim of Lothlórien).
The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names
Contributors: Elena Tiriel 10Dec07
