Galathilion

White Tree of Tirion, Yavanna’s counterpart of Telperion for Vanyar and Noldor

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In briefanswer capsule

Galathilion stands in Tirion and is called the White Tree. Yavanna shaped it after Telperion for the Vanyar and the Noldor. It is not Telperion itself but a likeness made for those two kindreds, so that they might have among them a tree formed on that original.

Sources

The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, ch. 5, Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Galathilion“. Last updated August 31, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/nature/galathilion/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Galathilion. Last updated August 31, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/nature/galathilion/

MLA

„Galathilion“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/nature/galathilion/. Last updated August 31, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-galathilion-en,
  title        = {Galathilion},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/nature/galathilion/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 31, 2026}
}