INKLINGS Q & A: The elvish name for Treebeard is Fangorn. With its -orn ending,...

INKLINGS Q & A: The elvish name for Treebeard is Fangorn. With its -orn ending, what does his name sound similar to others in Middle Earth, such as Celeborn and Hirilorn?

A: In Tolkien's invented language, -orn means "tree." Fangorn means simply Treebeard, while Celeborn means "silver tree" and Hirilorn means "tree of the lady." Bonus factoid: Tolkien modeled Treebeard's booming voice after that of his friend, the stentorian C. S. Lewis.


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