LOTR: What Are The Gold & Silver Trees Shown In The First Rings Of Power Image?

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By knowing about the Trees of Valinor, the promo poster for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, begins to make a lot more sense. Not only can you discern landmarks like Ezellohar (a.k.a. Corollairë, the mound on which the Trees of Valinor were grown) but also determine the location (Valinor), time of day (evening), name of the adjacent city (Valmar), and also the name of the mountain range (the Pelóri). You’re able to do this by being able to identify the Trees of Valinor, whose mere existence spur much of the events that occur in the First, Second, and even the Third and Fourth Ages.

There are two Trees of Valinor; Telperion (a.k.a. Silpion or Ninquelótë) and Laurelin (a.k.a. Malinalda or Culúrien), each with their own unique attributes. Telperion is the elder of the Two Trees and has leaves that are dark green on the top and silver underneath. Referred to in The Silmarillion as a "he", Telperion is also described as having many flowers and casting a beautiful shadow on the ground as a reflection of his shining leaves.

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Laurelin, the younger of the Two Trees, has what's described as "young green like the new-opened beech" leaves with edges of "glittering gold". Laurelion is described as a "she" in The Silmarillion, with yellow flowers in the shape of horns. Laurelin's light is also much warmer than Telperion's, similar to the warm glow of sunlight.

In Arda, Telperion and Laurelin provided light for the world long before the Sun and Moon came into existence. In fact, when the Sun and Moon were created they were designed as a reflection of the tree’s light, the Moon for Telperion and the Sun for Laurelin. Knowing this, one cannot help but