Fangorn

noun. Beard of Tree

_ prop. n. _Beard of Tree. >> orn

Fangorn

noun. treebeard

fang (“beard”) + orn (“tree”)

fangorn

masculine name. Treebeard

Sindarin name of Treebeard (LotR/464), more literally translated “beard-(of)-tree” (LotR/1131, PE17/84). His name is a combination of fang “beard” and orn “tree” (SA/orn, PE17/84).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, his name also appeared as N. Fangorn “Treebeard” (TI/412).

Elements

Word	Gloss
fang	“beard, beard, [G.] long beard”
orn	“(tall straight) tree”

Variations

• fang-orn ✧ PE17/084