What name did J.R.R. Tolkien give to the great lamp-shaped trees of Valinor?
Answer
The Two Trees of Valinor
Answer
The Two Trees of Valinor
J.R.R. Tolkien called the great lamp-shaped trees of Valinor the Two Trees of Valinor.
The individual trees were Telperion, the silver tree, and Laurelin, the golden tree. They grew in Valinor, the blessed realm of the Valar, and their light illuminated the land before the creation of the Sun and Moon. Their combined radiance marked the Years of the Trees in Tolkien’s chronology.
The Two Trees were destroyed by the giant spider Ungoliant and the fallen Vala Melkor, later known as Morgoth. Their destruction helped set in motion major events including the making of the Silmarils and the rebellion of the Noldor.
Telperion and Laurelin are the individual names, not the collective answer. The White Tree of Gondor belongs to a later part of the mythology and is connected symbolically to the older trees, but it is not one of the Two Trees of Valinor.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026