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- "But it is even as I said: the roots of Evil lie deep, and from far off comes the poison that works in us, so that many do these things – at times, and become then indeed like the servants of Melkor."
- —Borlas to Saelon.
The Dark Tree, also known as the Morgoth-element[1] or Melkor-ingredient, was a abstract concept of J.R.R. Tolkien's in relation to the works and forces of evil that opposed the Free Peoples of the World.[2]
History
In the early days of Arda, Morgoth poured much of his power into Arda. This power, or influence, was referred to as the Morgoth-element[1] and later, abstractly, as the Dark Tree.[2]
In the year 220 of the Fourth Age, Borlas and Saelon discussed the nature of evil as a Dark Tree that grows perpetually, and that even if it is hewed at all times, it would always return as its roots cannot be destroyed. In the context of their time, Borlas applied the term to a describe a secret and dark cult of misguided Gondorians who do not remember the evil of old. It involved the worship of the Dark Lords, connected to the term Herumor. Berelach, Borlas' son, might have been a member of the cult due to his belief that "peace makes things slack" and general disregard to a prior incident involving some Shipmen in his fleet.[2]
The oldest root of the Dark Tree began with Morgoth, but lesser roots grew from his influence, representing those allied with him, his lieutenants, and the Úvanimor.
See also
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Swart Boom |
| Albanian | Pema e zezë |
| Amharic | ጥቁር ዛፍ |
| Arabic | الشجرة السوداء |
| Armenian | Սև Ծառ |
| Assamese | ক'লা গছ |
| Asturian | Árbol Ascuru |
| Azerbaijani | Qara Ağac |
| Basque | Arbola Iluna |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Чорнае дрэва |
| Bengali | কালো গাছ |
| Bosnian | Crno stablo |
| Breton | Gwezenn Du |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Черно дърво |
| Burmese | အနက်ရောင်သစ်ပင် |
| Cambodian | ដើមឈើខ្មៅ |
| Catalan | Arbre Negre |
| Chinese | 黑树 |
| Corsican | Arburu Negru |
| Croatian | Crno Stablo |
| Czech | Černý Strom |
| Danish | Mørkt Træ |
| Dari | درخت سیاه |
| Dutch | Zwarte Boom |
| Esperanto | Nigra Arbo |
| Estonian | Must puu |
| Faroese | Svart Træið |
| Filipino | Itim na Puno |
| Finnish | Musta puu |
| French | Arbre Noir |
| Frisian | Swarte Beam (Western) |
| Friulian | Arbul Neri |
| Galician | Árbore Negra |
| Georgian | შავი ხე |
| German | Schwarzer Baum |
| Greek | Μαύρο Δέντρο |
| Gujarati | કાળો વૃક્ષ |
| Hebrew | עץ שחו |
| Hindi | काला पेड़ |
| Hungarian | Fekete fa |
| Icelandic | Svart Tré |
| Indonesian | Pohon Hitam |
| Irish Gaelic | Crann Dorcha |
| Italian | Albero Nero |
| Japanese | ブラックツリー |
| Javanese | Wit Ireng |
| Kannada | ಕಪ್ಪು ಮರ |
| Kazakh | Қара ағаш (Cyrillic) Qara ağaş (Latin) |
| Konkani | काळें झाड |
| Korean | 검은 나무 |
| Kurdish | (Sorani) درەختی ڕەش |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Кара дарак |
| Laotian | ຕົ້ນໄມ້ສີດໍາ |
| Latin | Arbor Nigrum |
| Latvian | Melnais koks |
| Lithuanian | Juodasis medis |
| Luxembourgish | Däischter Bam |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Црно дрво |
| Maithili | कारी गाछ |
| Malagasy | Hazo Mainty |
| Malayalam | ബ്ലാക്ക് ട്രീ |
| Malaysian | Pokok Hitam |
| Maltese | Siġra Mudlama |
| Manx | Craid Dub |
| Marathi | काळे झाड |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Хар мод |
| Nepalese | कालो रूख |
| Norwegian | Svart Treet |
| Occitan | Arbre Negre |
| Pashto | توره ونه |
| Persian | درخت سیاه |
| Polish | Czarne Drzewo |
| Portuguese | Árvore Negra |
| Punjabi | ਕਾਲਾ ਰੁੱਖ |
| Romanian | Arborele Negru |
| Russian | Черное Дерево |
| Sanskrit | कृष्णवृक्षः |
| Sardinian | Arbure Nieddu |
| Scottish Gaelic | Crann Dubh |
| Serbian | Црно дрво (Cyrillic) Crno drvo (Latin) |
| Sicilian | Àrvuru Nìuru |
| Sindhi | ڪارو وڻ |
| Sinhalese | කළු ගස |
| Slovak | Čierny Strom |
| Slovenian | Črno Drevo |
| Somali | Geed Madow |
| Spanish | Árbol Negro |
| Sundanese | Tangkal Hideung |
| Swahili | Mti Mweusi |
| Swedish | Svart träd |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Дарахти сиёҳ |
| Tamil | கருப்பு மரம் |
| Tatar | Кара агач |
| Telugu | బ్లాక్ ట్రీ |
| Thai | ต้นไม้สีดำ |
| Turkish | Kara Ağaç |
| Turkmen | Gara agaç |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Чорне дерево |
| Urdu | کالا درخت |
| Uzbek | Қора дарахт (Cyrillic) Qora daraxt (Latin) |
| Venetian | Albero Nero |
| Vietnamese | Cây Đen |
| Welsh | Coeden Ddu |
| Yiddish | שוואַרץ טרי |
| Yoruba | Igi Dudu |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Five: "Myths Transformed", (ii)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XVI: "The New Shadow"