Tree of the High Elves

A reference to the White Tree Galathilion that stood in the courts of Tirion in the Pass of Light. Made in the image of Telperion by Yavanna herself, this tree was later used as an emblem of the High Elves, at least in Middle-earth. Most notably, it appeared on the Doors of Durin at the western entrance to Moria. On those Doors, the tree was depicted twice, as a mirrored pair of images. Those images showed Galathilion with its branches hung with crescent Moons, to represent its connection to Telperion, whose last flower formed the Moon itself.