World-Tree

The World-Tree, according to Elvish legend, was a massive tree that touched the clouds and was the progenitor of all the forests in the world. It is said the World-Tree's branches were made of every type of wood, and when it bloomed, its branches held flowers of every shape, size, and hue. When the first winds blew, seeds scattered across the world, creating the first forests. The elves were born from glowing pods on the upper branches, destined to be the stewards of the woodlands.

Carvings of the World-Tree can still be found in Elvish ruins, ranging from small and ornamental to monumentous and elaborate. Other than oral traditions, the most detailed description of the World-Tree rests in the Elvish Apocrypha, a series of scrolls and runic carvings found in a cave in the North Sea.