Dark Tree

The Dark Tree, formerly known as the Morgoth-elementThe History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Five: "Myths Transformed", (ii) or Melkor-ingredient, was a abstract concept used in relation to the works and forces of evil that opposed the Free Peoples of the World.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XVI: "The New Shadow"
==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 and later, abstractly, as the Dark Tree.
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 it’s roots cannot be destroyed. In the context of their time, Borlas applied the term to a describe a secret and dark cult of misguided Men of Gondor who do not remember the evil of old. It involved the worship of the Dark Lords, connected to the term Herumor. Berelach, Borlas's 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.
The Dark Tree began with Morgoth, his influence, and those allied with him or his lieutenants. The Úvanimor is the name of monsters of various kinds created by Morgoth.
==Dark Tree==
The oldest roots of the Dark Tree was Morgoth, but lesser roots grew representing those allied with him and his lieutenants.
* Morgoth
** Sauron
*** Nazgûl
**** Witch-king of Angmar
**** Khamûl
**** A third Nazgûl
** Úmaiar
*** Balrogs
**** Durin's Bane
**** Gothmog
**** Lungorthin
*** Boldogs
** Úvanimor
** Dragons
*** Glaurung
*** Ancalagon
*** Scatha
*** Smaug
** Trolls
** Orcs
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Donker Boom
Albanian 	Pemë Errët
Amharic 	ጨለማ ዛፍ
Arabic 	شجرة مظلمة
Armenian 	Մութ Ծառ
Asturian 	Árbol Ascuru
Azerbaijani 	Qaranlıq Ağac
Basque 	Arbola Iluna
Belarusian Cyrillic	Змрочнае дрэва
Bengali 	অন্ধকার গাছ
Bosnian 	Tamno drvo
Breton 	Gwezenn Teñval
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Тъмното дърво
Burmese 	မှောင်မိုက်သစ်ပင်
Cambodian 	មែកធាងងងឹត
Catalan 	Arbre Fosc
Chinese 	黑暗的树
Croatian 	Mračno stablo
Czech 	Tmavý strom
Danish 	Mørkt Træ
Dari 	درخت تاریک
Dutch 	Donkere Boom
Esperanto 	Malhela Arbo
Estonian 	Tume puu
Faroese 	Myrkt Træ
Filipino 	Madilim na Puno
Finnish 	Tumma puu
French 	Arbre Sombre
Frisian 	Donkere Beam (Western)
Friulian 	Arbul Scur
Galician 	Árbore Escura
Georgian 	მუქი ხე
German 	Dunkler Baum
Greek 	Σκούρο Δέντρο
Gujarati 	ડાર્ક ટ્રી
Hebrew 	עץ כהה
Hindi 	अंधेरा पेड़
Hungarian 	Sötét fa
Icelandic 	Myrkur Tré
Indonesian 	Pohon gelap
Irish Gaelic 	Crann Dorcha
Italian 	Albero Scuro
Japanese 	ダークツリー
Javanese 	Wit Peteng
Kannada 	ಕಪ್ಪು ಮರ
Kazakh 	Қараңғы Ағаш (Cyrillic) Qarañğı Ağaş (Latin)
Konkani 	काळें झाड
Korean 	어두운 나무
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Кара Дарак
Laotian 	ຕົ້ນ​ໄມ້​ຊ​້​ໍ​າ​
Latin 	Arbor Tenebris
Latvian 	Tumšs koks
Lithuanian 	Tamsus medis
Luxembourgish 	Däischter Bam
Macedonian Cyrillic	Темното дрво
Maithili 	कारी गाछ
Malagasy 	Hazo Maizina
Malayalam 	ഇരുണ്ട വൃക്ഷം
Malaysian 	Pokok gelap
Maltese 	Siġra Mudlama
Manx 	Craid Dorraghey
Marathi 	गडद झाड
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Харанхуй мод
Nepalese 	अँध्यारो रुख
Norwegian 	Mørkt Tre
Occitan 	Arbre Escur
Pashto 	توره ونه
Persian 	درخت تیره
Polish 	Ciemne drzewo
Portuguese 	Árvore Escura
Punjabi 	ਹਨੇਰਾ ਰੁੱਖ
Romanian 	Copac Întunecat
Russian 	Темное дерево
Sanskrit 	कृष्णवृक्षः
Sardinian 	Arbure Iscuros
Scottish Gaelic 	Crann Dorcha
Serbian 	Тамно дрво (Cyrillic) Tamno drvo (Latin)
Sicilian 	Àrvuru Scuru
Sindhi 	اونداهي وڻ
Sinhalese 	අඳුරු ගස
Slovak 	Tmavý strom
Slovenian 	Temno drevo
Somali 	Geed Madow
Spanish 	Árbol Oscuro
Sundanese 	Poék Tangkal
Swahili 	Mti wa giza
Swedish 	Mörkt Träd
Tajik Cyrillic 	Дарахти Сиёҳ
Tamil 	கருமையான மரத்தை
Tatar 	Кара агач
Telugu 	చీకటి చెట్టు
Thai 	ต้นไม้มืด
Turkish 	Karanlık Ağaç
Turkmen 	Garaňky Agaç
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Темне дерево
Urdu 	سیاہ درخت
Uzbek 	Қоронғи Дарахт (Cyrillic) Qorong'i Daraxt (Latin)
Venetian 	Àlbara Scuro
Vietnamese 	Cây tối
Welsh 	Coeden Dywyll
Yiddish 	טונקל בוים
Yoruba 	Igi Dudu
==References==
Category:Evil
Category:Organizations