Talan

A talan, also known as a flet, was an open platform built in a mallorn of Lórien as a living place for the Elves. It was reached by a ladder through an opening in its center. A light screen could be fixed to any side of the platform to block the wind.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. VI: "Lothlórien"
In Caras Galadhon, these platforms also functioned as the floor of the place in which the Fellowship first met Galadriel and Celeborn.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. VII: "The Mirror of Galadriel"
== Etymology ==
Talan, plural telain, is a Sindarin word. "Flet", as the platform was known in Westron, is an archaic English word.
== References ==
Category:Objects
Category:Sindarin names & words
de:Flett
it:Flet
pl:Talan
ru:Флет
Category:Lórien