Tree men... giants... on the North Moors

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Originally Posted by Varnafindë

Did Tolkien get the word "hnau" from C.S. Lewis, or did Lewis get it from him, or did they both get it from somewhere else?

From the information I can find online, it seems as if the word was invented by Lewis. Tolkien later used it in his notes on the Ents - it's mentioned in a couple of places as one of the aspects of Lewis' work that influenced Tolkien.

It's a good word!