Thorn
Encyclopedia
General
- Thorn (botany)Thorns, spines, and pricklesIn botanical morphology, thorns, spines, and prickles are hard structures with sharp, or at least pointed, ends. In spite of this common feature, they differ in their growth and development on the plant; they are modified versions of different plant organs, stems, stipules, leaf veins, or hairs...
, a sharp structure on plants - Thorn, quickthorn or common hawthornCommon HawthornCrataegus monogyna, known as common hawthorn or single-seeded hawthorn, is a species of hawthorn native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. It has been introduced in many other parts of the world where it is an invasive weed...
(Crataegus monogyna) - Thorn tree (disambiguation)
- Thorn (letter)Thorn (letter)Thorn or þorn , is a letter in the Old English, Old Norse, and Icelandic alphabets, as well as some dialects of Middle English. It was also used in medieval Scandinavia, but was later replaced with the digraph th. The letter originated from the rune in the Elder Fuþark, called thorn in the...
(Þ, þ), a letter in the Anglo-Saxon and Icelandic alphabets - Thorn (horse), racehorse that won the Kentucky Futurity race in 1897
United Kingdom
- Thorn, BedfordshireThorn, BedfordshireThorn is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.The settlement is located to the north of Bidwell and Houghton Regis, and to the south of Wingfield and Chalgrave....
- Thorn, Devon
- Thorn, Herefordshire
- Thorn, Powys
Companies
- Thorn EMIThorn EMIThorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail. Created in October 1979 when Thorn Electrical Industries merged with EMI, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but it demerged again in...
, a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail - Thorn Electrical IndustriesTHORN Electrical IndustriesThorn Electrical Industries, Limited was an electrical engineering business. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange but it merged with EMI Group to form Thorn EMI in 1979...
, an electrical engineering business - Thorn CyclesThorn CyclesThorn Cycles is a British manufacturer of bicycles based in Bridgwater, Somerset. They specialise in tandems, touring and randonneuring cycles.They have recently become well known for their Raven series of cycles equipped with Rohloff hub gears...
, British bicycle manufacturer - Thorn Lighting, luminaire manufacturer, part of Zumtobel Lighting GroupZumtobel Lighting GroupZumtobel Group is a company based in Dornbirn, Austria which comprises two sub-groups: Zumtobel Lighting Group, which includes the lighting brands "Zumtobel" and "Thorn"; and Tridonic, which manufactures lighting components...
Fiction
- Rose and ThornRose and ThornRose and Thorn are the two personalities of a Golden Age character in DC Comics.Thorn is a woman with a split personality whose villainous personality has the ability to control plants. Initially, she and her hired thugs opposed The Flash...
, a character with a dual personality in DC comics - Thorn (comics)Thorn (comics)Thorn is a fictional character in DC Comics, a superhero who suffers from multiple personalities.-Fictional character biography:Rhosyn "Rose" Forrest is the daughter of Metropolis police officer Phil Forrest, who was killed by a criminal gang named the 100...
, another DC Comics character - ThornnThornnThornn is a fictional character created by Marvel Comics for their series, X-Force. She was one of the few Morlocks to survive the Mutant Massacre and is the sister of former X-Force member, Feral...
, a fictional character from Marvel Comics - Thorn Harvestar, a main character in Jeff Smith's BoneBone (comics)Bone is an independently published graphic novel series originally serialized in 55 irregularly released issues from 1991 to 2004. Bone was drawn and written by Jeff Smith....
series - Thorn (comic strip), a comic strip which was the precursor to BoneBone (comics)Bone is an independently published graphic novel series originally serialized in 55 irregularly released issues from 1991 to 2004. Bone was drawn and written by Jeff Smith....
- Thorn (Inheritance), a dragon from the Inheritance cycle
- Thorns (novel)Thorns (novel)Thorns is a science fiction novel by American author Robert Silverberg, published as a paperback original in 1967, and a Nebula and Hugo Awards nominee.-Synopsis:...
, a 1967 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg
Music
- Thorns (band)Thorns (band)Thorns is a Norwegian black metal band that formed in 1989 and was part of the early Norwegian black metal scene. They made two highly influential demos in the early 1990s, Grymyrk and Trøndertun, but have only released one full-length album....
, a Norwegian black metal band - Thorns (Thorns album)
- Thorns (Takida album)Thorns (Takida album)Thorns is the fifth demo album by the Swedish rock band Takida. The demo was recorded at the Sound Creation Studio in Bollnäs, Sweden.-Track listing:#"Broken" 3:10#"Tear It Up" 5:05#"Another Day" 4:04#"Stay In the Rain" 3:56#"Apprecihated" 4:05...
- The ThornsThe ThornsThe Thorns are an American acoustic rock band formed in 2002 as a project of Matthew Sweet, Pete Droge, and Shawn Mullins.The band toured the United States and Europe throughout 2003, in support of their eponymous debut album.-Discography:...
, an American acoustic rock band - "Thorns", a track from Storm the Gates of HellStorm the Gates of Hell-Credits:Demon Hunter*Ryan Clark — lead vocals*Don Clark — rhythm guitar*Ethan Luck — lead guitar, lap steel guitar*Jonathan Dunn — bass guitar*Timothy "Yogi" Watts — drumsProduction and additional musicians*Aaron Sprinkle — keyboards, production, programming...
by Demon Hunter - Thorn, a vinyl EP released by EnslavedEnslaved (band)Enslaved is a progressive black metal band formed in June 1991 in Sveio, Norway, and currently based out of Bergen, Norway.-History:Enslaved was formed in June 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson when they were 13 and 17 years old, respectively. The band name was inspired by an Immortal demo...