Lexicon:Modern/Aernthorn

Aernthorn
Stage	Modern CLT
Pronunciation	/ˈaɪɾn.θoɾn/
Part of speech	Noun
Etymology	Aern + thorn
Related words	Slyngra, Sygra, Kelva

Aernthorn — the bramble whose thorns are hard as metal and hook inward.

Notes

A dense low bramble, gray-brown and unremarkable at a distance. The thorns are the length of a finger, hooked backward, and hard enough to turn a blade that meets one square.

Grows fast and dense. The thorns catch, and every movement to get free sets them deeper, so a person caught in a thicket alone and unable to cut clear will bleed out over hours.

Fire is the only reliable answer. Cutting works and takes a long while.