Thorn
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Thorn(s) or The Thorn(s) may refer to:
Botany
Thorns, spines, and prickles, sharp structures on plants
Crataegus monogyna, or common hawthorn, a plant species
Comics and literature
Rose and Thorn, a DC Comics character
Thorn (Marvel Comics), a fictional character from Marvel Comics
Thorn (Inheritance), a dragon from the Inheritance cycle
Thorns (novel), a 1967 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg
Thorn, a 1982–1986 comic strip by Jeff Smith
Thorn Harvestar, a main character in Jeff Smith's Bone series
"The Thorn", a poem by William Wordsworth in Lyrical Ballads, 1798
Thorn, a fictional character in the Wings of Fire series
Companies, organisations and teams
Thorn (organization), a surveillance software vendor and anti-human-trafficking organization
Thorn Electrical Industries, an electrical engineering business
Thorn EMI, a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail
Thorn Lighting, luminaire manufacturer, part of Zumtobel Lighting Group
Portland Thorns FC, a NWSL soccer team based in Portland, Oregon, US
Film and television
The Thorn (film), a 1974 American comedy film
The Thorns (TV series), a 1988 American sitcom
Thorn, a member of the Hex Girls
Individuals
Thorn (dog), a WWII rescue dog, later a canine actor
Thorn (surname), list of people and fictional characters so named
Linguistics
Thorn (letter) (Þ, þ), a letter of the Old English and Icelandic alphabets
Thorn (rune) (ᚦ), or Thurisaz, a rune of the Old English fuþorc
Music
Performers
Thorns (band), a Norwegian black metal band
The Thorns (band), an American acoustic rock band
Albums
Thorn (album), by Tang Dynasty, 2013
Thorns (Beans album), 2007
Thorns (Icon & The Black Roses album), 2014
Thorns (Thorns album), 2001
Thorns (Tony Martin album), 2022
The Thorns (album), by the Thorns, 2003
EPs
The Thorn (EP), by Siouxsie and the Banshees, 1984
Thorn, an EP by Enslaved, 2011
Thorns, an EP by Luke Black, 2015
Songs
"Thorn", by Blind Guardian from Nightfall in Middle-Earth, 1998
"Thorn", by My Bloody Valentine from You Made Me Realise, 1988
"Thorn", by Underoath from Voyeurist, 2022
"Thorns", by Demon Hunter from Storm the Gates of Hell, 2007
"Thorns", by Phinehas from The Fire Itself, 2021
"Thorns", by Sylosis from A Sign of Things to Come, 2023
Places
Europe
Thorn, Bedfordshire, England
Thorn, Netherlands
Toruń (German: Thorn), Poland
United States
Whitethorn, California (formerly Thorn)
Thorn, Mississippi
Thorn Creek, a stream in Will County, Illinois
Thorn Lake (disambiguation), bodies of water in Oregon and Wisconsin
Other uses
Thorn Ring (Deltarune), a video game item in Deltarune's alternate route.
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