Thorn(s) or The Thorn(s) may refer to:

Botany

Thorns, spines, and prickles In plant morphology, thorns, spines, and prickles, and in general spinose structures (sometimes called ''spinose teeth'' or ''spinose apical processes''), are hard, rigid extensions or modifications of leaf, leaves, roots, plant stem, stems, or pl ...

, sharp structures on plants * ''

Crataegus monogyna ''Crataegus monogyna'', known as common hawthorn, whitethorn, one-seed hawthorn, or single-seeded hawthorn, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It grows to about tall, producing plant sexuality, hermaphrodite flowers i ...

'', or common hawthorn, a plant species

Comics and literature

Rose and Thorn Rose and Thorn are each the personalities of two different characters within publication of DC Comics, and in which Thorn is a villainous persona. Rose Canton originated during the Golden Age of comics, and Rhosyn "Rose" Forrest during the Silver A ...

, the two personalities of two DC Comics characters *

Thorn (Marvel Comics) T-Ray Taegukgi Taegukgi (Tae-Won) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Jed MacKay and Alessandro Vitti, first appeared in ''Taskmaster'' (vol. 3) #3 (February 2021). Taegukgi ...

, a fictional character from Marvel Comics *

Thornn T-Ray Taegukgi Taegukgi (Tae-Won) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Jed MacKay and Alessandro Vitti, first appeared in ''Taskmaster'' (vol. 3) #3 (February 2021). Taegukgi ...

, two fictional characters 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 A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, ...

'' series * "The Thorn", a poem by William Wordsworth in ''

Lyrical Ballads ''Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems'' is a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, first published in 1798 and generally considered to have marked the beginning of the English Romantic movement in literature. ...

'', 1798

Companies, organisations and teams

Thorn (organization) Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children, previously known as DNA Foundation, is a nonprofit organization that builds technology to defend children from sexual abuse. Founded in 2012, the organization creates products and programs to empower the platf ...

, an anti-human-trafficking organization *

Thorn Electrical Industries Thorn Electrical Industries Limited was a British electrical engineering company. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange, but merged with EMI Group to form Thorn EMI in 1979. It was de-merged in 1996 and became a constituent of the FTSE 100 ...

, an electrical engineering business *

Thorn EMI Thorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail. Created when Thorn Electrical Industries merged with EMI in October 1979, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituen ...

, a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail *

Thorn Lighting Thorn Lighting Ltd, a subsidiary of the Zumtobel Group, is a global supplier of both outdoor and indoor luminaires and integrated controls. Thorn was founded when Sir Jules Thorn started The Electric Lamp Service Company Ltd, in 1928, dealing ...

, luminaire manufacturer, part of Zumtobel Lighting Group *

Portland Thorns FC Portland Thorns FC is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Portland, Oregon, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team NWSL ...

, 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 The Hex Girls is a fictional gothic rock band created by writers Rick Copp and David A. Goodman. The members are portrayed by Jennifer Hale, Jane Wiedlin, and Kimberly Brooks. They write and perform original songs for the band. The band made ...

Individuals

* Thorn (dog), a WWII rescue dog, later a canine actor *

Thorn (surname) Thorn is a surname that may refer to: People * Abigail Thorn (b. 1993), British actress, YouTuber, and philosopher * Andy Thorn (disambiguation), several people * Brad Thorn, Australian/New Zealand rugby footballer *Chris Thorn in Minnesota Vik ...

, list of people and fictional characters so named

Linguistics

Thorn (letter) Thorn or þorn (Þ, þ) is a letter in the Old English Latin alphabet, Old English, Old Norse alphabet, Old Norse, Old Swedish and modern Icelandic orthography, Icelandic alphabets, as well as modern transliterations of the Gothic language, Goth ...

(Þ, þ), a letter of the Anglo-Saxon and Icelandic alphabets *

Thorn (rune) The rune is called Thurs (Old Norse '' Þurs'', a type of entity, from a reconstructed Common Germanic ') in the Icelandic and Norwegian rune poems. In the Anglo-Saxon rune poem it is called thorn, whence the name of the letter þ derived. I ...

(ᚦ), or Thurisaz, a rune of the Anglo-Saxon fuþorc

Music

Performers

Thorns (band) Thorns, also known as Stigma Diabolicum, 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 h ...

, a Norwegian black metal band *

The Thorns (band) The Thorns were 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. The band tou ...

, 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 Luka Ivanović ( sr-Cyrl, Лука Ивановић; born 18 May 1992), known professionally as Luke Black ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Лук Блек, separator=" / ", Luk Blek), is a Serbian singer and songwriter. Born in Čačak, he became the first Serb ...

, 2015

Songs

* "Thorn", by Blind Guardian from ''

Nightfall in Middle-Earth ''Nightfall in Middle-Earth'' is the sixth studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was released on 28 April 1998 through Virgin Records. It is a concept album based on J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Silmarillion'', a book of ta ...

'', 1998 * "Thorn", by My Bloody Valentine from '' You Made Me Realise'', 1988 * "Thorn", by Underoath from ''

Voyeurist ''Voyeurist'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Underoath, released on January 14, 2022, via Fearless Records, after a three-month pushback due to vinyl production delays. It is their first album in four years following '' Erase Me ...

'', 2022 * "Thorns", by Demon Hunter from ''

Storm the Gates of Hell ''Storm the Gates of Hell'' is the fourth studio album by American Christian metal band Demon Hunter, released on November 6, 2007. It is the band's last album to feature Don Clark and Ethan Luck. Touring and promotion Demon Hunter embarked ...

'', 2007 * "Thorns", by Phinehas from ''

The Fire Itself ''The Fire Itself'' is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band Phinehas. The album was released on August 27, 2021, through Solid State Records. It was produced by Sean McCulloch and Daniel Gailey, the band's vocalist and guitarist. The ...

'', 2021 * "Thorns", by Sylosis from ''

A Sign of Things to Come ''A Sign of Things to Come'' is the sixth studio album by British heavy metal band Sylosis, released on 8 September 2023 through Nuclear Blast Nuclear Blast Records is a German record label with subsidiary, subsidiaries located in Germany ...

'', 2023

Places

Europe

* Thorn, Bedfordshire, England *

Thorn, Netherlands Thorn (; or ''Thoear'') is a city in the municipality of Maasgouw, in the Dutch province of Limburg. It lies on the rivers Meuse and Witbeek. It is known as 'the white city' for its white-washed brick houses in the centre of town. It used to be p ...

Toruń Toruń is a city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland and a World Heritage Sites of Poland, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its population was 196,935 as of December 2021. Previously, it was the capital of the Toruń Voivodeship (1975–199 ...

(), Poland

United States

Whitethorn, California Whitethorn (formerly Thorn) is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located southwest of Garberville, at an elevation of , with a population of 817. Whitethorn shares a ZIP Code, 95589, with Shel ...

(formerly ''Thorn'') * Thorn, Mississippi *

Thorn Creek Thorn Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 19, 2011 tributary of the Little Calumet River that travels through Will and Cook counties in northeastern Illinois j ...

, a stream in Will County, Illinois *

Thorn Lake (disambiguation) Thorn Lake may refer to: * Thorn Lake (Lake County, Oregon) * Thorn Lake (Portage County, Wisconsin) {{Geodis ...

, bodies of water in Oregon and Wisconsin