I think that the simbelmynë flowers could represent the honor accorded to the kings of Rohan. On Helm Hammerhand's tomb, the flowers grew thickly, since he was one of the most famous kings. For Baldor (the skeleton in front of the Paths of the Dead), they never grew, since he was regarded as "that crazy guy" for claiming that he would pass through the Paths of the Dead (a drunken oath to be sure!).
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But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.
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