Ents 290–1
Entulessë Ship of the Númenórean mariner Vëantur. 325
Entwash River in Rohan. 392
Eöl Father of Maeglin. 76, 81, 310–11
Éomer 187, 193
Eorl the Young 285, 392, 394–5. See Cirion and Eorl, Oath of Cirion.
ÉothÈod Original name of the Rohirrim and their land. 395
Ephel Dúath 389
Ered Gorgoroth The Mountains of Terror. 299; the Gorgoroth 298
Ered Lindon 183; Eryd Lindon 346; Mountains of Lindon 164. See Blue Mountains, Ered Luin.
Ered Luin 52, 57, 303, 370, 372; translated Blue Mountains 57, 252. See Ered Lindon, Mountains of Lune.
Ered Nimrais The White Mountains. 365, 369, 379, 386, 389.
Ered Wethrin The Mountains of Shadow. 298
Eregion 78–9, 149–50, 178, 245, 346–8, 359, 362, 365, 373, 378
Erelas Beacon-hill of Gondor. 391
Erendis Wife of Tar-Aldarion and mother of Tar-Ancalimë. 320, 330. See Aldarion and Erendis.
Eressëa The Lonely Isle. 65–6, 102, 262, 307, 323, 338, 343; the Island 102; Tol Eressëa 345; Eressëans 322
Eriador 56–7, 65–7, 73–4, 79, 346–7, 361, 366, 369–70, 373, 387, 393
Erkantië See Pattern.
Erma The ‘prime matter’ or ‘prime substance’ of Arda. 14, 17, 172, 249–50, 256, 265, 286–7, 290, 292, 293, 294
Ermenië ‘Device of Eru’. 256, 287–88, 290. For its meaning, see 291
Eru Ilúvatar. 17, 34–6, 39–40, 59, 78, 88–9, 94, 96, 101, 155–6, 172, 189, 201, 207–8, 210–12, 214–15, 221–3, 227–8, 230–4, 244, 246–50, 256–7, 261–6, 268–71, 273–4, 286–94, 300–1, 307–9, 316, 344, 394; Author (of the Great Tale) 230–1; God 392; the Maker 282. Eru’s Plan (Fate) 228; Finger of Eru 289; Theme of Eru (in the Music of the Ainur) 287; Voice of Eru 94. See Children of Eru, Design, Ermenië, Ilúvatar.
Eru-begotten, The The First Elves. 59
Eruhantalë ‘Thanksgiving to Eru’, autumn feast in Númenor. 335
Eruhíni (singular Eruhin) 218, 344. See Children of Eru.
Erui River in Gondor. 381, 386, 388–9
Eryd Lindon See Ered Lindon.
Eryn Fuir North Wood, older S. name for the Firien Wood. 392
Esgalduin, Bridge of 311
essecilmë (also essekilmë) ‘chosen name’ or ‘name-choosing’. 29, 31, 85, 92
Ethraid Engren (also Ethraid Engrin) 379. See Fords of Isen.
Ettenmoors 361, 366
Etymologies, The (title) 184, 224, 365
Europe 43, 341, 343, 354
Evendim 73, 361; Lake Evendim 361; Nenuial 375.
Evil 39, 50, 88, 173–4, 178, 180, 207, 210, 212, 215–16, 219–20, 222–3, 229, 233–4, 242, 245, 246–8, 250, 254–5, 257–8, 270, 272, 293, 301, 305–6, 319, 337, 344, 360, 370, 393–4
Exile, The (of the Noldor) 21, 25, 37–8, 66, 71–4, 77, 80, 148–9, 178, 216, 260, 349
Exiles (also exiled Noldor). 3, 9, 41, 65, 71, 73–4, 77, 79, 82, 85, 183, 243, 298, 302–3, 306–7, 354, 359, 387. See Noldor.
Exodus 291
Fading See Elves.
Faithful, The (of Númenor) 194, 389, 393
Falas The coasts of Beleriand. 53, 57; for the name, see 386; West Coasts 303
Fall (of Men) 35, 223; their fallen nature 41, 92, 225, 321, 327; (of Valar or Maiar) 172. Unfallen Men 28, 58; unfallen nature of Elves 31, 92
Fallohides 194
fanar (and singular fana) Visible ‘raiment’ of the Valar and Maiar. 198, 233, 241–45
Fangorn Forest 314–15, 384
Fanuilos 243
Faramir 187, 189, 392–3
Fate 218, 220, 226–9, 256, 273, 301. See also Eldarin (of concepts).
Father of all Quendi See Imin.
Fëanor 4, 21–2, 26, 53, 57, 73, 165, 180, 183, 186, 298, 347, 354; company or host of Fëanor 76–7; hair 186. See Sons of Fëanor.
fëar (and singular fëa) See Appendix II.
Felagund See Finrod.
Fellowship (of the Ring) 160, 191, 193, 195, 277, 363
Field Service Pocket Book 312
Fifth Age 42
Finarphin (also Finarfin) 149, 186, 304, 346, 352–3; hair 186
Finduilas 72–4, 79–80, 189
Finellach Gil-galad See Gil-galad.
Fingolfin 25, 42, 74, 164–8, 308
Fingon 164, 184
Finney, Patricia 187
Finrod (also Finrod Felagund) 164, 217, 222, 303–5, 344, 346, 349, 352; hair 186; the name Felagund 304
Finwain See Gil-galad.
Finwë Leader and king of the Noldor. 21, 33–4, 44, 53–5, 57, 59, 76, 95–9, 101–3, 127, 141–2, 148–9, 155, 247, 352–3; hair 186; house (people) of 352. See Statute of Finwë and Míriel.
Finwë and Míriel, Of (title) 6
Fionwë Leader of the Valar’s assault upon Thangorodrim. 153
Firien At Dunharrow. 394
Firien Wood On the border of Gondor and Rohan. 389, 392
Firindil ‘Friend of Men’. 222
First Age (excluding references to specific FA years) 3, 42, 56–7, 65, 68, 80, 94, 99–100, 123, 148–9, 152, 296, 346, 358, 365, 372, 387; First Ages 9
First Born, The (also Firstborn) Elves. 247, 289
First Elves (also First Generation) 3, 30, 36, 45, 53–5, 59, 62, 86, 93, 96, 104–5, 108, 110–12, 114, 117, 120–1, 131, 142–4; First-begotten 44; the Eru-begotten or Unbegotten 59. See Three Fathers.
Five Guardians See Guardians.
Five Wizards, The (title) 370
Ford of Aros 311
Fords of Isen 361. See Ethraid Engren.
Foreknowledge (of Eru) 229–31; (of the Valar) 307
Foresight 211, 293; (of Elves) 162, 218, 359; (of Melian) 21; names of foresight 218
Formenos 218
Fornarthan ‘North Beacon’, older S. name of Halifirien. 392, 394
Fornost 395
Forostar The ‘Norlands’ of Númenor. 325, 332, 335
Fourth Age 65, 151
France 316
Free Will 96, 171, 172, 207, 223, 226–9, 233–4, 248, 261, 281, 307. See also Will and Eldarin (of concepts).
Gabilān Dwarf-name of the River Gevelon. 311. See Gelion.
Galadhrim (also Galaðrim) 350, 362–3
Galadriel 65–6, 69, 73–4, 77, 79, 81, 148–50, 153, 186, 296, 346–54, 359, 362, 365, 383; name 346, 349–50, 352–4; her “Lament” 243, 353. See Al(a)táriel, Nerwen.
Gamgee, Sam 191, 195, 204
Gandalf 95, 102, 188, 193, 195, 229, 231, 374–5, 397; manner and appearance 191–3. See Mithrandir.
Gap of Rohan 57, 365
Garth, John 312
Gate of the Dead (in Dunharrow). See Dark Door.
Gate of the Dead Men (above Morthond Vale) 385
Gelion River in Beleriand. 311–12; later name Gevolon 192
Gift of Ilúvatar (Men’s mortality) 273
Gift, The Númenor. 338
Gil-galad 65, 78, 186, 347, 369, 396; name 186; Finellach Gil-galad 333; Finwain 186
Gilraen Mother of Aragorn. 382
Gilrain River in Gondor. 382–4
Gilson, Christopher 313
Gimli 191, 195, 314–15
Girdle of Melian 297
Gladden River in Wilderland. 357, 359, 372
Gladden Fields 367; Disaster of the Gladden Fields 360–1; (title) 356, 366, 372
Glanduin River in Eriador. 377–80; name 379. See Swanfleet.
Glaurung 355
Glindûr Earlier name of Maeglin. 74
Glorfindel 266, 306; Glorfindel II (title) 306
Gnomish Lexicon (in Parma Eldalamberon 11) 184
God 231, 291; (of Eru) 392.
Gods The Valar. 166–7
Golden Tree Laurelin. 338, 351
Gollum 191, 195–6
Gondolin 21, 71–2, 74–5, 80–1, 183, 188, 303, 306, 351; name 355
Gondor 183, 195, 228, 332, 361, 364, 369, 378, 386, 389–90, 392; nam
e 397; extent 378, 380, 385, 395; the South Kingdom 389; further Gondor 385; names of beacon-hills 390–5, rivers 381–6, and other features 386–90; pre-Númenórean names 387–8, 390–1; Kings 188, 331; Stewards 189, 395; Laws 324; Law of Succession 320; Gondorian 351, 393. See (The) Two Kingdoms, Ondonórë Nómesseron Minaþurië, Sindarin.
Gondrant Stone-trail in Stonewain Valley. 363
Good 172, 173–4, 178–9, 193, 208, 215–16, 218, 220, 224, 231, 233, 247–8, 250, 253, 258, 268, 293, 309, 370, 394
Gorgoroth See Ered Gorgoroth.
Gothic 179
Great Bear-dance 335; bear-dance 341
Great Central Land Europe and Asia. 43
Great Design See Design.
Great Fen (Lô Dhaer) Around the Gwathló. 385; great fenlands 380. See Swanfleet.
Great Journey See Great March.
Great March (of the Eldar to the Sea) 3, 14, 21, 23, 34, 36, 44–59, 65, 76, 83, 88, 93, 102, 104, 107–8, 119–20, 122–4, 126–9, 131, 136, 140–2, 144–5, 160; West-march 158; Great Journey 181, 295–6, 298, 301–2, 357–8, 368, 387
Great Pattern See Pattern.
Great River 313. See Anduin.
Great Sea See (The) Sea.
Great Tale, The The history of Arda. 230; the Tale (of Arda) 249, 255, 268, 287, 290
Great War (against Morgoth) 387
Great Wood See Greenwood the Great.
Greek (language) 16, 231
Green-elves 164, 357, 364; Laegrim, Laiquendi 364
Greenwood the Great 350, 359–60, 362; Great Wood 370. See Mirkwood.
Grey Annals (title) 40, 69, 74, 81, 166–8, 184
Grey Havens 388
Grey Mountains 370
Grey Pilgrim See Mithrandir.
Grey-elves 358. See Sindar.
Greyflood River in Eriador. 378. See Gwathló.
Grinding Ice (also Ice) 71, 73–4, 77, 80, 85, 158. See Helkaraxë.
Grond The great mace of Morgoth. 168
Guardians (Melian and) the Istari, sent to Cuiviénen. 93–5, 99, 101; Five Guardians 99. See Istari.
Gundabad, Mount 361
Gwathir Earlier name of the River Gwathló. 381
Gwathló River in Eriador. 52, 361, 385, 396; name 380–1; Greyflood 378. See Gwathir, River.
Gwindor 72
Hador 188; his name used by Stewards of Gondor 189; House of, people of Hador 188, 323
Haimenar One of the five Guardians. 95, 102
Halbarad 179
Haleth, Folk of 342
Half-elven 65, 67, 78, 81–2, 150, 152, 291, 317. See Elrond.
Halflings 195. See Hobbits.
Halifirien 390–5; Holy Mountain 392, 394. See Amon Anwar, Eilenaer.
Halls of Waiting 263, 273, 308; Halls of Mandos 204; other references to the “waiting” of the Dead 199, 202, 247, 257–8, 262, 265, 268. See Mandos (2).
Hammond, Wayne G., and Christina Scull The Art of the Hobbit 197
Haradwaith, The 52
Harathrad See Sarn Athrad.
Harfoots 194
Hasofel Horse of Rohan. 314
Haunted Mountain The Dwimorberg. 194
Heaven (sky) 281
Heir (to the Sceptre) In Númenor. 320–2
Helkaraxë 74. See Grinding) Ice.
High Lord and Lady (of the Eldar of the West) Celeborn and Galadriel. 338
High-elves 21, 158, 198, 281, 289
High-elvish Quenya. 301
High-king (of the Eldar) 186
Hill of Anwar See Amon Anwar.
Hithaeglir 51, 56, 357, 365, 382, 387, 396; Hithaiglir 382; erroneous Hithaiglin 396
Hithlum 168
Hoarwell River in Eriador. 366, 378; Mitheithel 385
Hobbit, The 193, 195, 346, 371
Hobbiton 191
Hobbits 191–2, 342; beards 187, 189; height and build 194–5, 197; Halflings 195
Holy Mountain See Halifirien.
Holy Ones 233. See Ainur.
Hornburg 193
Hours (Hours of the Trees, Valian Hours) see Time-measurement.
House, The An image of the body. 235, 238, 247, 254–5, 257–9, 262, 272–3; houseless (of the Dead) 199, 245, 246–7, 257–62, 264, 266; housed 344; re-housed 248, 254, 256–7, 260–2, 267
Hrávandil Radagast. 95, 102
hröar (and singular hröa) See Appendix II.
Huan 218
Hunt for the Ring, The (title) 374
Hunters’ Wold Hills above Narog. 304
Húrin (Thalion) 189; his name used by Stewards of Gondor 189
Húrin of Emyn Arnen First Steward of Gondor. 188
Hyarnustar The ‘Southwestlands’ of Númenor. 332–3, 338
Hyarrostar The ‘Southeastlands’ of Númenor. 333, 338
Hylomorphism 171
Ice, The See Grinding Ice.
Idril Wife of Tuor; mother of Eärendil. 21, 25, 71–2, 74–5, 77–8, 80, 188, 289; surname ‘silver-footed’ 349
Ilion Father of Ingwë. 128
Ilquendatar See Imin.
Ilúvatar 247, 259, 273, 277, 291. See Eru.
Ilwen Wife of Ingwë. 128
Imbar ‘The Habitation’, the Earth. 344–5
Imillië Company of Imin. 103, 118, 128. See Companies, Vanyar.
Imin First of the Fathers of the Elves; forefather of the Vanyar. 55, 59–62, 96–9, 103, 118, 127–8, 142; Father of all Quendi (Q. Ilquendatar) 96–7; Company of 118; House of Imin 95.
Iminyë One of the firstborn Elves, wife of Imin. 60–1, 128, 296
Imladris 348, 361, 365; name 355; Pass of Imladris 372. See Rivendell.
Imloth Melui Valley in Lossarnach. 390
Immortals Spirits from outside Time. 192
Imrahil 187, 189, 289
Incarnate(s) 14, 16, 18, 20–1, 24–5, 119, 171, 198, 206, 208–11, 213, 217–18, 223, 230–3, 236–8, 240, 244, 250, 252–4, 261–2, 264–5, 270–2, 274, 292–3; Incarnate Mind 230; Lord of the Incarnate 210; self-incarnated (of the Valar) 245. See Children of Eru, Mirröanwi.
Incomers High-elves arriving in Lórien. 284
India 354
Indis Second wife of Finwë. 21, 128, 142, 144, 186
Ingar The Vanyar, people of Ingwë. 6, 47–8, 50, 52–3, 56, 62
Inglor 164
Ingwë Leader and king of the Vanyar. 33–4, 44, 53–4, 95–99, 101–2, 127–8, 141, 144, 148, 186; people of Ingwë 6, 56 (and see Ingar, Vanyar).
Ingwemar Demesne of Ingwë. 301
Ingwiel Son of Ingwë. 144
Ingwil Son if Ingwë. 138
Írildë Q. name of Idril. 349
Iron Hills (S. Emyn Engrin) 372
Iron Mines (of the Dwarves) 372
Isen River. 52, 56, 379, 386, 396; Fords of Isen 361
Isenmouth Mouth of the River Isen. 56
Isenmouthe In Mordor. 56
Isfin Sister of Turgon; mother of Maeglin. 71, 74–6, 81, 164; White Lady of the Noldor 164. Later name Aredhel 74.
Isildur 187, 189, 361, 366, 389; heirs of Isildur 395
Istari The Wizards. 93, 101, 102, 198. See Guardians.
Ithil The Moon. 280
Ithilien 389
Kalantar ‘Light-giver’. 280. See (The) Sun.
kelvar animals. 271, 274
Khamûl Nazgûl, second to the Chief. 374
Khazad-dûm 365
Khuzdûl 183. See Dwarvish.
Kings of Men Númenóreans. 66, 194
Kingsland 333
Kiril See Ciril.
kirinki Bird of Númenor. 308
Kuiviénen See Cuiviénen.
Laegrim S. name for the Green-elves; Q. Laiquendi. 364
Lambeñgolmor See Loremasters.
Lamedon In Gondor. 384; name 388
Lammas, The Account of Tongues by Pengolodh. 205–6, 217; The Lhammas (in The Lost Road) 41, 217
Last Alliance 65, 359, 365; the Alliance 361
Latin 163, 179, 204, 285
Laurelin Golden Tree of Valinor. 11, 338; name 351
Laurelindenan(do)
Name for Lórien. 351
Laurelindórenan Name for Lórien. 351
Laurendóre Name for Lórien. 351
laurinquë Yellow-flowered tree of Númenor. 338
Lawarind Older name of Lórien. 351
Laws and Customs among the Eldar (title) 4, 6, 25, 70, 200, 204, 269
Lay of Leithian 166, 210, 218
Lebennin 369
Lefnui (also Levnui) River in Gondor. 380, 385–6, 397
Legend of the Cuivië See Cuivienyarna.
Legolas 189, 204, 359, 362; appearance 191, 193, 195; and horses 313–15
Lembas 295, 297; waybread 295–6
Lendar See Lindar.
Levnui See Lefnui.
Lhammas See Lammas.
Life-years See Time.
Light (as substance) 280
Limlight River at the north of Rohan. 357; name 284–5; older Rohanese Limliht(ēa), S. Limhír, LimphÓr 284
Lindar The Teleri or one of their later divisions. 47, 50, 53, 56, 62–3, 97, 107, 141, 352, 357, 368; name for themselves Lindai or Lindē 347, 357. Spelt Lendar 352. See Enellië, Teleri.
Lindarin (language) 357, 363, 368
Lindon 81, 148–9, 322–3, 333, 347. See Ered Lindon.
Lindoriand Lindarin name of Lórien; changed to Norlindon. 352
Line of Elros 317, 320, 322–4, 327–30, 382; The Line of Elros (title) 82.
Little Ford Over the northern course of Gelion. 311. See Sarn Athrad.
Living, The (Elves) 247, 257, 259, 267
Lô Dhaer See Great Fen.
löar See Appendix II.
Lond Daer Enedh Númenórean harbour at the mouth of the Gwathló. 379
Lonely Mountain 358, 360
Long Cape See Angast.
Long Lake 360
Longbeard Dwarves 372
Lord of the Rings, The 40, 65, 68–9, 74, 176, 185, 189, 219, 226, 277, 345, 374, 376, 378, 391, 397; draft for 313–15; The Return of the King 68, 152; maps 191, 379–80, 382; ‘fundamentally religious and Catholic’ 171; second edition 68–9, 81, 153, 313, 377.
Loremasters (in languages and other matters) 164, 181, 183, 202–3, 205–6, 211, 213, 248–9, 263, 304, 307, 358, 369; Lambeñgolmor (as term for linguistic loremasters) 183; Debate of the Loremasters upon the Ban of Manwë (title) 369. See Daeron, Pengolodh.
Lórien (1) Abode and usual name of the Vala Irmo. 350.
Lórien (2) 50, 66, 150, 189, 347, 350, 353, 358–60, 362, 365, 383–4; and lembas 296; tree-dwellings 362–3; time in 158–9; King of Lórien (Amroth) 362, 383. Name 350–1, 354, older Lawarind 351; Q. Laurelindenan(do), Laurelindórenan, Laurendóre 351; Lindarin Lindoriand 352, Norlindon 347; Nandorin Lórinand 347–8, 365; Lothlórien (Dreamflower) 160, 351. See Amroth, Celeborn, Galadriel.
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