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Adanedhel “Elf-Man”, name given to Turin in Nargothrond. 250
Adunakhor “Lord of the West”, name taken by the twentieth King of Numenor, the first to do so in the Adunaic (Numenorean) tongue; his name in Quenya was Herunumen. 320
Adurant The sixth and most southerly of the tributaries of Gelion in Ossiriand. The name means “double stream”, referring to its divided course about the island of ToI Galen. 140, 222, 282
Aeglos “Snow-point”, the spear of Gil-Galad. 352
Aegnor The fourth son of Finarfin, who with his brother Angrod held the northern slopes of Dorthonion, slain in the Dagor Bragollach. The name means Tell Fire”. 61, 89, 136, 174, 176
Aelin-uial “Meres of Twilight”, where Aros flowed into Sirion. 129, 139, 197, 260, 277
Aerandir “Sea-wanderer”, one of the three mariners who accompanied Earendil on his voyages. 297
Aerin A kinswoman of Hurin in Dor-lomin; taken as wife by Brodda the Easter ling; aided Morwen after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. 235, 257
Aftercomers The Younger Children of Iluvatar, Men, translation of Hildor. 88, 109
Agarwaen “Blood-stained”, name given to himself by Turin when he came to Nargothrond. 250
Aglarond “The Glittering Cavern” of Helm’s Deep in Bred Nimrais (see The Two Towers III 8). 349
Aglon “The Narrow Pass”, between Dorthonion and the heights to the west of Himring. 141, 156, 177
Ainulindale “The Music of the Ainur” also called The (Great) Music, The (Great) Song. 3-10, 15-16, 19, 35-6, 40-1, 47, 70, 78, 117, 244. Also the name of the account of Creation said to have been composed by Rumil of Tirion in the Elder Days. 78
Ainur “The Holy Ones” (singular Ainu), the first beings created by Iluvatar, the “order” of the Valar and Maiar, made before Ea. 3-9, 15-16, 35-6, 38, 41, 55, 117, 244, 280
Akallabeth “The Downfallen”, Adunaic (Numenorean) word equivalent in meaning to Quenya Atalante. 337. Also the title of the account of the Downfall of Numenor. 347-8
Alcarinque “The Glorious”, name of a star. 44
Alcarondas The great ship of Ar-Pharazon in which he sailed to Aman. 333
Aldaron “Lord of Trees”, a Quenya name of the Vala Orome; cf. Tauron. 20
Aldudenie “Lament for the Two Trees”, made by a Vanyarin Elf named Elemmire. 80
Almaren The first abode of the Valar in Arda, before the second onslaught of Melkor: an isle in a great lake in the midst of Middle-earth. 28, 30, 113
Alqualonde “Haven of the Swans”, the chief city and haven of the Teller on the shores of Aman. 60, 62, 74, 92-4, 96, 116, 126, 149, 182, 299, 301
Aman “Blessed, free from evil”, the name of the land in me West, beyond the Great Sea, in which the Valar dwelt after they had left the Isle of Almaren. Often referred to as the Blessed Realm. Passim, see especially 30, 62, 315-16
Amandil “Lover of Aman”; the last lord of Andunie in Numenor, descendant of Elros and father of Elendil, set out on a voyage to Valinor and did not return. 324-7, 329-31, 335, 350
Amarie Vanyarin Elf, beloved of Finrod Felagund, who remained in Valinor. 150
Amlach Son of Imlach son of Marach, a leader of dissension among the Men of Estolad who, repenting, took service with Maedhros. 167-8
Amon Amarth “Mount Doom”, the name given to Orodruin when its fires awoke again after Sauron's return from
Numenor. 351, 365
Amon Ereb “The Lonely Hill” (also simply Ereb), between Ramdal and the river Gelion in East Beleriand. 106, 140, 178
Amon Ethir “The Hill of Spies” raised by Finrod Felagund to me east of the doors of Nargothrond. 260-1
Amon Gwareth The hill upon which Gondolin was built, in the midst of the plain of Tumladen. 145, 157, 287, 290-1
Amon Obel A hill in the midst of the Forest of Brethil, on which was built Ephel Brandir. 242, 258, 263
Amon Rudh “The Bald Hill”, a lonely height in the lands south of Brethil, abode of Mim, and lair of Turin’s outlaw band. 239. 241-6, 277
Amon Sul “Hill of the Wind”, in the Kingdom of Arnor (“Weathertop” in The Lord of the Rings). 348-9
Amon Uilos Sindarin name of Oiolosse. 30
Amras Twin-brother of Amrod, youngest of the sons of Feanor, slain with Amrod in the attack on Earendil's people at the Mouths of Sirion. 60, 89, 142, 165, 178, 296
Amrod See Amras.
Anach Pass leading down from Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion) at the western end of Ered Gorgoroth. 238, 244, 246, 289
Anadune “Westernesse”: name of Numenor in the Adunaic (Numenorean) tongue (see Numenor). 311
Anar Quenya name of the Sun. 110-12
Anarion Younger son of Elendil, who with his father and his brother Isildur escaped from the Drowning of Numenor and founded in Middle-earth the Numenorean realms in exile, lord of Minas Anor; slain in the siege of Barad-dur. 325, 335-6, 348-9.351-2, 354-5
Anarrima Name of a constellation. 44
Ancalagon Greatest of the winged dragons of Morgoth, destroyed by Earendil. 302
Andor “The Land of Gift”: Numenor. 311, 334, 337
Andram “The Long Wall”, name of the dividing fall running across Beleriand. 1063 140
Androth Caves in the hills of Mithrim where Tuor was fostered by the Grey-elves. 285
Anduin “The Long River”, east of the Misty Mountains; referred to also as the Great River and the River. 52,103, 319,
347-9, 351-2, 354, 356, 358, 36i-3
Andunie City and haven on the west coast of Numenor. 311, 321-2, 324. For the Lords of Andunie see 321
Anfauglir A name of the wolf Carcharoth, translated in the text as “Jaws of Thirst”. 212
Anfauglith Name of the plain of Ard-galen after its desolation by Morgoth in the Battle of Sudden Flame; translated in the text as “the Gasping Dust”. Cf. Dor-nu-Fauglith. 175, 187, 209, 224-7, 234, 247-8, 253, 272, 302
Angainor The chain wrought by Aule with which Melkor was twice bound. 49, 303
Angband “Iron Prison, Hell of Iron”, the great dungeon-fortress of Morgoth in the Northwest of Middle-earth, Passim, see especially 43-4, 86, 105, 134, 211. The Siege of Angband 131-2, 134-53, 138, 142, 152, 174-6, 186, 196
Anghdbar “Iron-delvings”, a mine in the Encircling Mountains about the plain of Gondolin. 160
Anglachel The sword made from meteoritic iron that Thingol received from E61 and which he gave to Beleg; after its reforging for Turin named Gurthang. 239-40, 245, 247--50
Angrenost “Iron Fortress”, Numenorean fortress on the west borders of Gondor, afterwards inhabited by the wizard Curunir (Saruman), see Isengard. 349
Angrim Father of Gorlim the Unhappy. 189
Angrist “Iron-cleaver”, the knife made by Telchar of Nogrod, taken from Curufin by Beren and used by him to cut the Silmaril from Morgoth's crown. 208, 213
Angrod The third son of Finarfin, who with his brother Aegnor held me northern slopes of Dorthonion, slain in the Dagor Bragollach. 61, 89, 126-7, 136, 149, 174, 176, 252
Anguirel Eol's sword, made of the same metal as Anglachel. 240
Annael Grey-elf of Mithrim, fosterfather of Tuor. 285
Annatar “Lord of Gifts”, name given to himself by Sauron in die Second Age, in that time when he appeared in a fair form among the Eldar who remained in Middle-earth. 343
Annon-in-Gelydh “Gate of the Noldor”, entrance to a subterranean watercourse in the western hills of Dor-lomin, leading to Cirith Ninniach. 285
Annuminas “Tower of the West” (i.e. of Westernesse, Numenor), city of the Kings of Arnor beside Lake Nenuial.
348-9. 355
Anor See Minas Anor.
Apanonar “The Afterborn”, an Elvish name for Men. 115
Aradan Sindarin name of Malach, son of Marach. 166, 172
Aragorn The thirty-ninth Heir of Isildur in the direct line. King of the reunited realms of Arnor and Gondor after the War of the Ring, wedded Arwen, daughter of Elrond. 364. Called the Heir of Isildur 364-5
Amman Barren wasteland on the coast of Aman, between the Pel6ri and the Sea, extending northward to the Helcaraxe. 74, 84, 92, 94, 96-7, il2, 114, 119, 125, 288
Aranel Name of Dior Thingol's Heir. 222
Aranruth “King's Ire”, the name of Thingol's sword. Aranruth survived the ruin of Doriath and was possessed by the Kings of Numenor. 239
Aranwe Elf of Gondolin, father of Voronwe. 286
Aratan Second son of Isildur, slain with him at the Gladden Fields. 354
Aratar “The Exalted”, the eight Valar of greatest power. 21
Arathorn Father of Aragorn. 364
Arda “The Realm”, name of the Earth as the Kingdom of Manwe. Passim; see especially 8, 12
Ard-Galen The great grassy plain north of Dorthonion, called after its desolation Anfauglith and Dor-nu-Fauglith. The name means “the Green Region”; cf. Calen-adhon (Rohan). 120, 131-2,134-7, 141, 175
Aredhel “Noble Elf, the sister of Turgon of Gondolin, who was ensnared by Eol in Nan Elmoth and bore to him Maeglin; called also Ar-Feiniel, the White Lady of the Noldor, the White Lady of Gondolin. 60-I, 151-60, 240
Ar-Feiniel See Aredhel.
Ar-Gimilzor Twenty-third King of Numenor, persecutor of the Elendili. 320-2
Argonath “King-stones”, the Pillars of the Kings, great carvings of Isildur and Anarion on the Anduin at the entrance to the northern bounds of Gondor (see The Fellowship of the Ring II 9). 349, 357
Aden A Maia, chosen by the Valar to guide the vessel of the Sun. 110-13
Armenelos City of the Kings in Numenor. 312, 314, 323-4, 326-7, 349
Arminas See Gelmir (2).
Arnor “Land of the King”, the northern realm of the Numenoreans in Middle-earth, established by Elendil after his escape from the Drowning of Numenor. 348, 350, 365
Aros The southern river of Doriath. 106, 127, 139, 141, 152, 170,279-81
Arossiach The Fords of Aros, near the northeastern edge of Doriath. 138, 152-3, 156-7
Ar-Pharazon “The Golden”, twenty-fifth and last King of Numenor; named in Quenya Tar-Calion, captor of Sauron, by whom he was seduced; commander of the great fleet that went against Aman. 322-36
Ar-Sakalthor Father of Ar-Gimilzor. 321
Arthad One of the twelve companions of Barahir on Dorthonion. 181
Arvenien The coastlands of Middle-earth west of Sirion's mouths. Cf. Bilbo's song at Rivendel: “Earendil was a mariner that tarried in Arvenien...” (The Fellowship of the Ring II 1). 293
Ar-Zimraphel See Miriel (2).
Ascar The most northerly of the tributaries of Gelion in Ossiriand (afterwards called Rathloriel). The name means “rushing, impetuous”, 100, 140, 142, 162, 169, 283
Astaldo “The Valiant”, name of the Vala Tulkas. 19-20
Atalante “The Downfallen”, Quenya word equivalent in meaning to Akallabeth. 337
Atanamir See Tar-Atanamir.
Atanatari “Fathers of Men”; see Atani. 115, 225
Atani “The Second People”, Men (singular Atan). For the origin of the name see 166. Since in Beleriand for a long time the only Men known to the Noldor and Sindar were those of the Three Houses of the Elf-friends, this name (in the Sindarin form Adan, plural Edain) became specially associated with them, so that it was seldom applied to other Men who came later to Beleriand, or who were reported to be dwelling beyond the Mountains. But in the speech of Iluvatar (35) the meaning is “Men (in general)”. 35,115, 166; Edain 166-7, 170-3, 182-4, 231, 234, 284, 309-12, 336
Aule A Vala, one of the Aratar, the smith and master of crafts, spouse of Yavanna; see especially 17-18, 32-3, and for his making of the Dwarves 37ff. 8, 10, 16-18, 21-3, 27-8, 32-4, 37-42, 48-50, 59, 62, 65, 71. 82, 90, 100, 109, 311
Avallone Haven and city of the Eldar on Tol Eressea, so named, according to the Akallabeth “for it is of all cities the nearest to Valinor”. 310, 314-15,322, 333, 337-8, 350, 355
Avari “The Unwilling, the Refusers”, the name given to all those Elves who refused to join the westward march from Cuivienen. See Eldar and Dark Elves. 50-1,102-3,109, 343
Avathar “The Shadows”, the forsaken land on the coast of Aman south of the Bay of Eldamar, between the Pelori and the Sea, where Melkor met Ungoliant. 76-7, 84, 112
Azaghal Lord of the Dwarves of Belegost, wounded Glaurung in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and was killed by him. 229