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Tolkien Encyclopedia Tolkien Encyclopedia Aegnor Angband • Elvish son of Finarfin. • Melkor’s fortress in the Northwest, commanded by Sauron The After-born • Men Angrod • Elvish son of Finarfin. The Aftercomers • Men Apanónar • Men Arda • The World created by Eru and the Ainur Araman • Called: The Firmament, the World, the • Land between the Pelóri and the Great Sea Earth, Eä, the Kingdom of Arda, the Veil of in Aman. Arda, the Little Kingdom, the Outer Lands, the Hither Lands, Middle-Earth, Endor Aratar • Manwë, Varda, Ulmo, Yavanna, Aulë, Alcarinquë and Elemmírë Mandos, Nienna, Oromë. • Stars • Called: The High Ones of Arda Aldaron Aredhel the White • Oromë • Elvish daughter of Fingolfin. • Called: Ar-Feiniel, the White Lady of the Alqualondë Noldor. • The mansions of Olwë in Aman. • Called: The Haven of Swans. Ard-galen • A plain in Arda North of Dorthonion. Aman • Called: The Pass of Sirion. • Home of the Valar. Across the Outer Sea from Arda Ar-Feiniel • Called: The Land of Aman, the Blessed • Aredhel the White Realm, the Guarded Realm Arien Amon Ereb • The Maia chosen to guide Anar. • A hill in Ossiriand. Aros Amras • Elvish son of Fëanor. Astaldo • Tulkas Amrod • Elvish son of Fëanor. Atani • Men Anar the Fire-golden • The Sun. Aulë • Called: Vása, the Heart of Fire, the Daystar • Ainu of Earth. A Valar. Spouse of Yavanna. An Aratar. Created the Dwarves. Anarríma • Called: Friend of the Noldor, the Maker, • A star Mahal Anduin the Great The Avari • A river in Arda • Elves who did not follow Oromë into Aman. • Called: The Unwilling Angainor • The chain that bound Melkor Avathar Tolkien Encyclopedia • Ungoliant’s lair beneath the Bay of Eldamar • Stars in Aman. The Caverns of Narog Balrogs • High Faroth • The Valaraukar Celeborn The Battle • The tree in Top Eressëa “descended” of • The Battle of the Powers Galathilion in Tirion. • Called: Nimloth, the White Tree of Numenor The Battle of the Powers • The war between Melkor and the Valar Celegorm after the awakening of the Elves • Elvish son of Fëanor. • Called: The Battle Children of Eru The Battle-under-Stars • Children of Iluvatar • The Second Battle. Children of Iluvatar Bauglir • Elves, men • Melkor • Called: Children of Eru The Bay of Balar The Children of the Sun • A bay in Arda, facing the Outer Sea, fed by • Men the Sirion river. Círdan the Shipwright The Bay of Eldamar • The Elvish leader of the Falathrim • A bay in Arda, close to Aman. • Called: Elvenhome Count of Time • Time system derived from the Two Trees Being • The Great Music Crowned with Stars • Oiolossë Beleriand • Western lands Cuiviénen • The Water of Awakening, a bay in the The Black Foe of the World Northeast where the Elves awoke. • Melkor Culúrien Blessed Realm • Laurelin • Aman Curufin Brithombar and Eglarest • Elvish son of Fëanor • Ports in Arda Curufinwë Calacirya • Fëanor • A valley in the Pelóri running to the sea. • Called: The Pass of Light Daeron the Minstrel • The chief lore master of Elwë. The Calaquendi • The Eldalië Dagor Aglareb • The third battle in the Wars of Beleriand, in Caranthir which Fingolfin and Maedhros defeated the • Elvish son of Fëanor. Orcs who pushed through Ard-galen. • Called: The Glorious Battle. Carnil and Luinil Tolkien Encyclopedia Dagor-nuin-Giliath Eagles of the King • The Second Battle • Yavanna’s protectors of the forests. • Called: The Lords of the West Dark Enemy of the World • Melkor Eärendil • The The Daystar • Anar Eärwen • Elvish daughter of Olwë. Wife of Finarfin. Days of the Bliss of Valinor • The years of the trees The Echoing Hills • Ered Lómin The Deep Elves • The Noldor Eglador • The land of Elwë and Melian, protected by The Dispossessed the Girdle of Melian. • The House of Fëanor • Called: Doriath, the Hidden Kingdom The Doom of the Noldor Eglath • The Prophecy of the North • Friends of Elwë who remained in Arda. • Called: The Forsaken People. Doomsman of the Valar • Mandos Eithel Sirion • The Vale of Sirion Dor Daedeloth • The land of Melkor. Elbereth • Varda Doriath • Eglador Eldalië • The Vanyar, the Noldor, and the Teleri. Dor-lómin • Called: The Calaquendi, the Elves of the • Drengist Light, the Three Kindreds of the Eldar. Dorthonion Eldar • Northern highlands in Arda • Elves who followed Oromë into the West, into Aman. Drengist • The fjord in Araman where Fëanor left The Eldar of Beleriand Fingolfin. • The Sindar • Called: Dor-lómin, Loser Eldarin Durin • The tongue of the Eldar • One of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves Elder Children of Illuvatar The Dwarrodelf • Elves • Khazâd-dûm Elder Days Dwarves • Creatures created by Aulë Elendë • Called: The Seven Fathers of the Dwarves Elenwë Eä • Elvish wife of Turgon • Arda Elemmírë Tolkien Encyclopedia Ered Lómin Elentári • Hills in Arda • Varda • Called: The Echoing Hills Elvenhome Ered Luin • The Bay of Eldamar • Mountains in Arda • Called: The Blue Mountains Elves • Created by Eru Ered Nimrais • Called: The Children of Iluvatar, the • Mountains in Arda Firstborn, the Quendi, Elder Children of • Called: The White Mountains Illuvatar Ered Wethrin The Elves of the Darkness • Mountains in Arda • The Moriquendi • Called: The Mountains of Shadow The Elves of the Falas Eressëa • The Falathrim • An island in the Bay of Eldamar. Home of the Teleri. The Elves of the Light • Called: The Lonely Isle • The Eldalië Eriador The Elves of the Twilight • The Sindar Eru • The creator. Elu Thingol • Called: The One, Iluvatar • Elwë Esgalduin Elwë • A river separating Neldoreth and Region. • The Elvish king of the Teleri. Brother of Olwë. Spouse of Melian. Estë • Called: Singollo, Greymantle, Elu Thingol • A Valier. Spouse of Lórien. Clad in grey. The Encircling Sea Everlasting Whiteness • The Outer Sea • Oiolossë Endor Ever-young • Arda • Vána Engwar Ezellohar • Men • Mound of Valmar. • Called: Corollairë, the Green Mound Eöl • The only elf to visit Nogrod and Belegost. The Fen of Serech Of Nan Elmoth. Father of Maeglin. • A swamp in Arda near the Vale of Sirion. Eönwë The Fair Elves • A Maiar. Herald of Manwë. • The Vanyar Ered Gorgoroth The Falathrim • A valley in Beleriand where Ungoliant hid. • Elves of the Teleri who remained in Arda • Called: Nan Dungortheb, the Valley of with Ossë. Dreadful Death • Called: The Elves of the Falas Tolkien Encyclopedia The Fall of the Noldor • Sarn Athrad • The Kinslaying at Alqualondë Formenos Fëanturi • The treasury of Fëanor in Aman during his • Mandos, Lórien; masters of spirits. banishment. Fëanor The Forsaken People • Elvish son of Finwë and Míriel Serindë. • Eglath Husband of Nerdanel. • Called: Curufinwë, Spirit of Fire. Friend of the Noldor • Aulë Feast of Reuniting • Mereth Aderthad Galadriel • Elvish daughter of Finarfin. Felagund • Finrod Galathilion • Tree modeled after Telperion, formed by The Flower of Silver Yavanna in Tirion. • Isil Gelion Finarfin • A river in Arda • Elvish son of Finwë and Indis. Brother of Fingolfin. Husband of Eärwen. Father of The Girdle of Melian Finrod, Orodreth, Angrod, Aegnor, and • A barrier of light around Eglador. Galadriel. Giver of Fruits Fingolfin • Yavanna • Elvish son of Finwë and Indis. Brother of Finarfin. Glaurung • The first of the Urulóki. Waited in Angband. Fingon • Elvish son of Fingolfin. King of the Noldor The Glorious Battle after Finwë. • Dagor Aglareb Finrod Gothmog • Elvish son of Finarfin. • The lord of Balrogs who killed Fëanor. • Called: Felagund, Lord of Caves, Hewer of • Called: The Lord of Balrogs Caves Gorthaur the Cruel Finwë • Sauron • The Elvish king of the Noldor. Husband of Míriel Serindë and Indis. Father of Fëanor, The Great Echo Finarfin, and Fingolfin. • Lammoth The Fírimar The Great Gulf • Men • A bay in Arda facing the Outer Sea First War Great Lake • Battle between Melkor and Tulkas for Arda • Lake in Arda • Called: The Inland Sea, Helcar, the Sea of The Foe of the Valar Helcar • Melkor The Great Rider The Ford of Stones • Oromë Tolkien Encyclopedia The Hildor The Green-elves • Men • The Laiquendi Hildórien The Green Mound • Land in the East of Arda where Men first • Ezellohar awoke. The Grey-elves The Hill of Himring • The Sindar • A hill in Arda Greymantle Hithaeglir • Elwë • Mountains in Arda • Called: The Towers of Mist The Guarded Realm • Aman The Hither Lands • Arda Guests • Men Hithlum • Mountains in Dorthonion Hadhorond • Khazâd-dûm The Hollowbold • Tumunzahar The Haven of Swans • Alqualondë The Holy Mountain • Oiolossë The Heart of Fire • Anar The House of Fëanor • The Noldor that left with Fëanor from Aman The Heavy-handed to reclaim the Silmarils. • Men • Called: The Dispossessed Helcar Hunter • The Great Lake • Oromë Helcaraxë Hyarmentir • A bay in the North of Arda, facing the Outer • A mountain in Pelóri Sea, near to Aman Illuin Helluin • Northern lamp Hewer of Caves Iluvatar • Finrod • Eru The Hidden Kingdom Ilmarë • Doriath • Handmaid of Varda. A Maiar. High Farath Ilmen • A deep gorge in the bank of the Narog • The sky. where Finrod built his stronghold. • Called: The Caverns of Narog, Nargothrond Indis • A Vanyar. Wife of Finwë. High Ones of Arda • The Aratar Ingwë • The Elf king of the Vanyar Tolkien Encyclopedia • Fëanor’s raid of the Teleri’s swan ships. Inland Sea • Called: The Fall of the Noldor • The Great Lake Last Battle Inner Seas • Armageddon • Waters within Arda Lady of the Seas The Inscrutable • Uinen • Men Lady of the Stars Irmo • Varda • Lórien Laiquendi The Iron Mountains • The secret fighters of Elwë. • Called: The Green-elves Isil the Sheen • The Moon. Lake Helevorn • Called: Rána, the Wayward, the Flower of • A lake in Arda under Mount Rerir. Silver. Lammoth Isle of Almaren • Land in the North of Arda where Ungoliant • First dwelling of the Valar; in the Great attacked Melkor. Lake • Called: The Great Echo The Isle of Balar Land of Aman • An island in the Bay of Balar, near to Aman. • Aman Ivrin The Land of Seven Rivers • Pools in Arda near Ered Wethrin • Ossiriand Kelvar Laurelin • Sentient beings • One of the Two Trees of Valinor.
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