Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 383
Siril River in Númenor. 333, 336–7
Sirion 53, 298, 303; delta 298; Vale of Sirion 57
Sirith River in Gondor. 381, 386
Sixth Age 42
Solano, E.J. Signalling: Morse, Semaphore, Station Work, Despatch Riding, Telephone Cables, Map Reading (1915) 354
Song, The See Music of the Ainur.
Sons of Fëanor 303–4, 349, 371
Sorontil Height on the north coast of Númenor. 332
Soul 25, 171, 175, 199, 223–4, 235, 237. See Spirit
South Kingdom See Gondor.
South, The 179, 185, 282
Spirit 5, 17–18, 21, 24, 26, 89, 95, 171, 175, 192, 198–9, 210, 213–14, 218, 223–4, 232–40, 242–9, 253, 257–8, 260, 262–5, 274, 286–7, 292, 306, 308, 384; summoning of the spirit to Mandos 199, 247, 257, 259, 261, 308. See fëa in Appendix II.
Stars 20, 60–2, 98, 103, 241, 277, 280–1, 344, 382
Statute of Finwë and Míriel 267–8
Stewards See Gondor.
Stock Road In the Shire. 374.
Stonewain Valley In Gondor. 363
Stoors 194
Súlimo (earlier form Súrimo, Thúrimo) Title of Manwë. 236–7; Lord of Air and Winds 239
Summons, The (of living Elves to Aman) 157. For summons of Elvish spirits to Mandos, see fëar.
Sun 3, 7–10, 35–8, 41, 62, 71, 74, 77, 89, 179, 241–2, 277, 279–82, 285, 296, 301, 374, 381. See Anar, Kalantar; for Sun-years, see Time.
Súrimo See Súlimo.
Swanfleet Waterland between the Glanduin and Gwathló. 377–9, 385; S. Nîn-in-Eilph 378, 385. See Great Fen.
Switzerland 192
Tale of Adanel 224
Tale of Aragorn and Arwen, The 366
Tale of Arda See (The) Great Tale.
Tale of Celeborn and Galadriel 352
Tale of Years (of the First Age; see especially 40) 33, 37–8, 40–1, 47, 53, 57, 68, 71, 80, 101–2, 153; (in Appendix B to The Lord of the Rings) 67, 150, 152, 327, 362
Taniquetil 164
Tar-Aldarion King of Númenor, husband of Erendis and father of Tar-Ancalimë. 190, 316, 320–2, 325, 333
Tar-Amandil King of Númenor. 82
Tar-Ancalimë (also Ankalimë) Queen of Númenor, daughter of Tar-Aldarion and Erendis. 190, 320–1
Tar-Ankalimon King of Númenor. 337
Tar-Atanamir King of Númenor. 317, 323, 327, 337
Tar-Elendil King of Númenor. 325
Tar-Meneldur King of Númenor. 321–2, 325, 332
Tar-Minastir King of Númenor. 370
Tar-Vanimeldë Queen of Númenor. 79
Tarindor Saruman. 95, 102
Tata Second of the Fathers of the Elves, forefather of the Noldor. 55, 59–61, 95–9, 103, 118, 127–8, 142; Companions of Tata 62
Tatalië Company of Tata. 103, 118, 128. See Companies.
Tatië One of the firstborn Elves, wife of Tata. 60, 296
Taur-na-Fuin 299
Tegilbor S. name for a skilled calligrapher. 178
telain flet, platform in mallorn-tree. 362–3
Telepornë (also Teleporno) 349, 352. See Celeborn
Teleri (and singular Teler) 47–8, 50–3, 56–7, 62, 76, 102, 178, 184, 349–50, 357; Telerin (of race) 51–2, 364, 387; Telerian ships 306
Telerin (language, also abbreviated T.) 178, 181, 183–4, 219–20, 226, 228, 283, 349, 351–2, 378
Telperimpar T. form of Celebrimbor. 178
Telperion White Tree of Valinor. 11; name (Q. Tyelperion) 349
Tengwar 371; mirror-image tengwar 184
Terrible Battle See (Great) Battle.
Texel Island in the Netherlands. 179
Thangorodrim 37, 184, 298, 303, 308, 355, 370; fall 148, 150, 153, 316, 360
Tharbad 366, 375, 378–9, 385
Thargelion 311
Themes (in the Music of the Ainur) 231, 287–9; Theme of Eru 287
Then-falas ‘Short beach’, Belfalas. 386
Théoden 187, 314
Thingol 44, 66, 148, 164, 239–40, 243, 298, 303, 311, 346, 359. For Elu Thingol see Elu; for Q. forms see Elwë, Sindicollo.
Third Age (excluding references to specific TA years) 15, 19, 22, 42–3, 50, 57, 65, 73, 147, 154, 158, 194–5, 354, 358–60, 362, 365, 395
Third Elves Third-generation Quendi. 114–15
Thorin (Oakenshield) 229
Thought-communication 171, 206–18, 238. See Mind-pictures, Unwill.
Thranduil 358–60, 365–6
Three Ambassadors See Ambassadors.
Three Companies See Companies.
Three Elderwomen Iminyë, Tatië, and Enelyë. 296
Three Fathers Imin, Tata, and Enel. 96–8. See First Elves.
Three Houses See Edain.
Three Jewels, War of the 357
Three Rings (of the Elves) 347–8
Thû Earlier name for Sauron. 218; name perhaps with other application 236
Thúlimo See Súlimo.
Time The temporal state of existence. 34, 207, 251–3, 255, 270–2, 274, 292; Elvish perception of time 23–4, 26–7, 84, 90, 157–63; time in Lórien 158–9.
Measures of time:
Elven-years (also elf-years, Elvish years) 22, 30, 43, 84; as “dreadful year” of Exiles’ journey from Valinor 85 (for Q. yéni ‘long years’, singular yên, see Appendix II).
Growth-years (Q. olmendi, singular olmen) from conception to maturity 22, 31, 80, 84–7, 91, 120, 122, 146;
Life-years (Q. coimendi, singular coimen) subsequent to maturity 29, 31, 67, 69, 71, 74, 77–81, 84–6, 88, 91, 105, 120–2, 124, 143, 145–6, 148–51;
Sun Years (SY) 3, 7–9, 10–12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, 33, 38–9, 47–8, 52–3, 57, 64–5, 69–71, 73–81, 84, 91, 100–3, 107, 112, 116, 119, 122–7, 131, 142–3, 145–8, 151–2, 185, 352 (sun-day 10); Years of Middle-earth 22; solar years 11, 48, 348. For Q. löar, singular löa, see Appendix II.
Tree-years (also Years of the Trees) 3, 7, 107; Tree-hours, Hours of the Trees 8, 12, 157; Tree-days, days of the Trees 7–8, 10.
Valian Hours 8, 11, 12; Valian Days 8, 10–12, 157 (subdivisions Prime, Second, Terce, Quart, Quint, Sext, and Minim 11–12); Valian Months 10; Valian Years (VY) 3, 5, 7–10, 28, 31, 41, 64, 70–1, 73, 75–7, 88–9, 91–2, 101–3, 106–7, 146, 157; Years of the Trees 3, 7–8, 107; years of the Valar 9, 40; Valian Time 10
Teeth of Mordor Towers at the Black Gate. 191
Tindómerel Q. form of Tinúviel. 184
Tirion City of Elves in Aman. 164–5
Tol Eressëa 345. See Eressëa.
Tolkien Studies 228
Tolkien, Christopher xi–xv, 3, 6, 40, 69, 153, 166, 187, 190, 205, 217, 246, 259, 262, 267, 306, 310, 313, 315–6, 327, 331, 340, 350, 356, 365, 374, 376–7, 379–84, 387–8, 390, 394, 396–7
Tolkien, Edith 396
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil 387; Letters 377; One Morning Early in the Quiet of the World (artwork) 192, 197; The Road Goes Ever On (RGEO) 353. See also (The) Lord of the Rings, (The) Silmarillion.
Tompollë Place of the Great Bear Dance in Númenor. 335
Tower of London 228
Treebeard 176, 351
Trolls 366
Trollshaws 366
Tulkas 94–5, 99, 103
Tum Gondregain Stonewain Valley. 363
Tum Orchorod (S.) The vale of Gondolin. 351; earlier form Tum Orodgerth 355
Tumbo Tarmacorto, i (Q.) The vale of Gondolin, in short iTumbo 351, the Tumbo 355. Earlier forms with Tumba 355
Tumlaðen (S.) The vale of Gondolin. 351
Tuor 71–2, 74–5, 80–1, 289, 323, 344
Turgon 21, 74–6, 80, 164–5, 355
Túrin (Turambar) 72, 79, 189; his name used by Stewards of Gondor 189
Two Kingdoms, The Gondor and Arnor. 378, 387; the Númenórean realms 393
Two Trees (also the Trees) 8, 10, 35–6, 38, 40–1, 74, 89, 100–1, 123, 158, 216, 242, 245, 277; Days of the Trees (period of
their existence) 11, 157. For Tree-hours, Tree-days, and Tree-years as measures, see Time.
Tyelperion Q. form of Telperion. 349
Tyelpinquar Q. form of Celebrimbor. 178
Uilos (Q. Oiolossë) 243.
Ulmo 53, 94, 96, 99, 102, 244
Umbar (1) (also umbar) Fate. 226, 228–30, 300–1; outside umbar 230
Umbar (2) Great haven south of the Bay of Belfalas. 386
Unbegotten, The The First Elves. 59
Undying Lands (also Undying Realm) Aman. 195, 277
Unfolding, The (in relation to the ‘pattern’ of existence in Eä) 249–50, 287–8, 290, 292, 301, 307
Ungoliant 42; Ungoliantë 344
Universe, The See Eä.
University College (in Cork, Ireland) 269, 286, 292
Unwill Conscious closure of the mind. 207, 211–13. See Thought-communication.
Utumno First fortress of Melkor in Middle-earth. 34, 37–9, 41–3, 102–3, 283
Vairë Wife of Mandos. House of Vairë 161
Valandil (as name) 16–17, 20
Valar (and singular Vala) 16, 17, 20–1, 37–9, 44, 49–50, 56, 93–5, 97–103, 144, 151, 157, 164, 167, 173, 192, 194, 213–16, 237, 253, 264, 281, 291, 293–4, 296, 307–8, 316, 337, 339, 350, 359, 365, 392, 397; subject to change in time 11, 14, 18, 24, 36; appearance or forms 198, 209–10, 233, 238, 241–5, 293; knowledge of Eru’s intentions 34, 207–8, 211, 231–4, 261, 268, 289, 292–3, 307–8 (and see Converse of Manwë with Eru); “errors” 34–5, 40, 172, 214–16, 234, 248, 261, 307; communication by speech or thought 35, 201, 206–7, 209, 211–12, 217–18, 221, 224, 238–9, 244, 268; nature of their other powers 89, 92, 292–4, 155, 228, 230, 235–6, 244–5, 247–50, 256–61, 263–4, 288, 306, 321–2, 336, 343; Assault of the Valar (against Melkor in Utumno) 34, 44, 46; Note on the ‘Language of the Valar’ 217. See Council (2).
Valaróma Horn of Oromë. 243
Valian Days (also references to Valian Hours, Months, Years and Valian Time) See Time.
Valiër (singular Valië) Queens of the Valar. 173
Valimar 301
Valinor 34, 41–2, 44, 47, 53, 57, 72, 74, 77–8, 85, 94–7, 99–100–2, 105, 107–8, 111, 122–4, 136, 142, 157–8, 165, 173, 213, 231, 234, 242–3, 277, 297, 307–8, 338, 349–51, 354, 357–8; Darkening of Valinor 107, 243. See Bliss of Valinor.
Valley of the Tombs In Númenor. 324–5
Vána 173
Vanyar (and singular Vanya) 21, 44, 56–7, 62, 74, 102, 107, 128, 141, 164–5, 350, 357; Vanyarin dialect of Quenya 183, 279. For the name, see 173. See also Imillië, Ingar.
Varda 95–6, 98–9, 201, 204, 242–3, 295–6. See Elbereth, Elentári. See Domes of Varda.
Vardamir Son of Elros and accounted second king of Númenor. 78–9, 82
Vëantur Captain of the King’s Ships in Númenor. 325
Venturers Guild of mariners in Númenor. 322, 325; Guildhouse 331
Venus The planet. 281
Vinimetta ‘End of youth’. 120
Vinyar Tengwar Journal of Tolkienian languages. 177, 206, 219, 313, 376
Visible forms (of Valar and Maiar) 192, 210, 242, 293
Vision, The (shown by Eru to the Ainur) 17, 34, 40, 208, 213, 293, 307
Waiting Time Before the arrival of the Children of Eru. 99
War of the Ring 195, 356–9, 364, 366, 380, 389–90, 392, 394
Water of Awakening See Cuiviénen.
Waybread See Lembas.
Weathertop 204
Welsh (language) 236, 284, 378, 397
West Coasts The Falas. 303
West Road From Gondor. 392
West, The (across the Great Sea) 195, 234, 347; Far West 243; Thrones of the West 392; (references to “going West”) 66, 148–9
West, The (2) Of Middle-earth or in general sense. 38, 191, 279, 282–3, 285, 308, 320, 324–5, 340, 393; Army of the West 193. See Poles, Westlands (2).
Western Corn Corn brought from Aman. 296
Western Shore (also Shores) Of Middle-earth. 37, 65, 194, 243, 295, 301
Westlands (1) Of Númenor. 325
Westlands (2) Of Middle-earth. 185, 192
White Crown (of Gondor) 397
White Lady of the Noldor Isfin. 164
White Mountains 51, 357, 365, 380, 385, 388, 390. See Ered Nimrais.
White Tree See Telperion.
Will 4–5, 14, 16, 18–19, 23–4, 27, 30, 54, 86, 88, 95–8, 102, 162, 172, 201, 206–9, 211–18, 220–24, 227–31, 233–4, 236, 244, 247–8, 250, 257–8, 262, 264–5, 267–8, 270–1, 282, 291, 293–4, 307, 319; the will of Eru 210, 214, 270–1, 289, 291, 301. See Free will, Unwill.
Wood-elves 196, 356–7, 364. See Silvan Elves.
Woodhall 374
Woody End 374
Wordsworth, William 284
World, The 7, 40, 66, 94, 156, 187, 215–16, 226–31, 233–5, 238, 245, 262, 264, 271, 274, 277–9, 281, 300–1, 317, 329; change of the world 222; circles of the world 223, 301. World’s-end 301 (and see (The) End). See also Ambar, Arda.
Wynne, Patrick 313
Yavanna 94, 244, 290–1; tithe of Yavanna 297
yavanna-mírë An evergreen tree of Númenor. 333
Years See Time.
Yggdrasil 367
Young Lords Ingwë, Finwë and Elwë. 102
Younger Elves Generation represented by Ingwë, Finwë and Elwë. 97
Youngest Company See Companies.
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