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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King

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by J. R. R. Tolkien


  Great Gate of the City see Minas Tirith

  Great Gate(s) see Moria

  Great Jewel see Silmaril(s)

  Great Lands see Middle-earth

  Great River see Anduin

  Great Ships, Númenórean 473

  Great Siege 739

  Great Signal 705–6, 738

  Great Smials (Great Place of the Tooks) 7, 14, 15, 461, 1009, 1010, 1088, 1103

  Great Wars [against Morgoth and Sauron] 472

  Great Years 1091–5

  Green Dragon, The 44, 66, 148, 1003, 1004

  Green Hills (Green Hill Country), of the Shire 71, 1009, 1015, 1027

  Green Hills, of Gondor see Pinnath Gelin

  Greenhand, Halfred 1105

  Greenhand, Holman 1105

  Greenway (North Road) 9, 150, 153, 155, 164, 256, 263, 274, 992, 993, 1005, 1091; Greenway-crossing 151

  Greenwood the Great see Mirkwood

  Grey Company 503, 776, 782, 785–90 passim

  Grey-elven see Sindarin

  Grey-elves see Eldar

  Grey Host see Dead, the

  Grey Havens 7, 16, 43, 45, 240, 249, 266, 284, 348, 874, 974, 1029, 1030, 1034, 1039, 1043, 1050, 1062, 1083, 1085, 1096, 1097; Forlond 1050; Harlond 1050; Mithlond 598, 1030

  Grey Mountains 1072, 1087

  Grey Pilgrim see Gandalf

  Grey Wood 835, 976, 1093

  Greyflood (Gwathló) 200, 274, 275, 285, 374, 984, 993, 1039, 1040, 1045, 1091

  Gríma, son of Gálmód see Wormtongue

  Grimbeorn the Old 228

  Grimbold [a marshal distinguished in battles at the Fords of Isen, commanded the Left-wing and fell in the battle of Pelennor] 551, 836, 837, 849

  Grimslade 849

  Grip 92, 93, 94

  Grishnákh 446–7, 451–8 passim, 489, 490, 564, 1114, 1132

  Gróin 1079

  Grond, battering-ram 828–9

  Grond, Hammer of the Underworld, Morgoth’s mace 828

  Grór 1072, 1074, 1079, 1087

  Grubb family 28, 29, 30

  Grubb, Laura 28

  Guards of the Citadel (of Minas Tirith) 752–3, 762, 767, 769, 772, 798, 857, 883, 953, 966–9 passim; livery of 753, 807, 811, 850, 851, 862, 953, 955, 966, 1005

  Guarded City see Minas Tirith

  Guardians see Valar

  Gundabad 1074

  Guthláf 838, 843, 849

  Gúthwine (Éomer’s sword) 533

  Gwaihir the Windlord 127, 261–2, 272, 495, 502, 948–51 passim, 1092

  Gwathló see Greyflood

  Hador, steward 1039, 1108

  Hador the Goldenhaired, the Elf-friend 271, 678; House of Hador 1034

  Halbarad 774–9 passim, 782, 786, 789, 848, 849

  Haldir 343–55 passim, 359, 370–1, 372, 383, 609

  Haleth Helm’s son 1066, 1068

  Half-elven (Peredhil) 398, 1034–5; see also Elrond the Halfelven

  Halflings see Hobbits

  Halflings, country of see Shire

  Halifirien 747, 804

  Hall of Fire see Rivendell Hall of the Kings (of the Tower) see Citadel of Gondor

  Hallas 1039

  Hallow, on Mount Mindolluin 970, 971

  Hallows, in Minas Tirith 852, 969; see also House of the Kings; House of the Stewards

  Háma, captain of the King’s Guard 510, 511, 514–19 passim, 523, 528, 545, 580

  Háma, Helm’s son 1066, 1068

  Hamfast of Gamwich 1105

  Hammer of the Underworld see Grond

  Harad (South) 248, 659, 661, 765, 811, 828, 1054, 1085, 1086, 1115; Haradwaith 1045; Sunlands 647; havens of 400; kingdoms of, in the Far South 659; kings of 1045; men of see Haradrim

  Haradrim (folk, men, peoples of Harad) 245, 659, 678, 799, 811, 817, 839, 843, 846, 875, 876, 886, 949, 968, 1045, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1054, 1069, 1086, 1088; champion of 821; chieftain (the black serpent) 839, 840, 842; men like half-trolls from Far Harad 846, 848; Men of Near Harad 1049; Southrons 659, 660, 675, 839, 846, 848, 864, 957, 987; dead Southron 660–1; Swarthy Men 800; Swertings 647, 661

  Hardbottle 1021

  Harding, of Rohan 849

  Harding of the Hill 1105

  Harfoots 3, 6, 1085, 1130

  Harlond see Grey Havens

  Harlond, harbour of Minas Tirith 750, 846–7, 848, 877, 881

  Harnen 1045

  Harrowdale 783, 791, 792–3, 797, 1068, 1093

  Hasufel 439, 440, 443, 488, 504, 506, 509, 524, 539, 560, 773

  Haudh in Gwanûr 1054

  Haunted Mountain see Dwimorberg

  Haunted Pass see Cirith Gorgor

  Havens see Grey Havens

  Hay Gate see Buckland

  Haysend 99, 113

  Hayward, Hob 998, 999, 1000

  Healers see Houses of Healing

  Heathertoes, surname 155

  Heathertoes, Mat 992

  Hedge see High Hay

  Helm ‘Hammerhand’ 531, 540, 977, 1054, 1065–8 passim, 1088; horn of 539, 540, 976

  Helm’s Deep (the Deep) 527–53 passim, 566, 580, 589, 595, 600, 782, 783, 977, 978, 1066–7, 1088, 1093, 1095; caverns of see Glittering Caves of Aglarond; see also Deeping-coomb; Deeping Stream; Deeping Wall

  Helm’s Dike (the Dike) 430, 529, 530, 532, 541, 543, 545, 546, 553, 777, 779, 782, 1067

  Helm’s Gate (the Gate) 528, 529, 530, 531, 541, 545

  Helmingas see Westfold: men of

  Hending, son of Holman ‘the greenhanded’ 1105

  Henneth Annûn, Window of the Sunset (Window-curtain, Curtain) 674, 683–6 passim, 695, 696, 811, 886, 957, 1054, 1088, 1093

  Herblore of the Shire 8, 15

  Herefara 849

  Herion 1039

  Herubrand 849

  Herugrim (Théoden’s sword) 517, 518, 519

  Hidden Land see Lothlórien

  High City see Citadel of Gondor

  High Court see Citadel of Gondor

  High-elven see Quenya

  High Elves see Eldar: Noldor

  High Hay (Hedge) 99, 107, 109, 110, 111, 130

  High Pass see Cirith Ungol

  High Pass, in Misty Mountains 228

  Hild 1067

  Hill, the (Hobbiton Hill) 21, 22, 24, 26, 40, 45, 69, 70, 76, 95, 263, 359, 363, 1016, 1017, 1020, 1022, 1112

  Hill of Hearing see Amon Lhaw

  Hill of the Eye, of Sight see Amon Hen

  Hill Road 69, 1017

  Hill-trolls see Trolls

  Hillmen see Dunlendings; Rhudaur

  Hirgon 798, 799, 800, 801, 835

  Hirluin the Fair 771, 846, 849

  Hither Shore(s) see Middle-earth

  Hithlain [mist-thread] 371

  Hoarwell (Mitheithel) 3, 200, 208, 264, 274, 1040, 1041, 1092; name 1134; Bridge of Mitheithel see Last Bridge

  Hobbit, The 1, 11–13, 1136

  Hobbiton 6, 21–8, 42, 45, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 75–6, 84, 94–5, 102, 167, 231, 232, 249, 262–3, 359, 288, 471, 607, 918, 1000, 1001, 1004, 1009–17 passim, 1022, 1023, 1091, 1096, 1100, 1112; folk of 1013

  Hobbiton Road 1004, 1106

  Hobbits (Little Folk, Little People) 1–32 passim, 36–45 passim, 48, 49, 52–5 passim, 62, 66, 67, 69, 70, 72, 92, 94, 95, 107, 108, 131, 265, 297, 434, 465, 481, 490, 557, 586, 761–2, 998–1024 passim, 1041, 1107, 1131; Halflings 343, 348, 399, 434, 445, 453, 658, 668, 681, 755, 811, 966, 1130; Holbytla(n) 557, 842, 1130, 1138; Periain, Periannath (sing. Perian) 14, 768, 807, 859, 870, 886, 966, 1085, 1086; and architecture, craft of building 6, 7; and boats, water 7, 22–3, 99, 368; calendar of see Shire Reckoning; character, appearance 1–3; education, lore 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 14–18, 48, 597, 1133; passion for family history 22, 558; food and drink 2, 26–9, 42, 102, 560–1, etc.; dislike of heights 344; Hobbitry-in-arms 9; language of 2, 4, 1115, 1130, 1133, 1134–5; legends, stories of 557–8, 734, 760; and mushrooms 102; names of race 1114, 1137–8; names of Hobbits 1113, 1130, 1135–6, 1137–8; custom of presents 2, 5, 27; smoking 8–9, 558, 562–3, see also Pipe-weed; toughness
of 6, 222, 327; writing (letters, script) 4; see also Bree; Fallowhides; Harfoots; Mathom; Shire, the; Stoors; etc.

  Holbytla(n) see Hobbits

  Hold see Dunharrow

  Hollin see Eregion

  Hollin gate see Moria

  Holman ‘the greenhanded’ 22, 23, 1105

  Horn, Rider of Rohan 849

  Horn-call, cry of Buckland see Buckland

  Horn of Boromir 279, 330, 413, 414, 416, 417, 666, 667–8, 679, 755, 1092

  Horn of the Mark, given to Meriadoc 978, 1007, 1015, 1017, 1112

  Hornblower family 28, 29, 30, 49

  Hornblower pipe-weed brandmarks 562, 574

  Hornblower, Tobold (Tobold the Old, Old Toby) 8, 558, 559, 1087

  Hornburg (the Burg) 528–40 passim, 545, 546, 553, 580, 775–82 passim, 848, 879, 1066, 1069, 1093, 1132; Hornburg-gates 533; see also Battle of the Hornburg

  Hornrock (Rock) 528, 529, 533–41 passim

  Horse-men’s road 832

  Host of the West, against Witch-king 1051

  Host of the West, army from Valinor at end of First Age 1072

  Host of the West (army of the West, Men of the West), against Sauron 1094

  Host of Valinor 1082

  Hound of Sauron see Wolves

  House of Húrin see Stewards

  House of the Kings (Houses of the Dead) 969, 1052, 1062, 1063

  House of the Stewards, tombs 824, 826–7, 851

  Houses of Healing 855–74 passim, 958, 959, 961, 964, 965, 966; Healers 855, 859, 860, 884, 958, 959, 960; herbmaster of 863, 865, 868; Warden of 870–1, 958–9, 960, 961, 964, 965

  Houses of the Dead see House of the Kings

  Hundred-weight Feast 42

  Hunter’s Moon 274

  Huor 1034

  Huorns 487, 541–6 passim, 549, 552, 553, 565–72 passim, 577; darkness of 526–7

  Húrin, of the First Age 271; name 1128

  Húrin I, steward 1039

  Húrin II, steward 1039

  Húrin of Emyn Arnen, steward 1039, 1052; House of see Stewards

  Húrin the Tall, Warden of the Keys 846, 959, 966, 968

  Hyarmendacil ‘South-victor’ (Ciryaher) 1038, 1045, 1085

  Hyarmendacil II (Vinyarion) 1038, 1086

  Iarwain Ben-adar see Bombadil, Tom

  Idril Celebrindal 1034

  Ilmarin 235, 372

  Imlad Morgul see Morgul Vale

  Imladris see Rivendell

  Imloth Melui 866, 966

  Imrahil, Prince of Dol Amroth (the Prince, Lord of Dol Amroth) 750, 771, 791, 808, 816, 820, 821, 824, 845–51 passim, 855, 861–6 passim, 872, 873, 878, 880–1, 882, 884, 888, 889, 891, 955, 966, 976, 978, 1070, 1113; name 1113

  Incánus see Gandalf

  Ingold 749, 821

  Inland Sea see Núrnen; Rhûn, Sea of

  Ioreth 860, 862, 863, 865, 866, 966, 1114

  Iorlas 769

  Írensaga 794

  Iron Crown 712, 1034

  Iron Hills 1072, 1074, 1076, 1078, 1087, 1088, 1089

  Isen 296, 527, 551, 552, 553, 566, 569, 574, 982, 993, 1065, 1066, 1068, 1069, 1091

  Isen, Fords (Crossings) of 526, 528, 529, 545, 548–52 passim, 566, 580, 596, 773–4, 1066, 1070, 1091; mouths of 1054; see also Battles of the Fords of Isen

  Isengard 127, 258, 260, 296, 400, 416, 421, 425, 435, 437, 446, 452, 456, 460, 472–5 passim, 481, 482, 485, 486, 487, 490, 497–8, 500, 505, 518, 521, 526, 527, 529, 532, 533, 535, 539, 541, 544, 548, 552–76, 582–3, 585, 588, 589, 594, 595, 598, 599, 644, 749, 757, 765, 773, 890, 978–9, 984, 1004, 1005, 1018, 1054, 1055, 1066–9 passim, 1088, 1089, 1093, 1095, 1131; Angrenost 473; creatures of 536; emblem of (white hand) 437, 446, 449, 474, 533, 554; gates of 548, 554; Lord of see Saruman; Ring (circle) of 261, 554–5; Isengarders see Orcs; see also Orthanc; White Hand; Wizard’s Vale

  Isengrim II 1088, 1109

  Isenmouthe (Carach Angren) 920, 927–8, 930, 933, 1094

  Isildur, son of Elendil 52, 55, 56, 242–9 passim, 252, 254, 276, 393, 433, 641, 663, 664, 671, 678, 707, 780, 782, 789, 875, 876, 967, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1043, 1049, 1056, 1057, 1084, 1085, 1089, 1116, 1128; heirs, House of (Northern Line) 854, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1042, 1044, 1088, see also Aragorn II, Valandil; name 1128; scroll of 252–3, 1090

  Isildur’s Bane see Ring, the

  Istari see Wizards

  Ithil-stone see Palantír

  Ithildin [starmoon] 304, 317

  Ithilien 245, 650–1, 657, 659, 672, 674, 675, 692, 696, 703, 750, 752, 762, 765, 811, 812, 814, 885, 900, 937, 951, 955, 957, 965, 969, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1052–5 passim, 1069, 1080, 1088, 1089, 1093, 1094, 1097, 1098, 1115; see also South Ithilien

  Ivorwen 1057

  Ivy Bush, The 22, 66

  Jewels, Three see Silmarils

  Khand 846, 1049

  Khazâd see Dwarves

  Khazad-dûm see Moria

  Kheled-zâram see Mirrormere

  Khuzdul see Dwarves: language of

  Kibil-nâla see Celebrant

  Kíli 1076, 1078, 1079

  King of Angmar see Witch-king

  King of the Dead see Dead, the

  King of the Mark (Rohan) see Éomer; Théoden; etc.

  King of the Mountains 782

  King’s Court, Númenor 1110

  King’s Men (Black Númenóreans) see Númenóreans

  King’s messengers 1005

  King’s Writer see Findegil

  Kings see under names of places, e.g. Gondor, and names of individual kings, e.g. Théoden

  Kings of Men see Númenóreans

  Kings under the Mountain 11; see also Erebor

  Kings’ Reckoning 1107–12 passim

  Kingsfoil see Athelas

  Kin-strife 1038, 1045, 1046, 1052, 1086

  Lady of Lothlórien (of the Golden Wood, etc.) see Galadriel

  Lady of Rivendell see Arwen

  Lagduf 905

  Lake Town see Esgaroth

  Lamedon 771, 790, 848, 874, 875; Lord of see Angbor

  Lampwright’s Street (Rath Celerdain) 768, 771

  Land of Shadow see Mordor

  Landroval 948, 950

  Langstrand (Anfalas) 296, 770, 1048, 1134; name 1134

  Languages, of Middle-earth 307, 1127–38; see also language(s) under names of peoples, e.g. Dwarves, and names of individual languages or language groups, e.g. Adûnaic; Elvish languages

  Lassemista 483, 484

  Last Alliance of Elves and Men 185, 243, 244, 900, 1037, 1084

  Last Bridge (Bridge of Mitheithel) 200, 201, 210, 1092

  Last Homely House see Rivendell

  Last Mountain see Methedras

  Last Ship 1039

  Last Shore see Aman

  Laurelin (Golden Tree) 372, 598, 644, 1033; one of the Two Trees of Valinor 1034

  Laurelindórenan see Lothlórien

  Leaf see Pipe-weed

  Leaflock (Finglas) 474–5

  Lebennin 296, 750, 764, 765, 816, 846, 848, 873, 875, 877, 965, 1047, 1093

  Lebethron 694, 966

  Lefnui 1066

  Legolas Greenleaf 240, 255, 272, 275, 279–405 passim, 414–43 passim, 488–550 passim, 556–77 passim, 585, 586, 658, 773, 775–92 passim, 796, 848, 872–8 passim, 883, 886, 888, 954–7 passim, 970, 976, 978, 981, 1080, 1081, 1098; one of the Three Hunters 420, 491

  Lembas (waybread) [len-bas ‘way-bread’] 369, 370, 427, 429, 454, 457, 458, 462, 489, 490, 561, 604, 622, 624, 652, 711, 914, 919, 920, 921, 927, 928, 936, 938, 655

  Léod 1064, 1065

  Léofa (Brytta) 977, 1068

  Libraries 14–15, 252, 277, 1111

  Lidless Eye see Eye, the

  Lightfoot 845

  Limlight 881, 1053, 1064

  Lindir 237

  Lindon (Elvish country) 1039, 1040, 1041, 1050, 1051, 1082, 1083, 1086

  Linhir 875, 1093

  Lithe 10, 1106, 1109, 1110

  Lithlad 636

  Little folk, people see Hobbits

  Lockholes 1001, 1002, 1
009, 1010, 1011, 1013, 1021

  Lonely Mountain see Erebor

  Long Cleeve 1097, 1103

  Long Lake see Esgaroth

  Long Winter 5, 1054, 1066, 1068, 1088

  Longbeards see Dwarves

  Longbottom 8, 9, 558, 1009

  Longbottom Leaf 8, 562, 870

  Longholes, surname 155

  Lóni 322

  Lord of Barad-dûr see Sauron

  Lord of Minas Tirith see Denethor II; Stewards

  Lord of the Mark (Rohan) see Éomer; Théoden

  Lord of the Nazgûl see Witch-king

  Lord of the Ring see Sauron

  Lords of the City see Stewards

  Lórien see Lothlórien

  Lossarnach (Arnach) 750, 764, 770, 771, 849, 863, 864, 881, 886, 1069, 1070, 1129

  Lossoth (Snowmen of Forochel) 1041, 1042

  Lothíriel 1070

  Lothlórien (Lórien, Golden Wood, Elfcountry, Elvish country, etc.) 227, 253, 266, 274, 283, 334–78 passim, 380–3 passim, 386, 387, 388, 391, 400, 402, 416, 424, 432, 436, 438, 467, 469, 472, 476, 489, 502, 510, 514, 590, 608, 609, 625, 667, 668, 673, 676, 677, 679, 680, 720, 731, 732, 807, 862, 872, 918, 933, 972, 978, 979, 985, 986, 987, 1026, 1040, 1043, 1058, 1060, 1063, 1076, 1087, 1089, 1090, 1092–5 passim, 1127; Dreamflower 467; Dwimordene [Vale of Illusion, name in Rohan for Lórien] 514; Egladil 347, 373; Laurelindórenan (Land of the Valley of Singing Gold) 467, 667, 979; Elves of (Galadhrim) see Elves: of Lothlórien; name 1127; time in 358, 388–9, 503; see also East Lórien; Naith of Lórien; Northern Fences

  Loudwater see Bruinen

  Lugbúrz see Barad-dûr

  Lugdush 449, 453

  Lune (Lhûn), river 4, 1039, 1041, 1051, 1076, 1082, 1134; name 1134

  Lune, Firth of 1030

  Lune, Gulf of 598, 1039, 1042

  Lune, Mountains of see Blue Mountains Lúthien Tinúviel [Tinúviel = nightingale] 191–4 passim, 214, 227, 243, 277, 723, 876, 974, 1034, 1058, 1059; lay of Beren and Lúthien (Lay of Lúthien) 277, 1058

  Mablung 659, 661, 662, 668, 669, 672, 673, 886

  Maggot family 92, 95–6

  Maggot, Farmer 91–7, 100, 102, 103, 132

  Maggot, Mrs. 93, 96–7, 102

  Malbeth the Seer 781, 1050

  Mallor 1038

  Mallorn (Golden Tree, pl. mellyrn) 335, 342, 349, 350, 351, 354, 371, 489, 1023, 1063, 1096, 1112

  Mallos 875

  Malvegil 1038, 1040

  Man in the Moon 158–60

  Mannish languages see Men: languages of Manwë (Elder King) 235

  Maps, mentioned 277, 283, 285, 927

  Marcho 4, 1099

  Mardil Voronwë ‘the Steadfast’ 670, 755, 1039, 1052, 1053, 1087, 1108

  Marish 6, 88, 89, 92, 98, 102, 607, 809, 1087, 1104, 1135; names in 1135

 

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