The Book of Lost Tales, Part 1

by J. R. R. Tolkien

  Ossë 58, 63, 66, 68, 70–1, 74–5, 79–80, 83, 85–6, 89, 100, 104, 106, 117–21, 123–6, 129, 134–7, 144, 152, 154, 177, 194, 210–11, 214, 220, 224; Falman-Ossë 66, 101, 118, 121, Falman 119

  Ottor Wfre Original name of Eriol. 23–4

  Outer Dark 216, 221, 226

  Outer Lands (1) Originally used of the Great Lands. 21, 81. (2) Valinor, Eruman/Arvalin, and the Twilit Isles (68). 21, 64, 67–8, 77, 81–2, 125, 158, 160, 220; Outer Land 134

  Outer Sea(s) 68, 70, 74, 82, 90, 114, 126, 142, 162, 188, 196, 215–16, 226; Outermost Seas 67; Outermost Waters (Neni Erúmëar) 85; Outer Ocean 58, 62, 83, 85; the Sea 179, 196. See Vai.

  Over Old Hills and Far Away (poem) 115–16

  Ówen Earliest name of Uinen. 61, 79, 220. (Replaced by Ónen.)

  Oxford 23, 25, 27, 45, 107–8, 203; Oxford English Dictionary 44–5, 203

  Palisor The ‘midmost region’ (114) of the Great Lands, where the Elves awoke. 85, 106, 114–19, 131, 141, 231–2, 234–8; Battle, War, of Palisor 236–8, 243

  Palúrien Yavanna. 66–8, 71–5, 79–80, 88–9, 98–100, 105–6, 114, 117, 123–4, 126, 131, 133, 154, 179–80, 184, 237; children of Palúrien 94. See Earth-lady, Kémi, Yavanna.

  Paracelsus 43–4

  Path of Dreams See Olórë Mallë.

  Pictures by J. R. R. Tolkien 85

  Pleiades 35. See Seven Stars.

  Poldórëa Name of Tulkas. 66, 75, 79, 103, 148, 154

  Prophecies of Amnos, Prophecy of Amnon See Amnos, Amnon.

  Prophecy of the North 171–3

  Purgatory 92

  Qalmë-Tári ‘Mistress of Death’, name of Fui Nienna. 66

  Qalvanda ‘Road of Death’. 213

  Qendi Elves, but used of the Ilkorins as opposed to the Eldar of Valinor. 231–2, 234–5. See Quendi.

  Qenya (with reference to the entries in the early Qenya dictionary) 86, 92, 160, 200, 227. See Quenya.

  Qerkaringa The Chill Gulf, between the Icefang (Helkaraksë) and the Great Lands. 166–9, 172, 177, 224

  Qorinómi, Tale of 202, 215, 221, 227

  Quendi 44, 132, 223, 236

  Quenya 41, 51, 112, 132

  Rainbow 212, 220–1, 224–5. See Ilweran.

  Ramandur Earlier name of Sorontur. 89

  Rána Name of the Moon given by the Gods. 192–3, 218

  Ranuin ‘Month’, child of Aluin ‘Time’. 217–19, 222, 227. (Earlier forms Ranos, Ranoth, Rôn 222.)

  Ringil (1) The pillar of the Northern Lamp. 69–70, 82, 87, 101, 106, 118. (2) Fingolfin’s sword. 87

  Road Goes Ever On, The 160

  Room of the Log Fire See Tale-fire.

  Rope of Years 219

  Rose of Silpion The Moonflower. 191–3, 195, 218; Rose of Silver 192. See Sil.

  Rúmil Door-ward of Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva, called the Sage (65). 46–52, 59, 64–5, 78–9, 94, 107, 129, 134, 167, 169, 171, 230, 235. See Evromord.

  Sador Servant of Húrin. 244

  Salmar Companion of Ulmo, called also Noldorin, Lirillo, and (Gnomish) Golthadriel. 58, 63, 66, 75, 79–80, 89, 93, 101, 126, 155, 177, 184

  Samír ien Feast of Double Mirth in Valinor. 143–4, 222; Samírien’s road 222 (see Vansamírin).

  Sári Name of the Sun given by the Gods. 186, 193, 195, 198, 215–16, 218, 221–2

  Sauron 52

  Scarlet Heart, The Emblem of the King’s Folk in Gondolin. 245

  Second Kindred The Gnomes or Noldoli. 21

  Secret Fire 53, 55, 60

  Sea-elves 43, 50

  Seven Stars 38, 42 (perhaps referring to the Pleiades); 114 (referring to the Great Bear); Seven Butterflies 133. See Great Bear, Valacirca.

  Shadow Folk (1) Name among Men of the Lost Elves of Hisilómë. 119, 138–9, 237. (2) Fays of unknown origin encountered by the Noldoli in Hisilómë. 237, 239

  Shadowy Seas Region of the Great Sea west of Tol Eressëa (see especially 68, 125). 15, 27, 68, 70, 74, 76, 83, 118–21, 125, 134, 137, 152, 154, 164, 188, 209, 211, 224; Shadowy Sea 101, 163, the Shadows 134

  Shining Isles Dwelling of the Gods and the Eldar of Valinor, as imagined by the Ilkorins. 231

  Ship of the Heavens, Ship of (the) Morn(ing) See Sun.

  Ship of the Moon See Moon

  Ship of the World 83–7, 134, 225

  Shoreland Elves See Shoreland Pipers.

  Shoreland Pipers The Solosimpi (afterwards called Teleri). 16, 50, 94, 123, 165, 223; Pipers of the Shore 230; the Pipers 106; shoreland dancers 129; Shoreland Elves, shoreland folk 125, 165, 210, shore-elves 165

  Sickle of the Valar See Valacirca; the Silver Sickle 133

  Sil Name of the Moon. 85, 192

  Silindrin The cauldron of silver light in Valinor; name varying with Telimpë. 71–4, 79, 88, 130, 196

  Silmarilli The Silmarils. 58, 128. See Silubrilthin.

  Silmarils 128, 138, 145, 149, 152, 156–7, 159, 162, 169, 238, 240

  Silmarillion, The 23, 26, 49–51, 60–3, 79–80, 82, 87–92, 110–12, 131–8, 156–61, 171–3, 198–202, 222–5, 227, 231, 236, 241–5

  Silmo The guardian of the tree Silpion. 73–4, 88, 116, 178, 189, 192, 202

  Silpion The silver tree of Valinor. 73–4, 76, 88–9, 113, 116–17, 122, 125–9, 133, 135, 142–4, 146, 152–3, 160, 176–9, 181, 189–91, 193, 200–2. See Rose of Silpion.

  Silubrilthin Gnomish name of the Silmarils. 128, 130

  Sindarin 51, 132

  Singollo See Elwë.

  Sirion 238, 240–2, 244; Pass of Sirion 244

  Sirius 200. See Helluin, Nielluin.

  Sirnúmen The dale in Valinor where the Noldoli dwelt after their banishment from Kôr. (142), 144, 146 (Sirnúmen of the Plain), 147, 149, 153, 155, 157–9, 163–4, 192. (Replaced Numessir.)

  Sleeper in the Tower of Pearl See Tower of Pearl.

  Slumbrous Dale See Murmenalda.

  Snorra Edda The ‘Prose Edda’ by Snorri Sturluson. 245

  Solosimpi The third kindred of the Elves (afterwards called Teleri). 16, 19, 22, 48–50, 58, 61–2, 94, 119–21, 123–9, 132–7, 141, 143, 155, 157, 163–5, 169, 171, 176, 178, 199, 208, 210, 219, 223, 231; earlier Solosimpë 22, 61. See Shoreland Pipers, Teleri (2).

  Sons of Fëanor See Fëanor.

  Sorontur King of Eagles. 73, 89, 148–9, 158, 176, 178, 198. (Replaced Ramandur.) See Thorndor.

  Sow River in Staffordshire. 196

  Spell of Bottomless Dread The spell laid by Melko on his slaves. 239, 241–2

  Spider of Night 153. See Gwerlum, Móru, Ungoliant, Ungweliantë, Wirilómë.

  Stafford, Staffordshire 25, 91, 108, 196

  Stars 64–5, 67, 69, 71, 73–4, 99, 111, 113–16, 127, 133, 135, 154, 171, 175, 178, 181–2, 186, 188, 192–3, 195, 200–2, 216, 221, 227, 231, 233; Fountains of the Stars 216. The star-making of Varda 69, 113–14, 133, 181

  Súlimo Name of Manwë. 52, 56, 58–9, 62, 65, 79, 93, 100, 115, 117, 122, 142, 146, 151, 179–80, 183, 209, 218; Súlimo Lord of the Airs 212

  Sun, The 36, 39, 43, 60, 64, 68, 83, 85, 88, 118–19, 125, 139, 151, 174–5, 182, 186–91, 193–203, 207–8, 212, 214–21, 226–8, 230–1, 236–7, 242; in many passages called the Sunship, also galleon, bark, of the Sun; Ship of the Heavens 186; Ship of (the) Morn(ing) 188, 190, 194, 198. See Haven of the Sun; and for other names of the Sun see 186–8, 196.

  Súruli Spirits of the winds, attendant on Manwë and Varda. 66, 144, 181, 192, 195, 200

  Swanhaven See Haven of the Swanships.

  Talath Dirnen The Guarded Plain of Nargothrond. 240

  Tale-fire In Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva. 17, 46, 48, 65, 107, 174–5, 229, 241; Room of the Tale-fire 140, 229; Room of the Log Fire 15; Room of Logs 17

  Talkamarda, i · Talka Marda ‘Smith of the World’, Aulë. 180, 186

  Taniquetil 21, 58, 62, 68, 70, 73, 77, 82–3, 85, 88–9, 91, 93, 100, 103–4, 113, 115, 125, 133, 144–6, 148, 154, 158–9, 181, 186, 188–9, 191, 194–5, 210–12, 219; Mountain of the World 214

  Tanyasalpë ‘Bowl of Fire.’ 187. See Faskala-nú
men.

  Tareg the Ilkorin 237, 240

  Tári ‘Mistress, Lady’, applied to Varda, Vána, and Fui Nienna. 66–7. See Qalmë-Tári, Tári-Laisi, Tinwetári.

  Tári-Laisi ‘Mistress of Life’, Vána. 67

  Tarn Fui ‘The Door of Night’. 215, 222; Tarna Fui 222. See Door of Night, Moritarnon.

  Tavari Fays of the woods. 66

  Tavrobel A place in Tol Eressëa. 25, 175, 196, 230; Bridge of Tavrobel 175, 196; Tower of Tavrobel 174; Gilfanon a · Davrobel, Gilfanon of Tavrobel 174, 195–6, 203, 229

  Telelli Name of certain Elves (see Appendix, p. 267). 19, 22; earlier Telellë 22

  Teleri (1) The first kindred of the Elves (afterwards called Vanyar). 48–50, 52, 59, 62, 115, 118–19, 121–4, 126, 132, 134, 143, 163, 169, 175–6, 210, 220, 231, 234. (2) In later sense, ="Solosimpi" of the Lost Tales. 50, 62, 132–8, 157, 171, 198, 223

  Telimektar Son of Tulkas. 101, 154, 182, 200. See Telumehtar.

  Telimpë The cauldron of silver light in Valinor; name varying with Silindrin. 79, 113–14, 127, 129–30, 178, 181, 189, 192, 196, 202

  Telperion 88, 133, 135, 201

  Telumehtar Orion. 200. See Telimektar.

  Tents of Murmuring Dwelling of the Noldoli by the Helkaraksë. 168, 173

  Tevildo Prince of Cats 47, 52

  Thangorodrim 26, 158, 243

  Thingol 107, 238, 243; Elu Thingol 132. See Tinwë Linto, Tinwelint.

  Thompson, Francis 29

  Thorndor Gnomish name of Sorontur, King of Eagles. 89; later form Thorondor 158

  Three Kindreds 51

  Tilion Steersman of the Moon. 88, 202, 222

  Tilkal Metal devised by Aulë for the chaining of Melko. 100, 104, 111, 114

  Time See especially 218–19, 227–8

  Timpinen Name of Tinfang in the tongue of the Eldar. 94–5, 107

  Tindriel Early name of Melian. 106–7, 131–2. (Replaced by Wendelin.)

  Tinfang Gnomish name of Timpinen the piper; called Tinfang Warble (see the Appendix, p. 268). 94–5, 107–10; poems Tinfang Warble, Over Old Hills and Far Away 107–10

  Tintoglin Earlier name of Tinwelint. 131–2

  Tinúviel Daughter of Tinwelint (afterwards Lúthien (Tinúviel) daughter of Thingol). 27, 107, 115, 132; the Tale of Tinúviel 27, 51–2, 203–4, 231, 233, 238–9, 241. See Lúthien.

  Tinwelint Gnomish name of Tinwë Linto (afterwards Thingol). 115, 131–2, 238, 240, 243–4. (Replaced Tintoglin.)

  Tinwë Linto, Tinwë Lord of the Solosimpi, who was lost on the Great Journey and became Lord of the Elves of Hisilómë afterwards Thingol. 115–16, 120, 130–3. (Replaced Linwë Tinto.)

  Tinwetári ‘Queen of Stars’, name of Varda. 100

  Tirion 26, 49, 135, 159–60, 198, 222–3

  Tol Eressëa 13, 21–7, 32, 47–50, 52, 83, 85, 90, 97–8, 107, 120–1, 123–6, 129–30, 134–7, 165, 196, 224–5, 235. See Lonely Island.

  Tombo The ‘Gong of the Children’ in Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva. 15. See Gong of the Children, Littleheart.

  Tórin See Daurin.

  Tower of Pearl Tower on one of the Twilit Isles. 68, 125, 221; the Sleeper in the Tower of Pearl 15, 27, 215, 221

  Trees of Kôr See Kôr.

  Trees of Valinor See Two Trees.

  Trent, River 196

  Tû The wizard or fay who became King of the Dark Elves. 232–4, 237, 244; Lord of Gloaming 232. (Replaced Túvo.)

  Tuilérë Name of Vána. 67

  Tuivána Name of Vána. 67, 99, 116–18, 180

  Tulkas 66–7, 70, 73, 75, 78–80, 89, 101–5, 111, 115, 140, 145, 147–9, 152, 154, 158, 176–7, 179, 182, 184–6, 198, 200–1, 209–10, 218, 224. See Astaldo, Poldórëa.

  Tulkassë Earlier name of Tulkastor. 22. (Replaced Turenbor.)

  Tulkastor Father of Vairë wife of Lindo. 16, 22. (Replaced Tulkassë.)

  Tumbled Lands 240, 244; in another sense 214

  Tûn Name that replaced Kôr (as the name of the city). 222

  Túna 26, 82, 135, 222

  Tuor 48, 52, 238. For the tale of Tuor and the Exiles of Gondolin (‘The Fall of Gondolin’) see Gondolin.

  Turambar See Túrin.

  Turenbor Earlier name of Tulkastor. 22. (Replaced by Tulkassë.)

  Turgon 115, 132, 170–3, 238–42, 244–5. See Turondo.

  Turinqi See Meril-i-Turinqi.

  Túrin 244; the Tale of Turambar 27, 158, 229–31, 233, 239, 244

  Turondo Son of Finwë Nólemë, called in Gnomish Turgon. 115, 132, 167, 170–1, 245

  Turuhalmë The ‘Logdrawing’, bringing in of wood to Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva. 229–30, 244. (Other forms Duruchalm and Halmadhurwion.)

  Túvo Earlier name of Tû. 234–6, 238, 243

  Twilit Isles Islands in the Shadowy Seas, west of Tol Eressëa. 15, 68–9, 82, 85 (Tolli Kimpelëar), 120–1, 123, 125, 134, 224

  Two Trees (including references to the Trees) 82, 85 (i aldas), 88, 100, 105, 107, 110, 114, 121–2, 125, 128, 134–5, 141, 143–7, 152–4, 157–60, 164–5, 169, 171, 174, 176–80, 182–4, 187, 190–1, 194, 196, 199–202, 207, 209, 213, 227, 234

  Uin The great whale. 85, 118–20

  Uinen 63, 79, 121, 130, 172, 192, 220; Oinen 211, 220; the Lady of the Sea 211. (Replaced Ónen.)

  Ulbandi Mother of Melko’s son Kosomot. 93

  Ulmo 26, 56, 58–63, 66–8, 70–1, 74, 79–80, 83, 85–7, 89, 100–2, 104–6, 114, 117–26, 132, 134–5, 137, 144, 153–4, 171, 177–8, 190–1, 198–9, 209–11, 213–18, 220, 223–6; Lord of Vai 190, 214. See Linqil, Vailimo.

  Ulmonan Ulmo’s halls in the Outer Ocean. 61–2, 68, 83, 85–6, 214

  Úmanyar Elves ‘not of Aman’. 196, 241

  Unfinished Tales 158, 244

  Ungoliant Form of the name of the great Spider in The Silmarillion. 157, 160–1, 201. Ungoliont, her Gnomish name in the Lost Tales 152, 156, 160–1, 214. (Replaced Gungliont.)

  Ungweliantë The great Spider. 188, 209, 220; Ungwë Lianti 152; Ungwë 152, 154; Ungweliant 182, 200, 223. See Gwerlum, Móru, Wirilómë.

  Uolë Kúvion The Elf known as the Man in the Moon. 193, 198, 202, 206, 215. (Replaced Uolë Mikúmi.)

  Uolë Mikúmi Earlier name of Uolë Kúvion. 198, 202

  Ûr Name of the Sun. 85, 187, 196

  Úrin Form of Húrin in the Lost Tales. 240–1; Children, Sons, folk, of Úrin 239, 241–2, 244

  Urwen Earlier name of Urwendi. 73, 76, 88, 154, 196

  Urwendi Guardian of Laurelin and mistress of the Sun. 178, 187–90, 192, 194, 196–7, 202, 207, 215–16, 219, 222; Urwandi 197. (Replaced Urwen.)

  Utumna The first fortress of Melko. 69, 82, 99, 101–4, 106, 111, 176, 198, 209; Fortress of the North 237; later form Utumno 82, 87, 110, 112, 198, 223

  Úvalear Name of the Shadow Folk of Hisilómë. 237

  Úvanimor ‘Monsters, giants, and ogres’ bred by Melko. 75, 236–7

  Vai The Outer Sea. 59, 61–2, 83, 85–7, 154, 190, 196, 214–15, 226. See especially 85–6, and see Outer Sea(s).

  Vailimo Name of Ulmo, Ruler of Vai. 101, 114, 214–15

  Vairë (1) Elf of Tol Eressëa, wife of Lindo. 14–18, 20, 22, 31, 45, 65, 80, 90, 94–5, 129, 140, 195, 207, 212–13, 219, 221, 225, 227, 229–31. (2) ‘The Weaver’, wife of Mandos. 90

  Vaitya The outermost of the three airs. 65, 67, 83, 85–6, 181, 226

  Vaiya ‘The Enfolding Ocean’. 86, 227

  Valacirca ‘The Sickle of the Valar’. 133; the Silver Sickle 133

  Valahíru Title of Manwë, ‘Lord of the Valar’. 180

  Valaquenta 79, 82

  Valar Passim; see Gods. (Singular Vala; plural also Vali 58, 61, 65, 104, 107, 114, 148, 154, 178, 180, 186, and Valur and Valir 61.) See Children of the Valar.

  Valatúru = Valahíru. 180, 190

  Vale of Sleep See Murmenalda.

  Vale (Valley) of Weeping Waters 239–40, 244. See Gorfalon(g).

  Valinor ‘Land of the Gods’ (70); Valinórë 182. Passim; ‘vale’ or ‘plain’ of Valinor 68, 70–3, 75, 77 (Valinor ‘upon the plain’), etc.;
beechwoods 99; glades 126–7; sand of gold 126; Valinor nearer to the Wall of Things than the shores of the East 238, 253; Hiding of Valinor 27, 137, 195, 207, 209, 213, 220, 222–4; Darkening of Valinor 169, 203. See Mountains of Valinor.

  Valley of the Fountains, Vale of Fountains 239–40, 244. See Gorfalon(g).

  Valmar 73–5, 77–8, 82, 89, 100, 103–4, 113–14, 116, 120, 123, 126–7, 140, 142–4, 146–9, 153, 155, 158, 177, 184, 193, 213, 217, 230

  Valwë Father of Lindo. 16, 22, 26. (Manwë for Valwë 22.)

  Vána 67, 71–3, 75–6, 79–80, 88–9, 93, 105, 117, 154, 177–80, 183–7, 190, 199, 202, 209–10, 212; the Lamp of Vána, the Sun, 197. See Tári Laisi, Tuilérë, Tuivána, Vána-Laisi.

  Vána-Laisi Name of Vána. 180

  Vanë Hansto See Hanstovánen.

  Vansamírin Road of the ceremonial procession of the Feast of Double Mirth. 207, 222 (description of the road 143). See Samírien.

  Vanyar 26, 44, 50, 62, 132, 134–5, 159, 169, 220, 223, 234. See Teleri (1).

  Varda 58, 62, 65, 69–71, 73–4, 79, 88, 99–100, 111, 113–17, 127, 133, 144, 148, 154, 176, 178, 180–3, 185–6, 189, 192, 194–6, 199–201, 208–9, 212, 216, 223, 227; Varda of the Stars 126, 192, Lady of the Stars 178, Queen of the Stars 58, 62, 180, the starfashioner 183; the Wells of Varda 160. See Tinwetári.

  Vê Name of Vefántur (Mandos) given to his hall. 76–7, 89–90, 146, 150. See Mandos.

  Vefántur ‘Fantur of Death’, the Vala Mandos. 66, 76, 82, 89–90, 100, 106, 144, 167, 172. See Fantur, Mandos.

  Vilna The innermost of the three airs. 65, 67, 83, 85–6, 181, 187, 199

  Vinyamar Turgon’s house in Nevrast. 52

  Vírin Substance devised by Aulë for the vessel of the Moon. 192–3

  Völuspá Poem of the Old Norse Edda. 245

  Voronwë ="Gnomish" Bronweg. 48, 52

  Vorotemnar The manacles set on Melko’s wrists. 101, 104

  Wall of Things 214–15, 221, 226–7; Eastern Wall 216, 221–2, 226

  Walls of the World See Ilurambar.

  Warwick 25–6, 32; Warwickshire 25

  Waters of Awakening 50, 85, 115, 131, 231–2, 234. See Cuiviénen, Koivië-néni.

  Weaving of the Days and Months and Years 217, 221, 227

  Wendelin Early name of Melian. 106–7, 115, 120, 131–2. (Replaced Tindriel.)

  Western Water See Great Sea.