Cirith Ninniach ‘Rainbow Cleft’, by which Tuor came to the Western Sea; see Annon-in-Gelydh.
Cirith Thoronath ‘Eagles’ Cleft’, a high pass in the mountains north of Gondolin, where Glorfindel fought with a Balrog and fell into the abyss.
Cirth The Runes, first devised by Daeron of Doriath.
Ciryon Third son of Isildur, slain with him at the Gladden Fields.
Corollairë ‘The Green Mound’ of the Two Trees in Valinor; also called Ezellohar.
Crissaegrim The mountain-peaks south of Gondolin, where were the eyries of Thorondor.
Crossings of Teiglin In the southwest of the Forest of Brethil, where the old road southward from the Pass of Sirion crossed the Teiglin.
Cuiviénen ‘Water of Awakening’, the lake in Middle-earth where the first Elves awoke, and where they were found by Oromë.
Culúrien A name of Laurelin.
Curufin The fifth son of Fëanor, called the Crafty; father of Celebrimbor. For the origin of his name see Fëanor; and for his history see Celegorm.
Curufinwë See Fëanor.
Curunír ‘The one of cunning devices’, Elvish name of Saruman, one of the Istari (Wizards).
Cúthalion ‘Strongbow’; see Beleg.
Daeron Minstrel and chief loremaster of King Thingol; deviser of the Cirth (Runes); enamoured of Lúthien and twice betrayed her.
Dagnir One of the twelve companions of Barahir on Dorthonion.
Dagnir Glaurunga ‘Glaurung’s Bane’, Túrin.
Dagor Aglareb ‘The Glorious Battle’, third of the great battles in the Wars of Beleriand.
Dagor Bragollach ‘The Battle of Sudden Flame’ (also simply the Bragollach), fourth of the great battles in the Wars of Beleriand.
Dagorlad ‘Battle Plain’, the place of the great battle north of Mordor between Sauron and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men at the end of the Second Age.
Dagor-nuin-Giliath ‘The Battle-under-Stars’, the second battle in the Wars of Beleriand, fought in Mithrim after the coming of Fëanor to Middle-earth.
Dairuin One of the twelve companions of Barahir on Dorthonion.
Dark Elves In the language of Aman all Elves that did not cross the Great Sea were Dark Elves (Moriquendi), and the term is sometimes used thus, when Caranthir called Thingol a Dark Elf it was intended opprobriously, and was especially so, since Thingol had been to Aman ‘and was not accounted among the Moriquendi’. But in the period of the Exile of the Noldor it was often used of the Elves of Middle-earth other than the Noldor and the Sindar, and is then virtually equivalent to Avari. Different again is the title Dark Elf of the Sindarin Elf Eöl, but Turgon no doubt meant that Eöl was of the Moriquendi.
Dark Lord, The The term is used of Morgoth, and of Sauron.
Days of Flight
Deathless Lands See Undying Lands.
Deldúwath One of the later names of Dorthonion (Taur-nu-Fuin), meaning ‘Horror of Night-shadow’.
Denethor Son of Lenwë; leader of the Nandorin Elves that came at last over the Blue Mountains and dwelt in Ossiriand; slain on Amon Ereb in the First Battle of Beleriand.
Dimbar The land between the rivers Sirion and Mindeb.
Dimrost The falls of Celebros in the Forest of Brethil; translated in the text as ‘the Rainy Stair’. Afterwards called Nen Girith.
Dior Called Aranel, and also Eluchíl ‘Thingol’s Heir’; son of Beren and Lúthien and father of Elwing, Elrond’s mother; came to Doriath from Ossiriand after the death of Thingol, and received the Silmaril after the death of Beren and Lúthien; slain in Menegroth by the sons of Fëanor.
Dispossessed, The The House of Fëanor.
Dol Guldur ‘Hill of Sorcery’, fastness of the Necromancer (Sauron) in southern Mirkwood in the Third Age.
Dolmed ‘Wet Head’, a great mountain in the Ered Luin, near the Dwarf-cities of Nogrod and Belegost.
Dor Caranthir ‘Land of Caranthir’; see Thargelion.
Dor-Cúarthol ‘Land of Bow and Helm’, name of the country defended by Beleg and Túrin from their lair on Amon Rûdh.
Dor Daedeloth ‘Land of the Shadow of Horror’, the land of Morgoth in the north.
Dor Dínen ‘The Silent Land’, where nothing dwelt, between the upper waters of Esgalduin and Aros.
Dor Firn-i-Guinar ‘Land of the Dead that Live’, name of that region in Ossiriand where Beren and Lúthien dwelt after their return.
Doriath ‘Land of the Fence’ (Dor Iâth), referring to the Girdle of Melian, earlier called Eglador; the kingdom of Thingol and Melian in the forests of Neldoreth and Region, ruled from Menegroth on the river Esgalduin. Also called the Hidden Kingdom.
Dorlas A Man of the Haladin in Brethil; went with Túrin and Hunthor to the attack on Glaurung, but withdrew in fear; slain by Brandir the Lame. The wife of Dorlas, not named.
Dor-lómin Region in the south of Hithlum, the territory of Fingon, given as a fief to the House of Hador; the home of Húrin and Morwen. The Lady of Dor-lómin: Morwen.
Dor-nu-Fauglith ‘Land under Choking Ash’; see Anfauglith.
Dorthonion ‘Land of Pines’, the great forested highlands on the northern borders of Beleriand, afterwards called Taur-nu-Fuin. Cf. Treebeard’s song in The Two Towers III 4: ‘To the pine-trees upon the highlands of Dorthonion I climbed in the Winter...’
Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin Heirloom of the House of Hador, worn by Túrin; also called the Helm of Hador.
Dragons
Draugluin The great werewolf slain by Huan at Tol-in-Gaurhoth, and in whose form Beren entered Angband.
Drengist The long firth that pierced Ered Lómin, the west-fence of Hithlum.
Dry River The river that once flowed out under the Encircling Mountains from the primeval lake where was afterwards Tumladen, the plain of Gondolin.
Duilwen The fifth of the tributaries of Gelion in Ossiriand.
Dúnedain ‘The Edain of the West’; see Númenóreans.
Dungortheb See Nan Dungortheb.
Durin Lord of the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm (Moria).
Dwarf-road Road leading down into Beleriand from the cities of Nogrod and Belegost, and crossing Gelion at the ford of Sarn Athrad.
Dwarrowdelf ‘Delving of the Dwarves’; translation of Khazaddûm (Hadhodrond).
Dwarves Referring to the Petty-Dwarves: Seven Fathers of the Dwarves: For the Necklace of the Dwarves see Nauglamír. For the Seven Rings of the Dwarves see Rings of Power. See also Naugrim.
Eä The World, the material Universe; Eä, meaning in Elvish ‘It is’ or ‘Let it be’, was the word of Ilúvatar when the World began its existence.
Eärendil Called ‘Halfelven’, ‘the Blessed’, ‘the Bright’, and ‘the Mariner’; son of Tuor and Idril Turgon’s daughter; escaped from the sack of Gondolin and wedded Elwing daughter of Dior at the Mouths of Sirion; sailed with her to Aman and pleaded for help against Morgoth; set to sail the skies in his ship Vingilot bearing the Silmaril that Beren and Lúthien brought out of Angband. The name means ‘Lover of the Sea’.
Eärendur (1) A lord of Andúnië in Númenor.
Eärendur (2) Tenth King of Arnor.
Eärnil Thirty-second King of Gondor.
Eärnur Son of Eärnil; last King of Gondor, in whom the line of Anárion came to its end.
Eärrámë ‘Sea-wing’, the name of Tuor’s ship.
Eärwen Daughter of Olwë of Alqualondë, Thingol’s brother; wedded Finarfin of the Noldor. From Eärwen Finrod, Orodreth, Angrod, Aegnor and Galadriel had Telerin blood and were therefore allowed entry into Doriath.
Easterlings Also called Swarthy Men; entered Beleriand from the East in the time after the Dagor Bragollach, and fought on both sides in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad; given Hithlum as a dwelling-place by Morgoth, where they oppressed the remnant of the People of Hador.
Echoing Mountains See Ered Lómin.
Echoriath ‘The Encircling Mountains’ about the plain of Gondolin.
Ecthelion Elf-lord of Gondolin, who in the sack of the city slew and
was slain by Gothmog Lord of Balrogs.
Edain See Atani.
Edrahil Chief of the Elves of Nargothrond who accompanied Finrod and Beren on their quest, and died in the dungeons of Tol-in-Gaurhoth.
Eglador The former name of Doriath, before it was encompassed by the Girdle of Melian; probably connected with the name Eglath.
Eglarest The southern of the Havens of the Falas on the coast of Beleriand.
Eglath ‘The Forsaken People’, name given to themselves by the Telerin Elves who remained in Beleriand seeking for Elwë (Thingol) when the main host of the Teleri departed to Aman.
Eilinel The wife of Gorlim the Unhappy.
Eithel Ivrin ‘Ivrin’s Well’, the source of the river Narog beneath Ered Wethrin.
Eithel Sirion ‘Sirion’s Well’, in the eastern face of Ered Wethrin, where was the great fortress of Fingolfin and Fingon (see Barad Eithel).
Ekkaia Elvish name of the Outer Sea, encircling Arda; referred to also as the Outer Ocean and the Encircling Sea.
Elbereth The usual name of Varda in Sindarin, ‘Star-Queen’; cf. Elentári.
Eldalië ‘The Elven-folk’, used as equivalent to Eldar.
Eldamar ‘Elvenhome’, the region of Aman in which the Elves dwelt; also the great Bay of the same name.
Eldar According to Elvish legend the name Eldar ‘People of the Stars’ was given to all the Elves by the Vala Oromë. It came however to be used to refer only to the Elves of the Three Kindreds (Vanyar, Noldor, and Teleri) who set out on the great westward march from Cuiviénen (whether or not they remained in Middle-earth), and to exclude the Avari. The Elves of Aman, and all Elves who ever dwelt in Aman, were called the High Elves (Tareldar) and Elves of the Light (Calaquendi); see Dark Elves,Úmanyar. Passim; see entry Elves.
Eldarin Of the Eldar; used in reference to the language(s) of the Eldar. The occurrences of the term in fact refer to Quenya, also called High Eldarin and High-elven; see Quenya.
Elder Days The First Age; also called the Eldest Days.
Elder King Manwë.
Eledhwen See Morwen.
Elemmirë (1) Name of a star.
Elemmirë (2) Vanyarin Elf, maker of the Aldudénië, the Lament for the Two Trees.
Elendé A name of Eldamar.
Elendil Called the Tall; son of Amandil, last lord of Andúnië in Númenor, descended from Eärendil and Elwing but not of the direct line of the Kings; escaped with his sons Isildur and Anárion from the Drowning of Númenor and founded the Númenórean realms in Middle-earth; slain with Gil-galad in the overthrow of Sauron at the end of the Second Age. The name may be interpreted either as ‘Elf-friend’ (cf. Elendili)or as ‘Star-lover’. Heirs of Elendil.
Elendili ‘Elf-friends’, name given to those Númenóreans who were not estranged from the Eldar in the days of Tar-Ancalimon and later kings; also called the Faithful.
Elendur Eldest son of Isildur, slain with him at the Gladden Fields.
Elenna A (Quenya) name of Númenor, ‘Starwards’, from the guidance of the Edain by Eärendil on their voyage to Númenor at the beginning of the Second Age.
Elentári ‘Star-Queen’, a name of Varda as maker of the Stars. She is called thus in Galadriel’s lament in Lórien, The Fellowship of the Ring II 8. Cf. Elbereth, Tintallë.
Elenwë Wife of Turgon; perished in the crossing of the Helcaraxë.
Elerrína ‘Crowned with Stars’, a name of Taniquetil.
Elf-friends The Men of the Three Houses of Bëor, Haleth, and Hador, the Edain. In the Akallabêth and in Of the Rings of Power used of those Númenóreans who were not estranged from the Eldar; see Elendili.
Elostirion Tallest of the towers upon Emyn Beraid, in which the palantír was placed.
Elrond Son of Eärendil and Elwing, who at the end of the First Age chose to belong to the Firstborn, and remained in Middle-earth until the end of the Third Age; master of Imladris (Rivendell) and keeper of Vilya, the Ring of Air, which he had received from Gil-galad. Called Master Elrond and Elrond Half-elven. The name means ‘Star-dome’. Sons of Elrond.
Elros Son of Eärendil and Elwing, who at the end of the First Age chose to be numbered among Men, and became the first King of Númenor (called Tar-Minyatur), living to a very great age. The name means ‘Star-foam’.
Elu Sindarin form of Elwë.
Eluchíl ‘Heir of Elu (Thingol)’, name of Dior, son of Beren and Lúthien. See Dior.
Eluréd Elder son of Dior; perished in the attack on Doriath by the sons of Fëanor. The name means the same as Eluchíl.
Elurín Younger son of Dior; perished with his brother Eluréd. The name means ‘Remembrance of Elu (Thingol)’.
Elvenhome See Eldamar.
Elves See Children of Ilúvatar, Eldar, Dark Elves. Elves of the Light: see Calaquendi.
Elwë Surnamed Singollo ‘Greymantle’; leader with his brother Olwë of the hosts of the Teleri on the westward journey from Cuiviénen, until he was lost in Nan Elmoth; afterwards Lord of the Sindar, ruling in Doriath with Melian; received the Silmaril from Beren; slain in Menegroth by the Dwarves. Called (Elu) Thingol in Sindarin. See Dark Elves, Thingol.
Elwing Daughter of Dior, who escaping from Doriath with the Silmaril wedded Eärendil at the Mouths of Sirion and went with him to Valinor; mother of Elrond and Elros. The name means ‘Star-spray’; see Lanthir Lamath.
Emeldir Called the Man-hearted; wife of Barahir and mother of Beren; led the women and children of the House of Bëor from Dorthonion after the Dagor Bragollach. (She was herself also a descendant of Bëor the Old, and her father’s name was Beren; this is not stated in the text.)
Emyn Beraid ‘The Tower Hills’ in the west of Eriador; see Elostirion.
Enchanted Isles The islands set by the Valar in the Great Sea eastwards of Tol Eressëa at the time of the Hiding of Valinor.
Encircling Mountains See Echoriath.
Encircling Sea See Ekkaia.
Endor ‘Middle Land’, Middle-earth.
Engwar ‘The Sickly’, one of the Elvish names for Men.
Eöl Called the Dark Elf; the great smith who dwelt in Nan Elmoth, and took Aredhel Turgon’s sister to wife; friend of the Dwarves; maker of the sword Anglachel (Gurthang); father of Maeglin; put to death in Gondolin.
Eönwë One of the mightiest of the Maiar; called the Herald of Manwë; leader of the host of the Valar in the attack on Morgoth at the end of the First Age.
Ephel Brandir ‘The encircling fence of Brandir’, dwellings of the Men of Brethil upon Amon Obel; also called the Ephel.
Ephel Dúath ‘Fence of Shadow’, the mountain-range between Gondor and Mordor; also called the Mountains of Shadow.
Erchamion ‘One-handed’, the name of Beren after his escape from Angband.
Erech A hill in the west of Gondor, where was the Stone of Isildur (see The Return of the King V 2).
Ered Engrin ‘The Iron Mountains’ in the far north.
Ered Gorgoroth ‘The Mountains of Terror’, northward of Nan Dungortheb; also called the Gorgoroth.
Ered Lindon ‘The Mountains of Lindon’, another name for Ered Luin, the Blue Mountains.
Ered Lómin ‘The Echoing Mountains’, forming the west-fence of Hithlum.
Ered Luin ‘The Blue Mountains’, also called Ered Lindon. After the destruction at the end of the First Age Ered Luin formed the north-western coastal range of Middle-earth.
Ered Nimrais The White Mountains (nimrais ‘white horns’), the great range from east to west south of the Misty Mountains.
Ered Wethrin ‘The Mountains of Shadow’, ‘The Shadowy Mountains’, the great curving range bordering Dor-nu-Fauglith (Ard-galen) on the west and forming the barrier between Hithlum and West Beleriand.
Eregion ‘Land of Holly’ (called by Men Hollin); Noldorin realm in the Second Age at the western feet of the Misty Mountains, where the Elven Rings were made.
Ereinion ‘Scion of Kings’, the son of Fingon, known always by his surname Gil-galad.
Erellont One of the thre
e mariners who accompanied Eärendil on his voyages.
Eressëa See Tol Eressëa.
Eriador The land between the Misty Mountains and the Blue, in which lay the Kingdom of Arnor (and also the Shire of the Hobbits).
Eru ‘The One’, ‘He that is Alone’: Ilúvatar. Also in Children of Eru.
Esgalduin The river of Doriath, dividing the forests of Neldoreth and Region, and flowing into Sirion. The name means ‘River under Veil’.
Estë One of the Valier, the spouse of Irmo (Lórien); her name means ‘Rest’.
Estolad The land south of Nan Elmoth where the Men of the followings of Bëor and Marach dwelt after they crossed the Blue Mountains into Beleriand; translated in the text as ‘the Encampment’.
Ezellohar The Green Mound of the Two Trees of Valinor; also called Corollairë.
Faelivrin Name given to Finduilas by Gwindor.
Faithful, The See Elendili.
Falas The western coasts of Beleriand, south of Nevrast.
Falathar One of the three mariners who accompanied Eärendil on his voyages.
Falathrim The Telerin Elves of the Falas, whose lord was Círdan.
Falmari The Sea-elves; name of the Teleri who departed from Middle-earth and went into the West.
Fëanor Eldest son of Finwë (the only child of Finwë and Míriel), half-brother of Fingolfin and Finarfin; greatest of the Noldor, and leader in their rebellion; deviser of the Fëanorian script; maker of the Silmarils; slain in Mithrim in the Dagornuin-Giliath. His name was Curufinwë (curu ‘skill’), and he gave this name to his fifth son, Curufin; but he was himself known always by his mother’s name for him, Fëanáro ‘Spirit of Fire’, which was given the Sindarin form Fëanor. Chapters 5–9 and 13 passim. Elsewhere his name occurs chiefly in the sons of Fëanor.
Fëanturi ‘Masters of Spirits’, the Valar Námo (Mandos) and Irmo (Lórien).
Felagund The name by which King Finrod was known after the establishment of Nargothrond; it was Dwarvish in origin (felak-gundu ‘cave-hewer’, but translated in the text as ‘Lord of Caves’). For references see Finrod.
Finarfin The third son of Finwë, the younger of Fëanor’s half-brothers; remained in Aman after the Exile of the Noldor and ruled the remnant of his people in Tirion. Alone among the Noldorin princes he and his descendants had golden hair, derived from his mother Indis, who was a Vanyarin Elf (see Vanyar). Many other occurrences of the name of Finarfin relate to his sons or his people.
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