oldor; half-brother of Fingolfin; maker of the Silmarils; leader of the Noldor in their rebellion against the Valar, but slain in battle soon after his return to Middle-earth. See Sons of F?anor.
Felagund ‘Hewer of caves’, name given to King Finrod after the establishment of Nargothrond and often used alone.
Finarfin Third son of Finw?, brother of Fingolfin and half-brother of F?anor; father of Finrod Felagund and Galadriel. Finarfin did not return to Middle-earth.
Finduilas Daughter of Orodreth, second King of Nargothrond.
Fingolfin Second son of Finw?, the first leader of the Noldor; High King of the Noldor, dwelling in Hithlum; father of Fingon and Turgon.
Fingon Eldest son of King Fingolfin, and High King of the Noldor after his death.
Finrod Son of Finarfin; founder and king of Nargothrond, brother of Orodreth and Galadriel; often called Felagund.
Forweg Man of Dor-lómin, captain of the outlaw band that Túrin joined.
Galdor the Tall Son of Hador Goldenhead; father of Húrin and Huor; slain at Eithel Sirion.
Gamil Zirak Dwarf smith, teacher of Telchar of Nogrod.
Gaurwaith ‘Wolf-men’, the outlaw band that Túrin joined in the woodlands beyond the western borders of Doriath.
Gelmir (1) Elf of Nargothrond, brother of Gwindor.
Gelmir (2) Noldorin Elf who came with Arminas to Nargothrond to warn Orodreth of its peril.
Gethron One of Túrin’s companions on the journey to Doriath.
Ginglith* River flowing into the Narog above Nargothrond.
Girdle of Melian See Melian.
Glaurung ‘Father of Dragons’, the first of the Dragons of Morgoth.
Glithui* River flowing down from Ered Wethrin and joining Teiglin north of the inflow of Malduin.
Glóredhel Daughter of Hador, sister of Galdor Húrin’s father; wife of Haldir of Brethil.
Glorfindel Elf-lord of Gondolin.
Gondolin* The hidden city of King Turgon.
Gorgoroth See Ered Gorgoroth.
Gorthol ‘Dread Helm’, name taken by Túrin in the land of Dor-Cúarthol.
Gothmog Lord of Balrogs; slayer of King Fingon.
Great Mound, The See Haudh-en-Nirnaeth.
Great Song, The The Music of the Ainur, in which the World was begun.
Grey-elves The Sindar, name given to the Eldar who remained in Beleriand and did not cross the Great Sea into the West.
Grithnir One of Túrin’s companions on the journey to Doriath, where he died.
Guarded Plain, The* See Talath Dirnen.
Guarded Realm, The Doriath.
Guilin Elf of Nargothrond, father of Gwindor and Gelmir.
Gurthang ‘Iron of Death’, Túrin’s name for the sword Anglachel after it was reforged in Nargothrond.
Gwaeron The ‘windy month’, March.
Gwindor Elf of Nargothrond, lover of Finduilas, companion of Túrin.
Hador Goldenhead Elf-friend, lord of Dor-lómin, vassal of King Fingolfin; father of Galdor father of Húrin and Huor; slain at Eithel Sirion in the Dagor Bragollach. House of Hador, one of the Houses of the Edain.
Haldir Son of Halmir of Brethil; wedded Glóredhel daughter of Hador of Dor-lómin.
Haleth The Lady Haleth, who early became the leader of the Second House of the Edain, the Halethrim or People of Haleth, who dwelt in the Forest of Brethil.
Halmir Lord of the Men of Brethil.
Handir of Brethil Son of Haldir and Glóredhel; father of Brandir.
Hareth Daughter of Halmir of Brethil, wife of Galdor of Dor-lómin; mother of Húrin.
Haudh-en-Elleth ‘ The Mound of the Elf-maid’ near the Crossings of Teiglin, in which Finduilas was buried.
Haudh-en-Nirnaeth ‘The Mound of Tears’ in the desert of Anfauglith.
Hidden Kingdom, The Doriath.
Hidden Realm, The Gondolin.
High Faroth, The* Highlands to the west of the river Narog above Nargothrond; also the Faroth.
Hírilorn A great beech-tree in the Forest of Neldoreth with three trunks.
Hithlum* ‘Land of Mist’, northern region bounded by the Mountains of Shadow.
Hunthor Man of Brethil, companion of Túrin in the attack on Glaurung.
Huor Húrin’s brother; father of Tuor father of E?rendil; slain in the Battle of Unnumbered Tears.
Húrin Lord of Dor-lómin, husband of Morwen and father of Túrin and Ni?nor; called Thalion ‘the Steadfast’.
Ibun One of the sons of M?m the Petty-dwarf.
Ilúvatar ‘The Father of All’.
Indor Man of Dor-lómin, father of Aerin.
Ivrin* Lake and falls beneath Ered Wethrin where the river Narog rose.
Kh?m One of the sons of M?m the Petty-dwarf, slain by Andróg’s arrow.
Labadal Túrin’s name for Sador.
Ladros* Lands to the north-east of Dorthonion that were granted by the Noldorin kings to the Men of the House of B?or.
Lady of Dor-lómin Morwen.
Lalaith ‘Laughter’, name given to Urwen.
Larnach One of the Woodmen in the lands south of Teiglin.
Lord of Waters The Vala Ulmo.
Lords of the West The Valar.
Lothlann A great plain to the east of Dorthonion (Taur-nu-Fuin).
Lothron The fifth month.
Lúthien Daughter of Thingol and Melian, who after the death of Beren chose to become mortal and to share his fate. Called Tinúviel ‘daughter of twilight’, nightingale.
Mablung Elf of Doriath, chief captain of Thingol, friend of Túrin; called ‘the Hunter’.
Maedhros Eldest son of F?anor, with lands in the east beyond Dorthonion.
Maeglin Son of E?l ‘the Dark Elf’ and Aredhel Turgon’s sister; betrayer of Gondolin.
Malduin* A tributary of the Teiglin.
Mandos A Vala: the Judge, and Keeper of the Houses of the Dead in Valinor.
Manw? The chief of the Valar; called the Elder King.
Melian A Maia (see entry Ainur); the queen of King Thingol in Doriath, about which she set an invisible barrier of protection, the Girdle of Melian; mother of Lúthien.
Melkor The Quenya name of Morgoth.
Menegroth* ‘The Thousand Caves’, the halls of Thingol and Melian on the river Esgalduin in Doriath.
Menel The heavens, region of the stars.
Methed-en-glad ‘End of the wood’, a stronghold of Dor-Cúarthol at the edge of the forest south of Teiglin.
M?m The Petty-dwarf, dwelling on Amon R?dh.
Minas Tirith ‘Tower of Watch’, built by Finrod Felagund on Tol Sirion.
Mindeb* A tributary of Sirion, between Dimbar and the Forest of Neldoreth.
Mithrim* The south-eastern region of Hithlum, separated from Dor-lómin by the Mountains of Mithrim.
Morgoth The great rebellious Vala, in his origin the mightiest of the Powers; called the Enemy, the Dark Lord, the Black King, Bauglir.
Mormegil ‘Black Sword’, name given to Túrin in Nargothrond.
Morwen Daughter of Baragund of the House of B?or; wife of Húrin and mother of Túrin and Ni?nor; called Eledhwen ‘Elfsheen’ and Lady of Dor-lómin.
Mountains of Shadow* See Ered Wethrin.
Nan Elmoth* A forest in East Beleriand; dwelling-place of E?l.
Nargothrond* ‘The great underground fortress on the river Narog’, founded by Finrod Felagund, destroyed by Glaurung; also the realm of Nargothrond extending east and west of the river.
Narog* The chief river of West Beleriand, rising at Ivrin and flowing into Sirion near its mouths. People of Narog, the Elves of Nargothrond.
Neithan ‘The Wronged’, name given to himself by Túrin among the outlaws.
Nellas Elf of Doriath, friend of Túrin in his boyhood.
Nen Girith ‘Shuddering Water’, name given to Dimrost, the falls of Celebros in Brethil.
Nen Lalaith Stream rising under Amon Darthir, a peak in Ered Wethrin, and flowing past Húrin’s house in Dor-lómin.
Nenning* River in West Beleriand, reaching the Sea at the Haven of Eglarest.
Nevrast* Region west of Dor-lómin, beyond the Echoing Mountains* (Ered Lómin).
Nibin-noeg, Nibin-nogrim Petty-dwarves.
Ni?nor ‘Mourning’, daughter of Húrin and Morwen, and sister of Túrin; see Níniel.
Nimbrethil* Birchwoods in Arvernien; named in Bilbo’s song in Rivendell.
Níniel ‘Maid of Tears’, name that Túrin gave to Ni?nor in Brethil.
Nirnaeth Arnoediad The Battle of ‘Unnumbered Tears’, also the Nirnaeth.
Nogrod One of the two cities of the Dwarves in the Blue Mountains.
Noldor The second host of the Eldar on the Great Journey out of the East to Beleriand; the ‘Deep Elves’, ‘the Loremasters’.
Núath, Woods of* Woods extending westward from the upper waters of the Narog.
Orleg A man of Túrin’s outlaw band.
Orodreth King of Nargothrond after the death of his brother Finrod Felagund; father of Finduilas.
Oss? A Maia (see entry Ainur); vassal of Ulmo Lord of Waters.
Petty-dwarves A race of Dwarves in Middle-earth of whom M?m and his two sons were the last survivors.
Powers, The The Valar.
Ragnir A blind servant in Húrin’s house in Dor-lómin.
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