Dor Caranthir 'Land of Caranthir'; see Thargelion. 148, 174, 184
Dor-C?arthol 'Land of Bow and Helm', name of the country defended by Beleg and T?rin from their lair on Amon R?dh. 252
Dor Daedeloth 'Land of the Shadow of Horror', the land of Morgoth in the north. 124, 127, 130
Dor D?nen 'The Silent Land', where nothing dwelt, between the upper waters of Esgalduin and Aros. 145
Dor Firn-i-Guinar 'Land of the Dead that Live', name of that region in Ossiriand where Beren and L?thien dwelt after their return. 229, 291
Doriath 'Land of the Pence' (Dor Iath), 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. Passim; see especially 111, 144-5
Dorlas A Man of the Haladin in Brethil; went with T?rin and Hunthor to the attack on Glaurung, but withdrew in fear; slain by Brandir the Lame. 266, 271-2, 276. The wife of Dorlas, not named, 276.
Dor-l?min Region in the south of Hithlum, the territory of Fingon, given as a fief to the House of Hador; the home of H?rin and Morwen. 101, 140-2, 177, 187, 191-3, 232, 237, 242-4, 251, 257, 260, 263-7, 276-7, 282, 284, 286, 294. The Lady of Dor-l?min: Morwen. 242
Dor-nu-Fauglith 'Land under Choking Ash'; see Anfauglith. 184, 221
Dorthonion 'Land of Pines', the great forested highlands on the northern borders of Beleriand, afterwards called Taur-nu-Fuin. Cf. Tree-beard's song in The Two Towers III 4: 'To the pine-trees upon the highland of Dorthonion I climbed in the Winter...' 52, 109, 124, 130, 135-7, 141-4, 146-8, 172, 177, 181-4, 186, 194-7, 231
Dragon-helm of Dor-l?min Heirloom of the House of Hador, worn by T?rin; also called the Helm of Hador. 114, 251, 260, 284
Dragons 235, 300, 312, 320, 358, 371
Draugluin The great werewolf slain by Huan at Tol-in-Gaurhoth, and in whose form Beren entered Angband. 211, 216-18
Drengist The long firth that pierced Ered L?min, the west-fence of Hithlum. 56, 89, 101, 111, 115, 136, 140, 194
Dry River The river that once flowed out under the Encircling Mountains from the primeval lake where was afterwards Tumladen, the plain of Gondolin. 163, 281
Duilwen The fifth of the tributaries of Gelion in Ossiriand. 147
D?nedain 'The Edain of the West'; see N?men?reans.
Dungartheb See Nan Dungortheb.
Durin Lord of the Dwarves of Khazad-d?m (Moria), 42, 364
Dwarf-road Road leading down into Beleriand from the cities of Nogrod and Belegost, and crossing Gelion at the ford of Sarn Athrad. 167, 171, 174
Dwarrowdelf 'Delving of the Dwarves': translation of Khazad-d?m (Hadhodrond). 104
Dwarves 40-2, 103-7, 132-4, 148, 158-61, 167, 189, 231, 236, 250, 258, 287-91, 354, 357-8, 364, 371. Referring to the Petty-Dwarves: 248-53, 261, 284. Seven Fathers of the Dwarves: 40-2, 104. For the Necklace of the Dwarves see Nauglam?r. For the Seven Rings of the Dwarves see Rings of Power. See also Naugrim.
E? The World, the material Universe; E?, meaning in Elvish 'It is' or 'Let it be', was the word of Il?vatar when the World began its existence. 10, 17-8, 23, 30, 34, 40, 48-9, 58, 78, 82, 86, 95, 99, 112
Eagles 44-5, 129, 144, 149, 221, 281, 299, 343
E?rendil 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 L?thien brought out of Angband. The name means 'Lover of the Sea'. 122, 177, 298-300, 302, 304-9, 312, 315, 319-22, 325, 334, 341, 345, 348, 354. Lay of E?rendil 304, 319
E?rendur (1) A lord of And?ni? in N?menor. 331
E?rendur (2) Tenth King of Arnor. 367
E?rnil Thirty-second King of Gondor. 369
E?rnur Son of E?rnil; last King of Gondor, in whom the line of An?rion came to its end. 369
E?rr?m? 'Sea-wing', the name of Tuor's ship. 303
E?rwen Daughter of Olw? of Alqualond?, Thingol's brother; wedded Finarfin of the Noldor. From E?rwen Finrod, Orodreth, Angrod, Aegnor and Galadriel had Telerin blood and were therefore allowed entry into Doriath. 63, 130, 154
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. 189, 235, 239, 242, 264, 265, 280, 294
Echoing Mountains See Ered L?min.
Echoriath 'The Encircling Mountains' about the plain of Gondolin. 135, 166, 191, 281, 297-8
Echtelion Elf-lord of Gondolin, who in the sack of the city slew and was slain by Gothmog Lord of Balrogs. 125, 237, 296, 300
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. 206
Eglador The former name of Doriath, before it was encompassed by the Girdle of Melian; probably connected with the name Eglath. 111
Eglarest The southern of the Havens of the Falas on the coast of Beleriand. 60, 109, 125, 142, 145, 239, 304
Eglath 'The Forsaken People', name given to themselves by the Telerin Elves who remained in Beleriand seeking for Elw? (Thingol) when the main host of the Teleri departed to Aman. 60, 288
Eilinel The wife of Gorlim the Unhappy. 165-6
Eithel Ivrin 'Ivrin's Well', the source of the river Narog beneath Ered Wethrin. 256, 261
Eithel Sirion 'Sirion's Well', in the eastern face of Ered Wethrin, where was the great fortress of Fingolfin and Fingon (see Barad Eithel). 124, 140-1, 183, 193, 232-3
Ekkaia Elvish name of the Outer Sea, encircling Arda; referred to also as the Outer Ocean and the Encircling Sea. 32,40, 51, 65, 115-6, 121, 227
Elbereth The usual name of Varda in Sindarin, 'Star-Queen'; cf. Elent?ri. 19, 36
Eldali? 'The Elven-folk', used as equivalent to Eldar. 12, 54, 59, 71,150, 200, 222, 227-8, 232, 247, 315
Eldamar 'Elvenhome', the region of Aman in which the Elves dwelt; also the great Bay of the same name. 61, 65, 67, 75-6, 79-80, 97, 160, 213, 306
Eldar According to Elvish legend the name Eldar 'People of the Stars' was given to all the Elves by the Vala Orom? (49). 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 Cuivi?nen (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, ?manyar. 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. 24, 33, 119, 134, 256, 258, 285, 289, 299, 365, 377-8
Elder King Manw?. 309, 312
Eledhwen See Morwen.
Elemm?r? (1) Name of a star. 48
Elemm?r? (2) Vanyarin Elf, maker of the Aldud?ni?, the Lament for the Two Trees. 84
Elend? A name of Eldamar. 65, 96, 130
Elendil Called the Tall; son of Amandil, last lord of And?ni? in N?menor, descended from E?rendil and Elwing but not of the direct line of the Kings; escaped with his sons Isildur and An?rion from the Drowning of N?menor and founded the N?men?rean 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'. 337, 340-2, 360-7, 370, 377. Heirs of Elendil 365
Elendili 'Elf-friends', name given to those N?men?reans who were not estranged from the Eldar in the days of Tar-Ancalimon and later kings; also called the Faithful. 328-32, 335-7, 340-1, 361-2
Elendur Eldest son of Isildur, slain with him at the Gladden Fields. 366
Elenna A (Quenya) name of N?menor, 'Starwards', from the guidance of the Edain by E?rendil on their voyage to N?menor at the beginning of the Second Age. 321, 345, 347
Elent?ri 'Star-Queen', a name of Varda as maker of the Stars. She is called thus in Galadriel's lament in L?rien, The Fellowship of the Ring II 8. Cf. Elbereth, Tintall?. 48
Elenw? Wife of Turgon; perished in the crossing of the Helcarax?. 102, 160
Elerr?na 'Crowned with Stars', a name of Taniquetil. 32
Elf-friends The Men of the Three Houses of B?or, Haleth, and Hador, the Edain. 169, 172-4, 231, 243, 311. In the Akallab?th and in Of the Rings of Power used of those N?men?reans who were not estranged from the Eldar; see Elendili. At 375 the reference is no doubt to the Men of Gondor and the D?nedain of the North.
Elostirion Tallest of the towers upon Emyn Beraid, in which the palantir was placed. 362
Elrond Son of E?rendil 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 (Rive