L?mion 'Son of Twilight', the Quenya name that Aredhel gave to Maeglin. 159
Lonely Isle See Tol Eress?a.
Lord of Waters See Ulmo.
Lords of the West See Valar.
Lorellin The lake in L?rien in Valinor where the Vala Est? sleeps by day. 21
Lorgan Chief of the Easterling Men in Hithlum after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, by whom Tuor was enslaved. 294
L?rien (1) The name of the gardens and dwelling-place of the Vala Irmo, who was himself usually called L?rien. 18, 21, 24, 57, 68, 106, 114, 289
L?rien (2) The land ruled by Celeborn and Galadriel between the rivers Celebrant and Anduin. Probably the original name of this land was altered to the form of the Quenya name L?rien of the gardens of the Vala Irmo in Valinor. In Lothl?rien the Sindarin word loth 'flower' is prefixed. 370
L?rindol 'Goldenhead'; see Hador.
Losgar The place of the burning of the ships of the Teleri by F?anor, at the mouth of the Firth of Drengist, 101, 111, 123, 127, 140, 152, 154
Lothlann 'The wide and empty', the great plain north of the March of Maedhros. 147, 184, 255
Lothl?rien 'L?rien of the Blossom'; see L?rien (2). 370
Luinil Name of a star (one shining with a blue light). 48
Lumbar Name of a star. 48
L?thien The daughter of King Thingol and Melian the Maia, who after the fulfilment of the Quest of the Silmaril and the death of Beren chose to become mortal and to share his fate. See Tin?viel. 103, 108, 147, 177, 195, 199-203, 208-30, 242, 290-2, 305, 309, 315, 322
Mablung Elf of Doriath, chief captain of Thingol, friend of T?rin; called 'of the Heavy Hand' (which is the meaning of the name Mablung); slain in Menegroth by the Dwarves. 133, 224-6, 230, 244, 267-9, 277-8, 284, 289-90
Maedhros The eldest son of F?anor, called the Tall; rescued by Fingon from Thangorodrim; held the Hill of Himring and the lands about; formed the Union of Maedhros that ended in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad; bore one of the Silmarils with him to his death at the end of the First Age. 63, 93, 126-32, 135-6, 140, 144-8, 167, 171, 184, 189, 214, 229-35, 239, 292, 305, 310, 313-4
Maeglin 'Sharp Glance', son of E?l and Aredhel Turgon's sister, born in Nan Elmoth; became mighty in Gondolin, and betrayed it to Morgoth; slain in the sack of the city by Tuor. See L?mion. 104, 159-66, 192, 237, 247, 297-9
Maglor The second son of F?anor, a great singer and minstrel; held the lands called Maglor's Gap; at the end of the First Age seized with Maedhros the two Silmarils that remained in Middle-earth, and cast the one that he took into the Sea. 63, 93, 98, 133, 135, 138, 148, 167, 184, 222, 236, 305-6, 310, 313-4
Maglor's Gap The region between the northern arms of Gelion where there were no hills of defence against the North. 135,148,184
Magor Son of Malach Aradan; leader of the Men of the following of Marach who entered West Beleriand. 172, 177
Mahal The name given to Aul? by the Dwarves. 42
M?hanaxar The Ring of Doom outside the gates of Valmar, in which were set the thrones of the Valar where they sat in council. 33, 50, 52, 77, 86-8, 91, 95, 112
Mahtan A great smith of the Noldor, father of Nerdanel the wife of F?anor. 69, 75
Maiar Ainur of lesser degree than the Valar (singular Maia). 11, 23-6, 30, 57, 61, 83, 91, 105, 108, 111, 114, 229, 289, 292, 322, 353
Malach Son of Marach; given the Elvish name Aradan. 171, 177
Malduin A tributary of the Teiglin; the name probably means 'Yellow River'. 251
Malinalda 'Tree of Gold', a name of Laurelin. 33
Mandos The place of the dwelling in Aman of the Vala properly called N?mo, the Judge, though this name was seldom used, and he himself was usually referred to as Mandos. Named as Vala: 18, 21-3,47, 52, 70, 73, 77-8, 87, 98, 113, 118, 121, 129-30, 154, 227, 308, 316. Named as the place of his dwelling (including Halls of Mandos; also Halls of Awaiting, Houses of the Dead): 22, 38, 42, 52, 61, 68-9, 73, 99, 121, 125, 227, 289. With reference to the Doom of the Noldor and the Curse of Mandos: 150, 154-5, 166, 169, 201, 205, 213, 297
Manw? The chief of the Valar, called also S?limo, the Elder King, the Ruler of Arda. Passim; see especially 11, 18-9, 35, 70, 129
Marach Leader of the third host of Men to enter Beleriand, ancestor of Hador L?rindol. 171-2, 180
March of Maedhros The open lands to the north of the headwaters of the river Gelion, held by Maedhros and his brothers against attack on East Beleriand; also called the eastern March. 131-2, 147
Mardil Called the Faithful; the first Ruling Steward of Gondor. 369
Mar-nu-Falmar 'The Land under the Waves', name of N?menor after the Downfall. 347
Melian A Maia, who left Valinor and came to Middle-earth; afterwards the Queen of King Thingol in Doriath, about which she set a girdle of enchantment, the Girdle of Melian; mother of L?thien, and foremother of Elrond and Elros. 24-5, 57-8, 61, 103-6, 109, 110-1, 121, 130, 135, 144-5, 151-4, 158, 172, 176, 182, Chapter XIX passim, 229-30, Chapters XXI, XXII passim, 315, 322
Melkor The Quenya name for the great rebellious Vala, the beginning of evil, in his origin the mightiest of the Ainur; afterwards named Morgoth, Bauglir, the Dark Lord, the Enemy, etc. The meaning of Melkor was 'He who arises in Might'; the Sindarin form was Belegur, but it was never used, save in a deliberately altered form Belegurth 'Great Death'. Passim (after the rape of the Silmarils usually called Morgoth); see especially 4-5, 8, 25, 50, 51, 70-1, 90-2, 117, 251, 320
Men See especially 37-8, 74,119-21,167-70, 178, 319-20, 326-7; and see also Atani, Children of Il?vatar, Easterlings.
Menegroth 'The Thousand Caves', the hidden halls of Thingol and Melian on the river Esgalduin in Doriath; see especially 58, 106-8, 111-2, 125, 130, 134, 145, 155, 200, 203, 208, 217, 222-6, 229, 243-7, 252, 267, 269, 286-91
Meneldil Son of An?rion, King of Gondor. 368
Menelmacar 'Swordsman of the Sky', the constellation Orion. 48
Meneltarma 'Pillar of Heaven', the mountain in the midst of N?menor, upon whose summit was the Hallow of Eru Il?vatar. 322-4, 329, 332-3, 336, 343, 345, 348
Meres of Twilight See Aelin-uial.
Mereth Aderthad The 'Feast of Reuniting' held by Fingolfin near the Pools of Ivrin. 132-3
Mickleburg Translation of Belegost: 'great fortress'. 104
Middle-earth The lands to the east of the Great Sea; also called the Hither Lands, the Outer Lands, the Great Lands, and Endor. Passim.
M?m The Petty-dwarf, in whose house (Bar-en-Danwedh) on Amon R?dh T?rin dwelt with the outlaw band, and by whom their lair was betrayed to the Orcs; slain by H?rin in Nargothrond. 248-53, 284
Minas Anor 'Tower of the Sun' (also simply Anor), afterwards called Minas Tirith; the city of An?rion, at the feet of Mount Mindolluin. 361-2, 365-8, 377
Minas Ithil 'Tower of the Moon' afterwards called Minas Morgul; the city of Isildur, built on a shoulder of the Ephel D?ath. 361-2, 368
Minas Morgul 'Tower of Sorcery' (also simply Morgul), name of Minas Ithil after its capture by the Ringwraiths. 368-9, 377
Minastir See Tar-Minastir.
Minas Tirith (1) 'Tower of Watch', built by Finrod Felagund on Tol Sirion; see Tol-in-Gaurhoth. 142, 187-9, 251
Minas Tirith (2) Later name of Minas Anor. 297. Called the City of Gondor. 377
Mindeb A tributary of Sirion, between Dimbar and the Forest of Neldoreth. 144, 246
Mindolluin 'Towering Blue-head', the great mountain behind Minas Anor. 361, 377
Mindon Eldalieva 'Lofty Tower of the Eldali?', the tower of Ingw? in the city of Tirion; also simply the Mindon. 62,76,91,96,100
M?riel (1) The first wife of Finw?, mother of F?anor; died after F?anor's birth. Called Serind? 'the Broideress', 63, 67-8, 75
M?riel (2) Daughter of Tar-Palantir, forced into marriage by Ar-Pharaz?n, and as his queen named Ar-Zimraphel; also called Tar-M?riel. 345-6
Mirkwood See Greenwood the Great.
Misty Mountains See Hithaeglir.
Mithlond The Grey Havens', harbours of the Elves on the Gulf of Lh?n; also referred to as the Havens. 354, 359, 371, 378
Mithrandir 'The Grey Pilgrim', Elvish name of Gandalf (Ol?rin), one of the Istari (Wizards). 373-7
Mithrim The name of the great lake in the east of Hithlum, and also of the region about it and of the mountains to the west, separating Mithrim from Dor-l?min. The name was originally that of the Sindarin Elves who dwelt there. 124-8, 131, 242, 294
Mordor The Black Land', also called the Land of Shadow; Sauron's realm east of the mountains of the Ephel D?ath. 330, 347, 357, 360-8, 376
Morgoth The Black Enemy', name of Melkor, first given to him by F?anor after the rape of the Silmarils. 26, 71, 88 and thereafter passim. See Melkor.
Morgul See Minas Morgul
Moria 'The Black Chasm', later name for Khazad-d?m (Hadhodrond). 104, 354, 357, 364
Moriquendi 'Elves of the Darkness'; see Dark Elves. 54, 58, 103, 125
Mormegil 'The Black Sword', name given to T?rin as captain of the host of Nargothrond; see Gurthang. 258-9, 265-7, 271, 275, 278
Morwen Daughter of Baragund (nephew of Barahir, the father of Beren); wife of H?rin and mother of T?rin and Nienor; called Eledhwen (translated in the text as 'Elfsheen') and the Lady of Dor-l?min. 178, 187, 194, 241-3, 258-60, 264-5, 267-9, 277, 280, 283, 285
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