J Tolkien - The Silmarillon

Aman 'Blessed, free from evil', the name of the land in the West, beyond the Great Sea, in which the Valar dwelt after they had left the Isle of Almaren. Often referred to as the Blessed Realm. Passim; see especially 32, 66, Amandil 'Lover of Aman'; the last lord of Andunie in Numenor, descendant of Elros and father of Elendil; set out on a voyage to Valinor and did not return. 335-7, 340-1, 346, 362 Amarie Vanyarin Elf, beloved of Finrod Felagund, who remained in Valinor. 155

Amlach Son of Imlach son of Marach; a leader of dissension among the Men of Estolad who, repenting, took service with Maedhros. 173-4 Amon Amarth 'Mount Doom', the name given to Orodruin when its fires awoke again after Sauron's return from Numenor. 363, 377 Amon Ereb 'The Lonely Hill' (also simply Ereb), between Ramdal and the river Gelion in East Beleriand. 110, 146, 184

Amon Ethir 'The Hill of Spies', raised by Finrod Felagund to the east of the doors of Nargothrond. 267-8 Amon Gwareth The hill upon which Gondolin was built, in the midst of the plain of Tumladen. 151, 163, 296, 299 Amon Obel A hill in the midst of the Forest of Brethil, on which was built Ephel Brandir. 249, 266, 270 Amon Rudh 'The Bald Hill', a lonely height in the lands south of Brethil; abode of Mim, and lair of Turin's outlaw band. 246-52, 284 Amon Sul 'Hill of the Wind', in the Kingdom of Arnor ('Weathertop' in The Lord of the Rings). 362 Amon Uilos Sindarin name of Oiolosse. 32 Amras Twin-brother of Amrod, youngest of the sons of Feanor; slain with Amrod in the attack on Earendil's people at the Mouths of Sirion. 63, 93, 148, 170, 184, 305 Amrod See Amras.

Anach Pass leading down from Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion) at the western end of Ered Gorgoroth. 245-6, 251-2, 299

Anadune'Westernesse': name of Numenor in the Adunaic (Numenorean) tongue (see Numenor). 322 Anar Quenya name of the Sun. 114-6 Anarion Younger son of Elendil, who with his father and his brother Isildur escaped from the Drowning of Numenor and founded in Middle-earth the Numenorean realms in exile; lord of Minas Anor; slain in the siege of Barad-dur. 336, 346, 360-8 Anarrima Name of a constellation. 48 Ancalagon Greatest of the winged dragons of Morgoth, destroyed by Earendil. 312 Andor 'The Land of Gift': Numenor. 321, 345, 347 Andram 'The Long Wall', name of the dividing fall running across Beleriand. 109, 146 Androth Caves in the bills of Mithrim where Tuor was fostered by the Grey-elves. 294 Anduin 'The Long River', east of the Misty Mountains; referred to also as the Great River and the River.

Andunie City and haven on the west coast of Numenor. 322, 331-2, 335. For the Lords of Andunie see 331 Anfauglir A name of the wolf Carcharoth, translated in the text as 'Jaws of Thirst'. 218 Anfauglith Name of the plain of Ard-galen after its desolation by Morgoth in the Battle of Sudden Flame; translated in the text as 'the Gasping Dust'. Cf. Dor-nu-Fauglith. 181, 194, 215, 232-4, 241, 254-5, 261, 280, 311 Angainor The chain wrought by Aule with which Melkor was twice bound. 52, 312 Angband 'Iron Prison, Hell of Iron', the great dungeon-fortress of Morgoth in the Northwest of Middle-earth.

Passim; see especially 47, 90, 109, 139, 217. The Siege of Angband 36, 139-40, 144, 148, 158, 182, 192, 202 Anghabar 'Iron-delvings', a mine in the Encircling Mountains about the plain of Gondolin. 166 Anglachel The sword made from meteoric iron that Thingol received from Eol and which he gave to Beleg; after its reforging for Turin named Gurthang. 247, 253-57 Angrenost 'Iron Fortress', Numenorean fortress on the west borders of Gondor, afterwards inhabited by the wizard Curunir (Saruman); see Isengard. 361 Angrim Father of Gorlim the Unhappy. 195 Angrist 'Iron-cleaver', the knife made by Telchar of Nogrod, taken from Curufin by Beren and used by him to cut the Silmaril from Morgoth's crown. 215, 219 Angrod The third son of Finarfin, who with his brother Aegnor held the northern slopes of Dorthonion; slain in the Dagor Bragollach. 64, 94, 130-1, 141, 154, 180-2, 260 Anguirel Eol's sword, made of the same metal as Anglachel. 247 Annael Grey-elf of Mithrim, fosterfather of Tuor. 294 Annatar 'Lord of Gifts', name given to himself by Sauron in the Second Age, in that time when he appeared in a fair form among the Eldar who remained in Middle-earth. 355 Annon-in-Gelydh 'Gate of the Noldor', entrance to a subterranean watercourse in the western hills of Dor-lomin, leading to Cirith Ninniach. 294 Annuminas 'Tower of the West' (i.e. of Westernesse, Numenor); city of the Kings of Arnor beside Lake Nenuial.

Anor See Minas Anor.

Apanonar 'The Afterborn', an Elvish name for Men. 119 Aradan Sindarin name of Malach, son of Marach. 172, 177 - 137 - Aragorn The thirty-ninth Heir of Isildur in the direct line; King of the reunited realms of Arnor and Gondor after the War of the Ring; wedded Arwen, daughter of Elrond. 377. Called the Heir of Isildur 377 Araman Barren wasteland on the coast of Aman, between the Pelori and the Sea, extending northward to the Helcaraxe. 79, 88, 97,101, 116-7,123, 129, 297 Aranel Name of Dior Thingol's Heir. 229 Aranruth 'King's Ire', the name of Thingol's sword. Aranruth survived the ruin of Doriath and was possessed by the Kings of Numenor. 247 Aranwe Elf of Gondolin, father of Voronwe. 295 Aratan Second son of Isildur, slain with him at the Gladden Fields. 366 Aratar 'The Exalted', the eight Valar of greatest power. 23 Arathorn Father of Aragorn. 377 Arda 'The Realm', name of the Earth as the Kingdom of Manwe. Passim; see especially 8, 12 Ard-galen The great grassy plain north of Dorthonion, called after its desolation Anfauglith and Dor-nuFauglith. The name means 'the Green Region'; cf. Calenardhon (Rohan). 124, 135-6, 144, 181 Aredhel 'Noble Elf', the sister of Turgon of Gondolin, who was ensnared by Eol in Nan Elmoth and bore to him Maeglin; called also Ar-Feiniel, the White Lady of the Noldor, the White Lady of Gondolin. 64, 156-65, 247 Ar-Feiniel See Aredhel.

Ar-Gimilzor Twenty-second King of Numenor, persecutor of the Elendili. 331-2 Argonath 'King-stones', the Pillars of the Kings, great carvings of Isildur and Anarion on the Anduin at the entrance to the northern bounds of Gondor (see The Fellowship of the Ring II 9). 361, 369 Arien A Maia, chosen by the Valar to guide the vessel of the Sun. 114-7 Armenelos City of the Kings in Numenor. 322, 324, 333-7, 361 Arminas See Gelmir (2).

Arnor 'Land of the King', the northern realm of the Numenoreans in Middle-earth, established by Elendil after his escape from the Drowning of Numenor. 361-2, 377 Aros The southern river of Doriath. 109, 131, 145, 147-8, 157, 158, 176, 287-9 Arossiach The Fords of Aros, near the north-eastern edge of Doriath. 145, 158, 162 Ar-Pharazon 'The Golden', twenty-fourth and last King of Numenor; named in Quenya Tar-Calion; captor of Sauron, by whom he was seduced; commander of the great fleet that went against Aman. 333-47 Ar-Sakalthor Father of Ar-Gimilzor. 331 Arthad One of the twelve companions of Barahir on Dorthonion. 187 Arvernien The coastlands of Middle-earth west of Sirion's mouths. Cf. Bilbo's song at Rivendell: 'Earendil was a mariner that tarried in Arvernien…' (The Fellowship of the Ring II 1). 302 Ar-Zimraphel See Miriel (2).

Ascar The most northerly of the tributaries of Gelion in Ossiriand (afterwards called Rathloriel). The name means 'rushing, impetuous'. 104, 146-8, 167, 174, 291 Astaldo 'The Valiant', name of the Vala Tulkas. 22 Atalante 'The Downfallen'. Quenya word equivalent in meaning to Akallabeth, 347 Atanamir See Tar-Atanamir.

Atanatari 'Fathers of Men'; see Atani. 120, 232 Atani 'The Second People', Men (singular Atan). For the origin of the name see 171; since in Beleriand for a long time the only Men known to the Noldor and Sindar were those of the Three Houses of the Elf-friends, this name (in the Sindarin form Adan, plural Edain) became specially associated with them, so that it was seldom applied to other Men who came later to Beleriand, or who were reported to be dwelling beyond the Mountains. But in the speech of Iluvatar (41) the meaning is 'Men (in general)'. 38, 119, 171; Edain, 171-2, 176-9, 189-90, 238,