John Tolkien - The Silmarillion

Beren Son of Barahir; cut a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown to be the bride-price of Lúthien Thingol's daughter, and was slain by Carcharoth the wolf of Angband; but returning from the dead, alone of mortal Men, lived afterwards with Lúthien on Tol Galen in Ossiriand, and fought with the Dwarves at Sarn Athrad. Great-grandfather of Elrond and Elros and ancestor of the Númenórean Kings. Called also Camlost, Erchamion, and One-hand. 121, 147, 177, 187, 194-206, 208-30, 242, 258, 285, 290-1, 305

Black Land See Mordor.

Black Sword See Mormegil.

Black Years See 359, 365

Blessed Realm See Aman.

Blue Mountains See Ered Luin and Ered Lindon.

Bor A chieftain of the Easterlings, follower with his three sons of Maedhros and Maglor. 189, 231. Sons of Bor 235

Borlach One of the three sons of Bor; slain with his brothers in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. 189

Borlad One of the three sons of Bor; see Borlach.

Boromir Great-grandson of Bëor the Old, grandfather of Barahir father of Beren; first lord of Ladros. 177

Boron Father of Boromir. 177

Borthand One of the three sons of Bor; see Borlach.

Bragollach See Dagor Bragollach.

Brandir Called the Lame; ruler of the People of Haleth after the death of Handir his father; enamoured of Nienor; slain by Túrin. 266, 271-7

Bregolas Father of Baragund and Belegund; slain in the Dagor Bragollach. 177,182, 187

Bregor Father of Barahir and Bregolas. 177

Brethil The forest between the rivers Teiglin and Sirion, dwelling-place of the Haladin (the People of Haleth). 142, 176, 187, 190-2, 214, 231, 234, 238, 246, 249, 251, 260, 266, 269-72, 277-8, 282-3

Bridge of Esgalduin See Iant Iaur.

Brilthor 'Glittering Torrent', the fourth of the tributaries of Gelion in Ossiriand. 147

Brithiach The ford over Sirion north of the Forest of Brethil. 157, 163, 176, 190, 253, 281, 282

Brithombar The northern of the Havens of the Falas on the coast of Beleriand. 60, 125, 142, 239, 304

Brithon The river that flowed into the Great Sea at Brithombar. 239

Brodda An Easterling in Hithlum after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad who took as wife Aerin, kinswoman of Húrin; slain by Túrin. 243, 264

Cabed-en-Aras Deep gorge in the river Teiglin, where Túrin slew Glaurung, and where Nienor leapt to her death; see Cabed Naeramarth. 272, 275, 278

Cabed Naeramarth 'Leap of Dreadful Doom', name given to Cabed-en-Aras after Nienor leapt from its cliffs. 276, 282

Calacirya 'Cleft of Light', the pass made in the mountains of the Pelóri, in which was raised the green hill of Túna. 62, 65, 79, 101, 117-8, 307

Calaquendi 'Elves of the Light', those Elves who lived or had lived in Aman (the High Elves). See Moriquendi and Dark Elves, 54, 58, 121, 125

Calenardhon 'The Green Province', name of Rohan when it was the northern part of Gondor; cf. Ard-galen. 369

Camlost 'Empty-handed', name taken by Beren after his return to King Thingol without the Silmaril. 221, 226

Caragdûr The precipice on the north side of Amon Gwareth (the hill of Gondolin) from which Eöl was cast to his death. 165

Caranthir The fourth son of Fëanor, called the Dark; 'the harshest of the brothers and the most quick to anger'; ruled in Thargelion; slain in the assault on Doriath. 63, 93, 131-2, 148, 154, 158, 171, 184, 189, 292

Carcharoth The great wolf of Angband that bit off the hand of Beren bearing the Silmaril; slain by Huan in Doriath. The name is translated in the text as 'the Red Maw'. Called also Anfauglir. 218-20, 223-6

Cardolan Region in the south of Eriador, a part of the Kingdom of Arnor. 360

Carnil Name of a (red) star. 48

Celeborn (1) 'Tree of Silver', name of the Tree of Tol Eressëa, a scion of Galathilion. 62, 324

Celeborn (2) Elf of Doriath, kinsman of Thingol; wedded Galadriel and with her remained in Middle-earth after the end of the First Age. 134-5, 290, 315, 370

Celebrant 'Silver Lode', river running from Mirrormere through Lothlórien to join the Anduin. 370

Celebrimbor 'Hand of Silver', son of Curufin, who remained in Nargothrond when his father was expelled. In the Second Age greatest of the smiths of Eregion; maker of the Three Rings of the Elves; slain by Sauron. 214, 355, 357

Celebrindal 'Silverfoof'; see Idril.

Celebros 'Silver Foam' or 'Silver Rain', a stream in Brethil falling down to Teiglin near the Crossings. 270

Celegorm The third son of Fëanor, called the Fair; until the Dagor Bragollach lord of the region of Himlad with Curufin his brother; dwelt in Nargothrond and imprisoned Lúthien; master of Huan the wolfhound; slain by Dior in Menegroth. 63, 65-6, 93, 124, 147, 157-8, 161, 183, 204-6, 208-9, 213-5, 223, 230, 292, 355

Celon River flowing southwest from the Hill of Himring, a tributary of Aros. The name means 'stream flowing down from heights'. 109, 148, 158, 161, 170, 176, 188

Children of Ilúvatar Also Children of Eru: translations of Hini Ilúvataro, Eruhini; the Firstborn and the Followers, Elves and Men. Also The Children, Children of the Earth, Children of the World. Passim; see especially 7-8, 37-8

Círdan 'The Shipwright'; Telerin Elf, lord of the Falas (coasts of West Beleriand); at the destruction of the Havens after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad escaped with Gil-galad to the Isle of Balar; during the Second and Third Ages keeper of the Grey Havens in the Gulf of Lhûn; at the coming of Mithrandir entrusted to him Narya, the Ring of Fire. 60, 103-4, 110, 124, 133, 142, 153, 194, 239-40, 260, 302, 304-5, 315, 366, 370-3, 378

Cirith Ninniach 'Rainbow Cleft', by which Tuor came to the Western Sea; see Annon-in-Gelydh. 294

Cirith Thoronath 'Eagles' Cleft', a high pass in the mountains north of Gondolin, where Glorfindel fought with a Balrog and fell into the abyss. 301

Cirth The Runes, first devised by Daeron of Doriath. 108

Ciryon Third son of Isildur, slain with him at the Gladden Fields. 366

Corollaírë 'The Green Mound' of the Two Trees in Valinor; also called Ezellohar. 33

Crissaegrim The mountain-peaks south of Gondolin, where were the eyries of Thorondor. 144, 186, 191, 221, 246, 281

Crossings of Teiglin In the southwest of the Forest of Brethil, where the old road southward from the Pass of Sirion crossed the Teiglin. 176, 252, 267, 269, 275, 277, 282

Cuiviénen 'Water of Awakening', the lake in Middle-earth where the first Elves awoke, and where they were found by Oromë. 48, 50-4, 57, 92, 114, 288

Culúrien A name of Laurelin. 33

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. 63, 93, 147, 157, 161-2, 183, 204-5, 208-9, 213-5, 222-3, 230,292, 355

Curufinwë See Fëanor. 67, 75

Curunír 'The one of cunning devices'. Elvish name of Saruman, one of the Istari (Wizards). 372-7

Cúthalion 'Strongbow'; see Beleg.

Daeron Minstrel and chief loremaster of King Thingol; deviser of the Cirth (Runes); enamoured of Lúthien and twice betrayed her. 108, 133, 200, 208, 222, 314