Alcarinquë 'The Glorious', name of a star. 48

Alcarondas The great ship of Ar-Pharazôn in which he sailed to Aman. 343

Aldaron 'Lord of Trees', a Quenya name of the Vala Oromë; cf. Tauron. 22

Aldudénië 'Lament for the Two Trees', made by a Vanyarin Elf named Elemmírë. 84

Almaren The first abode of the Valar in Arda, before the second onslaught of Melkor: an isle in a great lake in the midst of Middle-earth. 30-1, 117

Alqualondë 'Haven of the Swans', the chief city and haven of the Teleri on the shores of Aman. 63-5, 79, 97, 100, 120, 130, 154, 188, 309, 311

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, 326

Amandil 'Lover of Aman'; the last lord of Andúnië in Númenor, descendant of Elros and father of Elendil; set out on a voyage to Valinor and did not return. 335-7, 340-1, 346, 362

Amarië 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 Númenor. 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 Rûdh 'The Bald Hill', a lonely height in the lands south of Brethil; abode of Mîm, and lair of Túrin's outlaw band. 246-52, 284

Amon Sûl 'Hill of the Wind', in the Kingdom of Arnor ('Weathertop' in The Lord of the Rings). 362

Amon Uilos Sindarin name of Oiolossë. 32

Amras Twin-brother of Amrod, youngest of the sons of Fëanor; slain with Amrod in the attack on Eärendil'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

Anadûnë 'Westernesse': name of Númenor in the Adûnaic (Númenórean) tongue (see Númenor). 322

Anar Quenya name of the Sun. 114-6

Anárion Younger son of Elendil, who with his father and his brother Isildur escaped from the Drowning of Númenor and founded in Middle-earth the Númenórean realms in exile; lord of Minas Anor; slain in the siege of Barad-dûr. 336, 346, 360-8

Anarríma Name of a constellation. 48

Ancalagon Greatest of the winged dragons of Morgoth, destroyed by Eärendil. 312

Andor 'The Land of Gift': Númenor. 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. 55,107, 329, 360-1, 364, 366, 369, 374-5

Andúnië City and haven on the west coast of Númenor. 322, 331-2, 335. For the Lords of Andúnië 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 Aulë 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 Eöl and which he gave to Beleg; after its reforging for Túrin named Gurthang. 247, 253-57

Angrenost 'Iron Fortress', Númenórean fortress on the west borders of Gondor, afterwards inhabited by the wizard Curunír (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 Eöl'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-lómin, leading to Cirith Ninniach. 294

Annúminas 'Tower of the West' (i.e. of Westernesse, Númenor); city of the Kings of Arnor beside Lake Nenuial. 360, 362, 367

Anor See Minas Anor.

Apanónar 'The Afterborn', an Elvish name for Men. 119

Aradan Sindarin name of Malach, son of Marach. 172, 177

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 Pelóri and the Sea, extending northward to the Helcaraxë. 79, 88, 97,101, 116-7,123, 129, 297

Aranel Name of Dior Thingol's Heir. 229

Aranrúth 'King's Ire', the name of Thingol's sword. Aranrúth survived the ruin of Doriath and was possessed by the Kings of Númenor. 247

Aranwë Elf of Gondolin, father of Voronwë. 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 Manwë. Passim; see especially 8, 12

Ard-galen The great grassy plain north of Dorthonion, called after its desolation Anfauglith and Dor-nu-Fauglith. 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 Eöl 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-Gimilzôr Twenty-second King of Númenor, persecutor of the Elendili. 331-2

Argonath 'King-stones', the Pillars of the Kings, great carvings of Isildur and Anárion 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 Númenor. 322, 324, 333-7, 361