Mуru The ‘Primeval Night’ personified in the great Spider. 151, 156, 160; Muru 160

Morwinyon Arcturus. 114, 133, 182, 200

Mound of the First Sorrow See Cыm a Gumlaith.

Mountain of the World See Taniquetil.

Mountains of Iron See Iron Mountains.

Mountains of Shadow Ered Wethrin. 112, 158–9, 242

Mountains of Valinor 68, 70, 74–7, 82–3, 85, 87, 93, 100, 118, 122, 125–6, 135, 137, 141, 144–7, 149, 154–5, 157–8, 162, 167, 169, 172, 177, 190, 194, 199, 209–10, 220, 223, 226

Murmenalda The vale in which Men first awoke. 233, 235–7; Vale of Sleep 233, Slumbrous Dale 235

Murmuran The dwelling of Lуrien in Valinor. 74, 100

Muru See Mуru.

Music of the Ainur (not including references to the Tale itself) 49, 56, 59–63, 65, 74, 92, 107, 144, 150, 159, 180, 209, 219, 226; the Music of Ilъvatar 220, the Great Music 227. See Ainulindalл.

Namariл (poem) 161

Nandini Fays of the valleys. 66

Nan Dungortheb 161

Nargothrond 270

Narquelion Autumn. 32; the second part of the poem The Trees of Kortirion 41

Nauglath Dwarves. 236

Necklace of the Dwarves, Tale of the 231, 233; Tale of the Nauglafring 204

Nen(e), River 205–6

Nermir Fays of the meads. 66

Nessa 75, 79, 89, 99, 117, 126, 154, 177, 209

Nielнqui Daughter of Oromл and Vбna. 75, 819, 93

Nielluin Sirius. 182, 192, 200; Bee of Azure, Blue Bee, 182, 200. See Helluin.

Nienna See Fui.

Nirnaeth Arnoediad 135. See Battle of Unnumbered Tears

Noldoli The Gnomes, the second kindred of the Elves. 21, 25–6, 43, 47–52, 58, 62, 94, 110, 115, 117, 119, 121–4, 126–8, 132, 134–5, 137–8, 140–52, 154, 156–65, 167–9, 171–3, 175–8, 181, 189, 192, 196, 198–9, 207–10, 215, 220, 223–4, 230–1, 238, 241–3. See Gnomes, Noldor.

Noldor 21, 24, 43–4, 49–51, 132, 134–5, 138, 156, 158–60, 171, 173, 198, 223, 242–3, 245; form occurs in the original text 162, 169. Adjective Noldorin 43, 49–50, 62, 156, 171, 242

Noldorin Name of Salmar. 16, 22, 27, 66, 75, 80, 89, 93, 155

Nуlemл See Finwл.

Norfolk 206; Norwich 206

Nornorл Herald of the Gods. 77, 93, 101–3, 115–18, 131, 144, 231

North Sea 23–4; Ocean of Almain 205–6

Nъin Dark Elf, finder of the first Men, 232–3, 235–7, 244; called Father of Speech 236–7

Numessir Earlier name of Sirnъmen. 155

Nъri Name of Fui Nienna. 66

Nurtalл Valinorйva The Hiding of Valinor. 224

Oaritsi Mermaids (?). 227

Oarni Spirits of the sea. 66, 70, 74, 121, 123–4

Oinen See Uinen.

Oiolossл 88

Oivбrin Earlier name of Ainairos. 222

Old English 23–4, 28, 32, 91, 108, 138, 164, 204, 217, 245

Old Norse 23, 245

Olofantur ‘Fantur of Dreams’, the Vala Lуrien. 66. See Fantur, Lуrien.

Olуrл Mallл ‘Path of Dreams’. 18, 27, 212, 220–1, 224–5; the magic way of Lуrien 213

Olwл 132–3. See Ellu.

Olympians 160

Уmar Youngest of the great Valar, called also Amillo. 47, 52, 67, 75, 80, 89, 93, 101, 122, 177, 184, 228

Уnen Earlier name of Uinen. 58, 61, 63, 66, 68, 74, 79, 83, 120, 130, 220. (Replaced Уwen.)

Orcs 236, 238, 240–3, 245

Orion 224. See Telumehtar.

Ormal The Southern Lamp. 87

Oromл Son of Aulл and Palъrien (67). 27, 66–7, 75–6, 78–80, 89, 93, 99, 101–2, 104, 106, 110–11, 114–15, 117–20, 124, 126–8, 131, 145, 154, 157, 194, 209–12, 214, 220, 224–5, 231. See Aldaron.

Orossi Fays of the mountains. 66

Ossл 58, 63, 66, 68, 70–1, 74–5, 79–80, 83, 85–6, 89, 100, 1104, 106, 117–21, 123–6, 129, 134–7, 144, 152, 154, 177, 194, 210–11, 214, 220, 224; Falman-Ossл 66, 101, 118, 121, Falman 119

Ottor W

Outer Dark 216, 221, 226

Outer Lands (1) Originally used of the Great Lands. 21, 81. (2) Valinor, Eruman/Arvalin, and the Twilit Isles (68). 21, 64, 67–8, 77, 81–2, 125, 158, 160, 220; Outer Land 134

Outer Sea(s) 68, 70, 74, 82, 90, 114, 126, 142, 162, 188, 196, 215–16, 226; Outermost Seas 67; Outermost Waters (Neni Erъmлar) 85; Outer Ocean 58, 62, 83, 85; the Sea 179, 196. See Vai.

Over Old Hills and Far Away (poem) 115–16

Уwen Earliest name of Uinen. 61, 79, 220. (Replaced by Уnen.)

Oxford 23, 25, 27, 45, 107–8, 203; Oxford English Dictionary 44–5, 203

Palisor The ‘midmost region’ (114) of the Great Lands, where the Elves awoke. 85, 106, 114–19, 131, 141, 231–2, 234–8; Battle, War, of Palisor 236–8, 243

Palъrien Yavanna. 66–8, 71–5, 79–80, 88–9, 98–100, 105–6, 114, 117, 123–4, 126, 131, 133, 154, 179–80, 184, 237; children of Palъrien 94. See Earth-lady, Kйmi, Yavanna.

Paracelsus 43–4

Path of Dreams See Olуrл Mallл.

Pictures by J. R. R. Tolkien 85

Pleiades 35. See Seven Stars.

Poldуrлa Name of Tulkas. 66, 75, 79, 103, 148, 154

Prophecies of Amnos, Prophecy of Amnon See Amnos, Amnon.

Prophecy of the North 171–3

Purgatory 92

Qalmл-Tбri ‘Mistress of Death’, name of Fui Nienna. 66

Qalvanda ‘Road of Death’. 213

Qendi Elves, but used of the Ilkorins as opposed to the Eldar of Valinor. 231–2, 234–5. See Quendi.

Qenya (with reference to the entries in the early Qenya dictionary) 86, 92, 160, 200, 227. See Quenya.

Qerkaringa The Chill Gulf, between the Icefang (Helkaraksл) and the Great Lands. 166–9, 172, 177, 224

Qorinуmi, Tale of 202, 215, 221, 227

Quendi 44, 132, 223, 236

Quenya 41, 51, 112, 132

Rainbow 212, 220–1, 224–5. See Ilweran.

Ramandur Earlier name of Sorontur. 89

Rбna Name of the Moon given by the Gods. 192–3, 218

Ranuin ‘Month’, child of Aluin ‘Time’. 217–19, 222, 227. (Earlier forms Ranos, Ranoth, Rфn 222.)

Ringil (1) The pillar of the Northern Lamp. 69–70, 82, 87, 101, 106, 118. (2) Fingolfin’s sword. 87

Road Goes Ever On, The 160

Room of the Log Fire See Tale-fire.

Rope of Years 219

Rose of Silpion The Moonflower. 191–3, 195, 218; Rose of Silver 192. See Sil.

Rъmil Door-ward of Mar Vanwa Tyaliйva, called the Sage (65). 46–52, 59, 64–5, 78–9, 94, 107, 129, 134, 167, 169, 171, 230, 235. See Evromord.