of Fire See Orodruin.
Mountains: of Aman, of Defence, see Pel?ri; of the East, see Orocarni; of Iron, see Ered Engrin; of Mist, see Hithaeglir; of Mithrim, see Mithrim; of Shadow, see Ered Wethrin and Ephel D?ath; of Terror, see Ered Gorgoroth.
Mount Doom See Amon Amarth.
Music of the Ainur See Ainulindal?.
Nahar The horse of the Vala Orom?, said by the Eldar to be so named on account of his voice. 22, 37, 49-50, 54, 85, 108
N?mo A Vala, one of the Aratar; usually named Mandos, the place of his dwelling. N?mo means 'Ordainer, Judge'. 21
Nandor Said to mean 'Those who turn back': the Nandor were those Elves from the host of the Teleri who refused to cross the Misty Mountains on the westward journey from Cuivi?nen, but of whom a part, led by Denethor, came long afterwards over the Blue Mountains and dwelt in Ossiriand (the Green-elves). 55, 107, 146, 244
Nan Dungortheb Also Dungortheb; translated in the text as 'Valley of Dreadful Death'. The valley between the precipices of Ered Gorgoroth and the Girdle of Melian. 90, 144, 157, 198, 214
Nan Elmoth The forest east of the river Celon where Elw? (Thingol) was enchanted by Melian and lost; afterwards the dwelling-place of E?l. 58, 61, 104, 158-62, 170, 247,289
Nan-tathren 'Willow-vale', translated as 'the Land of Willows', where the river Narog flowed into Sirion. In Treebeard's song in The Two Towers III 4 Quenya forms of the name are used: in the willow-meads of Tasarinan; Nan-tasarion. 142, 239, 301-2
Nargothrond 'The great underground fortress on the river Narog', founded by Finrod Felagund and destroyed by Glaurung; also the realm of Nargothrond extending east and west of the Narog. 134-5, 142-6, 151, 155, 167, 170, 176, 182-3, 188-9, 193, 203-7, 210, 214, 223, 230, 232-4, 239, Chapter XXI passim, 284-5, 287, 295, 297, 354
Narn i H?n H?rin 'The Tale of the Children of H?rin', the long lay from which Chapter XXI was derived; ascribed to the poet Dirhavel, a Man who lived at the Havens of Sirion in the days of E?rendil and perished in the attack of the sons of F?anor. Narn signifies a tale made in verse, but to be spoken and not sung, 243
Narog The chief river of West Beleriand, rising at Ivrin under Ered Wethrin and flowing into Sirion in Nan-tathren. 109, 133-4, 142, 145, 203-6, 268, 284
Narsil The sword of Elendil, made by Telchar of Nogrod, that was broken when Elendil died in combat with Sauron; from the shards it was reforged for Aragorn and named Anduril. 364-5
Narsilion The Song of the Sun and Moon. 113
Narya One of the Three Rings of the Elves, the Ring of Fire or the Red Ring; borne by C?rdan and afterwards by Mithrandir. 357, 370, 378
Nauglam?r 'The Necklace of the Dwarves', made for Finrod Felagund by the Dwarves, brought by H?rin out of Nargothrond to Thingol, and the cause of his death. 134, 285-7, 291
Naugrim 'The Stunted People', Sindarin name for the Dwarves. 103-5, 107-9, 132, 159, 161, 231, 236, 289
Nazg?l See Ring-wraiths.
Necklace of the Dwarves See Nauglam?r.
Neithan Name given to himself by T?rin among the outlaws, translated as 'The Wronged' (literally 'one who is deprived'). 245
Neldoreth The great beech-forest forming the northern part of Doriath; called Taur-na-Neldor in Treebeard's song in The Two Towers HI 4. 57, 103, 105, 109, 145, 199, 208, 242, 289
N?nar Name of a star. 48
Nen Girith 'Shuddering Water', name given to Dimrost, the falls of Celebros in the Forest of Brethil. 270-4, 276
Nenning River in West Beleriand, reaching the sea at the Haven of Eglarest. 142, 239, 259
Nenuial 'Lake of Twilight', in Eriador, where the river Baranduin rose, and beside which the city of Ann?minas was built. 361
Nenya One of the Three Rings of the Elves, the Ring of Water, borne by Galadriel; also called the Ring of Adamant, 357, 370
Nerdanel Called the Wise; daughter of Mahtan the smith, wife of F?anor. 69, 71, 75
Nessa One of the Valier, the sister of Orom? and spouse of Tulkas. 18, 22, 31
Nevrast The region west of Dor-l?min, beyond Ered L?min, where Turgon dwelt before his departure to Gondolin. The name, meaning 'Hither Shore', was originally that of all the northwestern coast of Middle-earth (the opposite being Haerast 'the Far Shore', the coast of Aman). 133-5, 141, 149-50, 156, 239, 240, 295, 302
Nienna One of the Valier, numbered among the Aratar; Lady of pity and mourning, the sister of Mandos and L?rien; see especially 21-2. 18, 21-2, 25, 33, 70, 87, 113
Nienor 'Mourning', the daughter of H?rin and Morwen and sister of T?rin; spell-bound by Glaurung at Nargothrond and in ignorance of her past wedded T?rin in Brethil in her name N?niel; cast herself into the Teiglin. 243, 260, 263-4, 267-79
Nimbrethil Birch-woods in Arvernien in the south of Beleriand. Cf. Bilbo's song at Rivendell: 'He built a boat of timber felled in Nimbrethil to journey in ...' (The Fellowship of the Ring II 1). 304
Nimloth (1) The White Tree of N?menor, of which a fruit taken by Isildur before it was felled grew into the White Tree of Minas Ithil. Nimloth 'White Blossom' is the Sindarin form of Quenya Ninquel?t?, one of the names of Telperion. 62, 324, 331-2, 336-8, 342, 361-2
Nimloth (2) Elf of Doriath who wedded Dior Thingol's Heir; mother of Elwing; slain in Menegroth in the attack by the sons of F?anor. 290-1
Nimphelos The great pearl given by Thingol to the lord of the Dwarves of Belegost. 105
N?niel 'Tear-maiden', the name that T?rin, ignorant of their relationship, gave to his sister; see Nienor.
Ninquel?t? 'White Blossom', a name of Telperion; see Nimloth (1). 33
niphredil A white flower that bloomed in Doriath in starlight when L?thien was born. It grew also on Cerin Amroth in Lothl?rien (The Fellowship of the Ring II 6, 8). 103
Nirnaeth Arnoediad 'Tears Unnumbered' (also simply the Nirnaeth), the name given to the ruinous fifth battle in the Wars of Beleriand. 166, 234-8, 242, 254, 257, 294, 297-8
Nivrim That part of Doriath that lay on the west bank of Sirion. 145
Noegyth Nibin 'Petty-dwarves' (see also under Dwarves). 250, 284
Nogrod One of the two cities of the Dwarves in the Blue Mountains; translation into Sindarin of Dwarvish Tumunzahar. See Hollowbold. 104, 107, 132, 158, 161, 215, 231, 250, 285-8, 291
Noldolant? 'The Fall of the Noldor', a lament made by Maglor son of F?anor. 98
Noldor The Deep Elves, the second host of the Eldar on the westward journey from Cuivi?nen, led by Finw?. The name (Quenya Noldo, Sindarin Golodh) meant 'the Wise' (but wise in the sense of possessing knowledge, not in the sense of possessing sagacity, sound judgement). For the language of the Noldor see Quenya, Passim; see especially 35, 54, 63-8, 137, 356
N?m, N?min 'Wisdom' and 'the Wise', the names that the Men of B?or's following gave to Finrod and his people in their own tongue. 168
North Downs In Eriador, where was built the N?men?rean city of Fornost 360
Nulukkizd?n Dwarvish name of Nargothrond. 284
N?menor (In full Quenya form N?men?r?, 321-2, 347.) 'Westernesse', 'Westland', the great island prepared by the Valar as a dwelling-place for the Edain after the ending of the First Age. Called also Anad?n?, Andor, Elenna, the Land of the Star, and after its downfall Akallab?th, Atalant?, and Mar-nu-Falmar. 62, 177, 321-37, 341-7, 354, 358-63, 368, 375
N?men?reans The Men of N?menor, called also D?nedain. 24, 321-35, 337-9, 342-7, 355, 359-65,367-70,372,376-7
Nurtal? Valin?reva 'The Hiding of Valinor'. 118
Ohtar 'Warrior', esquire of Isildur, who brought the shards of Elendil's sword to Imladris. 367
Oioloss? 'Ever-snow-white', the most common name among the Eldar for Taniquetil, rendered into Sindarin as Amon Uilos; but according to the Valaquenta it was the uttermost tower of Taniquetil.. 19, 32
Oiom?r? A region of mists near to the Helcarax?. 88
Ol?rin A Maia, one of the Istari (Wizards); see Mithrandir, Gandalf, and cf. The Two Towers IV 5: 'Ol?rin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten'. 25-6
olvar An Elvish word retained in the speeches of Yavanna and Manw? in Chapter II, meaning 'growing things with roots in the earth', 43-4
Olw? Leader together with his brother Elw? (Thingol) of the hosts of the Teleri on the westward journey from Cuivi?nen; lord of the Teleri of Alqualond? in Aman. 54-8, 60-1, 63-5, 97-100, 107, 130, 152
Ondolind? 'Stone Song', the original Quenya name of Gondolin. 149
Orcs Creatures of Morgoth. Passim; for their origin see 50, 106
Orfalch Echor The great ravine through the Encircling Mountains by which Gondolin was approached. 296
Ormal One of the Lamps of the Valar made by Aul?, Ormal stood in the south of Middle-earth. 29-30
Orocarni The Mountains of the East of Middle-earth (the name means "the Red Mountains'). 49
Orodreth The second son of Finarfin; warden of the tower of Minas Tirith on Tol Sirion; King of Nargothrond after the death of Finrod his brother; father of Finduilas; slain in the Battle of Tumhalad. 64, 93, 142, 187-8, 206, 209, 213, 230, 257-61, 266
Orodruin 'Mountain of Blazing Fire' in Mordor, in which Sauron forged the Ruling Ring; called also Amon Amarth 'Mount Doom'. 357, 363-6
Orom? A Vala, one of the Aratar