; the great hunter, leader of the Elves from Cuivi?nen, spouse of Vana. The name means 'Horn-blowing' or 'Sound of Horns', cf. Valar?ma; in The Lord of the Rings it appears in the Sindarin form Araw. See especially 22-3. 18, 22-3, 31. 37, 47, 49-51, 53-5, 59, 63, 65, 79-82, 85, 93, 106, 108, 114, 184, 209, 225
Orom?t A hill pear the haven of And?ni? in the west of N?menor, on which was built the tower of Tar-Minastir. 332
Orthanc 'Forked Height', the N?men?rean tower in the Circle of Isengard. 361-2, 372
Osgiliath 'Fortress of the Stars', the chief city of ancient Gondor, on either side of the river Anduin. 361-4, 368
Oss? A Maia, vassal of Ulmo, with whom he entered the waters of Arda; lover and instructor of the Teleri. 24, 36, 60-1, 64, 98, 141, 240, 321
Ossiriand 'Land of Seven Rivers' (these being Gelion and its tributaries flowing down from the Blue Mountains), the land of the Green-elves. Cf. Treebeard's song in The Two Towers III 4: 'I wandered in Summer in the elm-woods of Ossiriand. Ah! the light and the music in the Summer by the Seven Rivers of Ossir!' See Lindon. 108, 110, 133, 144-8, 167, 170-1, 182, 184, 229, 239, 289-91, 354
Ost-in-Edhil 'Fortress of the Eldar', the city of the Elves in Eregion. 354-6
Outer Lands Middle-earth (also called the Hither Lands). 35, 36, 47, 88, 102, 115, 308
Outer Sea See Ekkaia.
Palant?ri 'Those that watch from afar', the seven Seeing Stones brought by Elendil and his sons from N?menor; made by F?anor in Aman (see 69, and The Two Towers III 11). 342, 362
Pelargir 'Garth of Royal Ships,' the N?men?rean haven above the delta of Anduin. 329
Pel?ri 'The fencing or defensive heights', called also the Mountains of Aman and the Mountains of Defence, raised by the Valar after the destruction of their dwelling on Almaren; ranging in a crescent from north to south, close to the eastern shores of Aman. 32, 34, 46, 59, 62, 80-1, 88, 115-7, 210
People of Haleth See Haladin and Haleth.
Periannath The Halflings (Hobbits). 316
Petty-dwarves Translation of Noegyth Nibin. See also under Dwarves.
Pharaz?n See Ar-Pharaz?n.
Prophecy of the North The Doom of the Noldor, uttered by Mandos on the coast of Araman. 98
Quendi Original Elvish name for Elves (of every kind, including the Avari), meaning 'Those that speak with voices'. 37-8, 48-53, 57, 61, 73, 76, 114, 121-2, 169
Quenta Silmarillion 'The History of the Silmarils.' 355
Quenya The ancient tongue, common to all Elves, in the form that it took in Valinor; brought to Middle-earth by the Noldorin exiles, but abandoned by them as a daily speech, especially after the edict of King Thingol against its use; see especially 133, 155. Not named as such in this book, but referred to as Eldarin, 21, 323, 347; High Eldarin, 322-3; High-elven, 266, 330; the tongue of Valinor, 133; the speech of the Elves of Valinor, 149; the tongue of the Noldor, 155, 159; the High Speech of the West, 155
Radagast One of the Istari (Wizards). 372, 375
Radhruin One of the twelve companions of Barahir on Dorthonion. 187
Ragnor One of the twelve companions of Barahir on Dorthonion. 187
Ramdal 'Wall's End' (see Andram), where the dividing fall across Beleriand ceased' 146,184
R?na 'The Wanderer', a name of the Moon among the Noldor. 114
Rathl?riel 'Golden-bed', later name for the river Ascar, after the treasure of Doriath was sunk in it 147, 291
Rauros 'Roaring Spray', the great falls in the river Anduin. 369
Red Ring, The See Narya.
Region The dense forest forming the southern part of Doriath. 57, 105, 110, 145, 158, 288-9
Rerir Mountain to the north of Lake Helevorn, where rose the greater of the two tributary branches of Gelion. 132,146-8,184
Rhovanion 'Wilderland', the wide region east of the Misty Mountains. 360-1
Rhudaur Region in the north-east of Eriador. 360
R?an Daughter of Belegund (nephew of Barahir, the father of Beren); wife of Huor and mother of Tuor; after Huor's death died of grief on the Haudh-en-Ndengin. 177, 187, 194, 242, 294
Ringil The sword of Fingolfin. 185
Ring of Doom See M?hanaxar.
Rings of Power 356-7, 373-5; The One Ring, Great Ring, or Ruling Ring: 330, 347, 356-8, 363, 365-6, 370-1, 374-7; Three Rings of the Elves: 357, 370-1, 378 (see also Narya, the Ring of Fire, Nenya, the Ring of Adamant, and Vilya, the Ring of Sapphire). Seven Rings of the Dwarves 357-8, 371, 375. Nine Rings of Men 330, 357-8, 371, 375
Ringwil The stream that flowed into the river Narog at Nargothrond. 146
Ring-wraiths The slaves of the Nine Rings of Men and chief servants of Sauron; also called Nazg?l and ?lairi. 330, 361, 368, 372, 376
Rivendell Translation of Imladris.
Rivil Stream falling northwards from Dorthonion and flowing into Sirion in the Fen of Serech. 233, 237. Rivil's Well 197
Rochallor The horse of Fingolfin. 184
Rohan 'The Horse-country', later name in Condor for the great grassy plain formerly called Calenardhon. 369, 377
Rohirrim 'The Horse-lords' of Rohan. 369
Romenna 'Haven on the east coast of N?menor. 331, 336-7, 341, 346
Rothinzil Ad?naic (N?men?rean) name of E?rendil's ship Vingilot, with the same meaning, 'Foam-flower'. 319-21
R?mil A Noldorin sage of Tirion, the first deviser of written characters (cf. The Lord of the Rings Appendix E II); to him is attributed the Ainulindal?. 67-8
Saeros Nandorin Elf, one of the chief counsellors of Thingol in Doriath; insulted T?rin in Menegroth, and by him pursued to his death. 244
Salmar A Maia who entered Arda with Ulmo; maker of Ulmo's great horns, the Ulum?ri. 36
Sarn Athrad 'Ford of Stones', where the Dwarf-road from Nogrod and Belegost crossed the river Gelion. 104, 167, 287, 291
Saruman 'Man of Skill', the name among Men of Curun?r (which it translates), one of the Istari (Wizards). 372-3
Sauron 'The Abhorred' (in Sindarin called Gorthaur); greatest of the servants of Melkor, in his origin a Maia of Aul?. 26, 47, 52, 169, 187-8, 195-8, 206-8, 210-3, 216, 330, 333-40, 343, 346-8, 353-77
Secondborn, The The Younger Children of Il?vatar, Men. 44
Seeing Stones See Palant?ri.
Serech The great fen north of the Pass of Sirion, where the river Rivil flowed in from Dorthonion. 124, 182, 197, 233, 236, 282
seregon 'Blood of Stone', a plant with deep red flowers that grew on Amon R?dh. 248, 252
Serind? 'The Broideress'; see M?riel (I).
Seven Fathers of the Dwarves See Dwarves.
Seven Stones See Palant?ri.
Shadowy Mountains See Ered Wethrin.
Shepherds of the Trees Ents. 45, 290
Sickle of the Valor See Valacirca.
Silmarien Daughter of Tar-Elendil, the fourth King of N?menor; mother of the first lord of And?ni? and ancestress of Elendil and his sons Isildur and An?rion. 331
Silmarils The three jewels made by F?anor before the destruction of the Two Trees of Valinor, and filled with their light; see especially 72-3. 35, 72-5, 78, 83, 86-93, 116. 121-2, 126, 130, 136, 152, 202-5, 209, 219-21, 224-6, 230, 243, 286-93, 302-3, 305-6, 310, 313-4
Silpion A name of Telperion. 33
Silvan Elves Also called Woodland Elves. They appear to have been in origin those Nandorin Elves who never passed west of the Misty Mountains, but remained in the Vale of Anduin and in Greenwood the Great; see Nandor 354, 370
Sindar The Grey-elves. The name was applied to all the Elves of Telerin origin whom the returning Noldor found in Beleriand, save for the Green-elves of Ossiriand. The Noldor may have devised this name because the first Elves of this origin whom they met with were in the north, under the grey skies and mists about Lake Mithrim (see Mithrim); or perhaps because the Grey-elves were not of the Light (of Valinor) nor yet of the Dark (Avari), but were Elves of the Twilight (58). But it was held to refer to Elw?'s name Thingol (Quenya Sindacollo, Singollo 'Grey-cloak'), since he was acknowledged high king of all the land and its peoples. The Sindar called themselves Edhil, plural Edhel. 22, 32, 58, 103, 108, 120, 125, 133, 137-42, 148, 150, 153-5, 164, 171, 182,188-90, 242, 277, 289, 291, 294, 353
Sindarin The Elvish tongue of Beleriand, derived from the common Elvish speech but greatly changed through long ages from Quenya of Valinor; acquired by the Noldorin exiles in Beleriand (see 133, 155). Called also the Grey-elven tongue, the tongue of the Elves of Beleriand, etc. 36, 62-3, 133, 140, 149, 155, 177, 187, 199, 250, 319, 322
Singollo 'Grey-cloak', 'Grey-mantle'; see Sindar, Thingol,
Sirion 'The Great River' flowing from north to south and dividing West from East Beleriand. Passim; see especially 52, 141-2, 145. Falls of Sirion 203, 285. Fens of Sirion 203. Gates of Sirion 146. Havens of Sirion 294, 304-5, 313. Mouths of Sirion 60, 142, 190, 192, 239, 293, 302, 304. Pass of Sirion 135, 141, 182, 193, 215, 234, 237, 260, 265. Vale of Sirion 56, 124, 135, 140, 149, 248, 265, 301
Sons of F?anor See Maedhros, Maglor, Celegorm, Caranthir, Curufin, Amrod, Amras, Often referred to as a group, especially after the death of their father: 69, 74-5, 77, 93, 126-7, 131-3, 144, 147-8, 152-4, 157, 159-61, 180, 183-4, 204, 213-4, 223, 230-1, 235, 238-9, 292-3, 302,305,313-4
Soron?m? Name of a constellation. 48
Stone of the Hapless