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brothers against attack on East Beleriand; also called the eastern March。 131…2; 147
Mardil Called the Faithful; the first Ruling Steward of Gondor。 369
Mar…nu…Falmar 'The Land under the Waves'; name of Númenor after the Downfall。 347
Melian A Maia; who left Valinor and came to Middle…earth; afterwards the Queen of King Thingol in Doriath;
about which she set a girdle of enchantment; the Girdle of Melian; mother of Lúthien; and foremother of Elrond and
Elros。 24…5; 57…8; 61; 103…6; 109; 110…1; 121; 130; 135; 144…5; 151…4; 158; 172; 176; 182; Chapter XIX passim;
229…30; Chapters XXI; XXII passim; 315; 322
Melkor The Quenya name for the great rebellious Vala; the beginning of evil; in his origin the mightiest of the
Ainur; afterwards named Morgoth; Bauglir; the Dark Lord; the Enemy; etc。 The meaning of Melkor was 'He who
arises in Might'; the Sindarin form was Belegur; but it was never used; save in a deliberately altered form Belegurth
'Great Death'。 Passim (after the rape of the Silmarils usually called Morgoth); see especially 4…5; 8; 25; 50; 51; 70…1;
90…2; 117; 251; 320
Men See especially 37…8; 74;119…21;167…70; 178; 319…20; 326…7; and see also Atani; Children of Ilúvatar;
Easterlings。
Menegroth 'The Thousand Caves'; the hidden halls of Thingol and Melian on the river Esgalduin m Doriath; see
especially 58; 106…8; 111…2; 125; 130; 134; 145; 155; 200; 203; 208; 217; 222…6; 229; 243…7; 252; 267; 269; 286…91
Meneldil Son of Anárion; King of Gondor。 368
Menelmacar 'Swordsman of the Sky'; the constellation Orion。 48
Meneltarma 'Pillar of Heaven'; the mountain in the midst of Númenor; upon whose summit was the Hallow of Eru
Ilúvatar。 322…4; 329; 332…3; 336; 343; 345; 348
Meres of Twilight See Aelin…uial。
Mereth Aderthad The 'Feast of Reuniting' held by Fingolfin near the Pools of Ivrin。 132…3
Mickleburg Translation of Belegost: 'great fortress'。 104
Middle…earth The lands to the east of the Great Sea; also called the Hither Lands; the Outer Lands; the Great Lands;
and Endor。 Passim。
M?m The Petty…dwarf; in whose house (Bar…en…Danwedh) on Amon R?dh Túrin dwelt with the outlaw
band; and by whom their lair was betrayed to the Orcs; slain by Húrin in Nargothrond。 248…53; 284
Minas Anor 'Tower of the Sun' (also simply Anor); afterwards called Minas Tirith; the city of Anárion; at the feet of
Mount Mindolluin。 361…2; 365…8; 377
Minas Ithil 'Tower of the Moon' afterwards called Minas Morgul; the city of Isildur; built on a shoulder of the
Ephel Dúath。 361…2; 368
Minas Morgul 'Tower of Sorcery' (also simply Morgul); name of Minas Ithil after its capture by the Ringwraiths。 368…
9; 377
Minastir See Tar…Minastir。
Minas Tirith (1) 'Tower of Watch'; built by Finrod Felagund on Tol Sirion; see Tol…in…Gaurhoth。 142; 187…9; 251
Minas Tirith (2) Later name of Minas Anor。 297。 Called the City of Gondor。 377
Mindeb A tributary of Sirion; between Dimbar and the Forest of Neldoreth。 144; 246
Mindolluin 'Towering Blue…head'; the great mountain behind Minas Anor。 361; 377
Mindon Eldalieva 'Lofty Tower of the Eldali?'; the tower of Ingw? in the city of Tirion; also simply the
Mindon。 62;76;91;96;100
Míriel (1) The first wife of Finw?; mother of F?anor; died after F?anor's birth。 Called Serind? 'the Broideress';
63; 67…8; 75
Míriel (2) Daughter of Tar…Palantir; forced into marriage by Ar…Pharaz?n; and as his queen named Ar…Zimraphel;
also called Tar…Míriel。 345…6
Mirkwood See Greenwood the Great。
Misty Mountains See Hithaeglir。
Mithlond The Grey Havens'; harbours of the Elves on the Gulf of Lh?n; also referred to as the Havens。 354;
359; 371; 378
Mithrandir 'The Grey Pilgrim'; Elvish name of Gandalf (Olórin); one of the Istari (Wizards)。 373…7
Mithrim The name of the great lake in the east of Hithlum; and also of the region about it and of the mountains
to the west; separating Mithrim from Dor…lómin。 The name was originally that of the Sindarin Elves who dwelt there。
124…8; 131; 242; 294
Mordor The Black Land'; also called the Land of Shadow; Sauron's realm east of the mountains of the Ephel
Dúath。 330; 347; 357; 360…8; 376
Morgoth The Black Enemy'; name of Melkor; first given to him by F?anor after the rape of the Silmarils。 26;
71; 88 and thereafter passim。 See Melkor。
Morgul See Minas Morgul
Moria 'The Black Chasm'; later name for Khazad…d?m (Hadhodrond)。 104; 354; 357; 364
Moriquendi 'Elves of the Darkness'; see Dark Elves。 54; 58; 103; 125
Mormegil 'The Black Sword'; name given to Túrin as captain of the host of Nargothrond; see Gurthang。 258…9;
265…7; 271; 275; 278
Morwen Daughter of Baragund (nephew of Barahir; the father of Beren); wife of Húrin and mother of Túrin
and Nienor; called Eledhwen (translated in the text as 'Elfsheen') and the Lady of Dor…lómin。 178; 187; 194; 241…3;
258…60; 264…5; 267…9; 277; 280; 283; 285
Mountain of Fire See Orodruin。
Mountains: of Aman; of Defence; see Pelóri; 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 Dúath; 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
Námo A Vala; one of the Aratar; usually named Mandos; the place of his dwelling。 Námo 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 Cuiviénen; 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 Húrin 'The Tale of the Children of Húrin'; 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 bat 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 Círdan and afterwards
by Mithrandir。 357; 370; 378
Nauglamír 'The Necklace of the Dwarves'; made for Finrod Felagund by the Dwarves; brought by Húrin 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 Nauglamír。
Neithan Name given to himself by Túrin 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…n