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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
Nénar 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 Annúminas
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…lómin; beyond Ered Lómin; 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
Lórien; see especially 21…2。 18; 21…2; 25; 33; 70; 87; 113
Nienor 'Mourning'; the daughter of Húrin and Morwen and sister of Túrin; spell…bound by Glaurung at
Nargothrond and in ignorance of her past wedded Túrin in Brethil in her name Níniel; 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 Númenor; 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 Ninquelót?; 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
Níniel 'Tear…maiden'; the name that Túrin; ignorant of their relationship; gave to his sister; see Nienor。
Ninquelót? 'White Blossom'; a name of Telperion; see Nimloth (1)。 33
niphredil A white flower that bloomed in Doriath in starlight when Lúthien was born。 It grew also on Cerin
Amroth in Lothlórien (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 Cuiviénen; 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
Nóm; Nómin '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 Númenórean city of Fornost 360
Nulukkizd?n Dwarvish name of Nargothrond。 284
Númenor (In full Quenya form Númenór?; 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 Akallabêth; Atalant?; and Mar…nu…Falmar。 62; 177; 321…37; 341…7; 354; 358…
63; 368; 375
Númenóreans The Men of Númenor; called also Dúnedain。 24; 321…35; 337…9; 342…7; 355; 359…65;367…70;372;376…
7
Nurtal? Valinóreva '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 mon 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
Oiomúr? A region of mists near to the Helcarax?。 88
Olórin A Maia; one of the Istari (Wizards); see Mithrandir; Gandalf; and cf。 The Two Towers IV 5: 'Olórin 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 Cuiviénen; 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; the great hunter; leader of the Elves from Cuiviénen; spouse of Vana。 The
name means 'Horn…blowing' or 'Sound of Horns'; cf。 Valaróma; 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 Andúni? in the west of Númenor; on which was built the tower of Tar…
Minastir。 332
Orthanc 'Forked Height'; the Númenórean 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。
Palantíri 'Those that watch from afar'; the seven Seeing Stones brought by Elendil and his sons from Númenor;
made by F?anor in Aman (see 69; and The Two Towers III 11)。 342; 362
Pelargir 'Garth of Royal Ships;' the Númenórean haven above the delta of Anduin。 329
Pelóri '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