A Terms Flashcards
Adanedhel
‘Elf-Man’, name given to Túrin in Nargothrond. 213
Adûnakhôr
‘Lord of the West’, name taken by the twentieth King of Númenor, the first to do so in the Adûnaic (Númenórean) tongue; his name in Quenya was Herunúmen. 276
Adurant
The sixth and most southernly of the tributaries of Gelion in Ossiriand. The name means ‘double stream’, referring to its divided course about the island of Tol Galen. 116, 188, 240
Aeglos
‘Snow-point’, the spear of Gil-galad. 304
Aegnor
The fourth son of Finarfin, who with his brother Angrod held the northern slopes of Dorthonion; slain in the Dagor Bragollach. The name means ‘Fell Fire’. 51, 74, 113, 145, 147
Aelin-uial
‘Meres of Twilight’, where Aros flowed into Sirion. 107, 115, 166, 222, 236
Aerandir
‘Sea-wanderer’, one of the three mariners who accompanied Eärendil on his voyages. 256
Aerin
A kinswoman of Húrin in Dol-lómin; taken as wife by Brodda the Easterling; aided Morwen after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. 199, 219
Aftercomers
The Younger Children of Ilúvatar, Men; translation of Hildor. 73, 90
Agarwaen
‘Blood-stained’, name given to himself by Túrin when he came to Nargothrond. 213
Aglarond
‘The Glittering Cavern’ of Helm’s Deep in Ered Nimrais (see The Two Towers III 8). 302
Aglon
‘The Narrow Pass’, between Dirthonion and the heights to the west of Himring. 118, 130, 147
Ainulindalë
‘The Music of the Ainur’, also called The (Great) Music, The (Great) Song. 3-9, 13-14, 16, 29-30, 34-5, 40, 60, 66, 97, 207. Also the name of the account of Creation said to have been composed by Rúmil of Tirion in the Elder Days. 66
Ainur
‘The Holy Ones’, (singular Ainu); the first beings created by Ilúvatar, the ‘order’ of the Valar and Maiar, made before Eä. 3-9, 13-14, 29-30, 32, 35, 46, 97, 207, 238
Akallabêth
‘The Downfallen’, Adûnaic (Númenórean) wirs equivalent in meaning to Quenya Atalantë. 289. Also the title of the account of the Downfall of Númenor. 300-1