haven of the Teleri on the shores of Aman. 63-5, 79, 97, 100, 120, 130, 154, 188, 309, 311
Aman 'Blessed, free from evil', the name of the land in the West, beyond the Great Sea, in which the Valar dwelt after they had left the Isle of Almaren. Often referred to as the Blessed Realm. Passim; see especially 32, 66, 326
Amandil 'Lover of Aman'; the last lord of And?ni? in N?menor, descendant of Elros and father of Elendil; set out on a voyage to Valinor and did not return. 335-7, 340-1, 346, 362
Amari? Vanyarin Elf, beloved of Finrod Felagund, who remained in Valinor. 155
Amlach Son of Imlach son of Marach; a leader of dissension among the Men of Estolad who, repenting, took service with Maedhros. 173-4
Amon Amarth 'Mount Doom', the name given to Orodruin when its fires awoke again after Sauron's return from N?menor. 363, 377
Amon Ereb 'The Lonely Hill' (also simply Ereb), between Ramdal and the river Gelion in East Beleriand. 110, 146, 184
Amon Ethir 'The Hill of Spies', raised by Finrod Felagund to the east of the doors of Nargothrond. 267-8
Amon Gwareth The hill upon which Gondolin was built, in the midst of the plain of Tumladen. 151, 163, 296, 299
Amon Obel A hill in the midst of the Forest of Brethil, on which was built Ephel Brandir. 249, 266, 270
Amon R?dh 'The Bald Hill', a lonely height in the lands south of Brethil; abode of M?m, and lair of T?rin's outlaw band. 246-52, 284
Amon S?l 'Hill of the Wind', in the Kingdom of Arnor ('Weathertop' in The Lord of the Rings). 362
Amon Uilos Sindarin name of Oioloss?. 32
Amras Twin-brother of Amrod, youngest of the sons of F?anor; slain with Amrod in the attack on E?rendil's people at the Mouths of Sirion. 63, 93, 148, 170, 184, 305
Amrod See Amras.
Anach Pass leading down from Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion) at the western end of Ered Gorgoroth. 245-6, 251-2, 299
Anad?n? 'Westernesse': name of N?menor in the Ad?naic (N?men?rean) tongue (see N?menor). 322
Anar Quenya name of the Sun. 114-6
An?rion Younger son of Elendil, who with his father and his brother Isildur escaped from the Drowning of N?menor and founded in Middle-earth the N?men?rean realms in exile; lord of Minas Anor; slain in the siege of Barad-d?r. 336, 346, 360-8
Anarr?ma Name of a constellation. 48
Ancalagon Greatest of the winged dragons of Morgoth, destroyed by E?rendil. 312
Andor 'The Land of Gift': N?menor. 321, 345, 347
Andram 'The Long Wall', name of the dividing fall running across Beleriand. 109, 146
Androth Caves in the bills of Mithrim where Tuor was fostered by the Grey-elves. 294
Anduin 'The Long River', east of the Misty Mountains; referred to also as the Great River and the River. 55,107, 329, 360-1, 364, 366, 369, 374-5
And?ni? City and haven on the west coast of N?menor. 322, 331-2, 335. For the Lords of And?ni? see 331
Anfauglir A name of the wolf Carcharoth, translated in the text as 'Jaws of Thirst'. 218
Anfauglith Name of the plain of Ard-galen after its desolation by Morgoth in the Battle of Sudden Flame; translated in the text as 'the Gasping Dust'. Cf. Dor-nu-Fauglith. 181, 194, 215, 232-4, 241, 254-5, 261, 280, 311
Angainor The chain wrought by Aul? with which Melkor was twice bound. 52, 312
Angband 'Iron Prison, Hell of Iron', the great dungeon-fortress of Morgoth in the Northwest of Middle-earth. Passim; see especially 47, 90, 109, 139, 217. The Siege of Angband 36, 139-40, 144, 148, 158, 182, 192, 202
Anghabar 'Iron-delvings', a mine in the Encircling Mountains about the plain of Gondolin. 166
Anglachel The sword made from meteoric iron that Thingol received from E?l and which he gave to Beleg; after its reforging for T?rin named Gurthang. 247, 253-57
Angrenost 'Iron Fortress', N?men?rean fortress on the west borders of Gondor, afterwards inhabited by the wizard Curun?r (Saruman); see Isengard. 361
Angrim Father of Gorlim the Unhappy. 195
Angrist 'Iron-cleaver', the knife made by Telchar of Nogrod, taken from Curufin by Beren and used by him to cut the Silmaril from Morgoth's crown. 215, 219
Angrod The third son of Finarfin, who with his brother Aegnor held the northern slopes of Dorthonion; slain in the Dagor Bragollach. 64, 94, 130-1, 141, 154, 180-2, 260
Anguirel E?l's sword, made of the same metal as Anglachel. 247
Annael Grey-elf of Mithrim, fosterfather of Tuor. 294
Annatar 'Lord of Gifts', name given to himself by Sauron in the Second Age, in that time when he appeared in a fair form among the Eldar who remained in Middle-earth. 355
Annon-in-Gelydh 'Gate of the Noldor', entrance to a subterranean watercourse in the western hills