Túrin Son of Húrin and Morwen; chief subject of the lay named Narn i Hîn Húrin from which Chapter XXI was derived. For his other names see Neithan, Gorthol, Agarwaen, Mormegil, Wildman of the Woods, Turambar. 177, 178, 205, 242-66, 271, 274-80, 284
Twilight Meres See Aelin-uial.
Two Kindreds Elves and Men. 307-8, 319, 366
Two Trees of Valinor 33-4, 45-6, 53-4, 58, 61-2, 65, 71-2, 78, 83-4, 86, 109, 111-6, 119, 151, 288, 296, 302, 336-7
Uinen A Maia, the Lady of the Seas, spouse of Ossë. 24, 36, 60, 98
Úlairi See Ring-wraiths.
Uldor Called the Accursed; son of Ulfang the Black; slain by Maglor in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. 189, 232, 235-7, 311
Ulfang Called the Black; a chieftain of the Easterlings, who with his three sons followed Caranthir, and proved faithless in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. 189, 231, 235
Ulfast Son of Ulfang the Black, slain by the sons of Bor in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. 189, 235
Ulmo A Vala, one of the Aratar, called Lord of Waters and King of the Sea, The name was interpreted by the Eldar to mean 'The Pourer' or 'The Rainer'. See especially 19-20, 36. 8-10, 18-24, 36, 44, 51, 52, 59-61, 64, 70, 97, 116, 120, 133-5, 141, 146, 149-52, 187, 190, 240, 256, 260, 294-8, 301-2, 305-6, 308
Ulumúri The great horns of Ulmo made by the Maia Salmar. 19, 36, 59
Ulwarth Son of Ulfang the Black, slain by the sons of Bor in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. 189, 235
Úmanyar Name given to those Elves who went on the westward Journey from Cuiviénen but did not reach Aman: 'Those not of Aman', beside Amanyar 'Those of Aman'. 54, 58
Úmarth 'Ill-fate', a fictitious name for his father given out by Túrin in Nargothrond. 257
Umbar Great natural haven and fortress of the Númenóreans south of the Bay of Belfalas. 334
Undying Lands Aman and Eressëa; also called the Deathless Lands. 308, 320, 324, 345, 348
Ungoliant The great spider, destroyer with Melkor of the Trees of Valinor. Shelob in The Lord of the Rings was 'the last child of Ungoliant to trouble the unhappy world' (The Two Towers IV 9). 79-80, 84, 85, 88-90, 100, 109, 116, 144, 157,198,307
Union of Maedhros The league formed by Maedhros to defeat Morgoth that ended in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad 230
Urthel One of the twelve companions of Barahir on Dorthonion. 187
Urulóki Quenya word meaning 'fire-serpent', dragon. 137, 294-304, 308
Utumno The first great stronghold of Melkor, in the north of Middle-earth, destroyed by the Valar. 31, 37, 46, 51-2, 81, 91, 114, 139
Vairë 'The Weaver', one of the Valier, the spouse of Námo Mandos. 18, 21
Valacirca 'The Sickle of the Valar', name of the constellation of the Great Bear. 48, 211
Valandil Youngest son of Isildur; third King of Arnor. 367
Valaquenta 'Account of the Valar', a short work treated as a separate entity from The Silmarillion proper.
Valar 'Those with Power', 'The Powers' (singular Vala); name given to those great Ainur who entered into Eä at the beginning of Time, and assumed the function of guarding and governing Arda. Called also the Great Ones, the Rulers of Arda, the Lords of the West, the Lords of Valinor. Passim; see especially 10-12, 37, 81-2, and see also Ainur, Aratar.
Valaraukar 'Demons of Might' (singular Valarauko), Quenya form corresponding to Sindarin Balrog. 26
Valaróma The horn of the Vala Oromë. 22, 37, 85, 108-9
Valier 'The Queens of the Valar' (singular Valie); a term used only in the Valaquenta. 18, 20, 23
Valimar See Valmar.
Valinor The land of the Valar in Aman, beyond the mountains of the Pelóri; also called the Guarded Realm. Passim; see especially 32-3, 117
Valmar The city of the Valar in Valinor; the name also occurs in the form Valimar. In Galadriel's lament in Lórien (The Fellowship of the Ring II 8) Valimar is made equivalent to Valinor. 21-3, 33, 51, 57, 64, 70, 76-9, 82-4, 94, 117, 227-8, 307-8
Vána One of the Valier, the sister of Yavanna and spouse of Oromë; called the Ever-young. 18, 23, 114
Vanyar The first host of the Eldar on the westward journey from Cuiviénen, led by Ingwë. The name (singular Vanya) means 'the Fair', referring to the golden hair of the Vanyar; see Finarfin. 35, 55, 59, 62-5, 69, 71, 83-4, 91, 112-4, 117, 155, 163, 310,315
