The Silmarillon

Land of the Dead that Live See Dor Firn-i-Guinar.

Land of the Star Numenor. 339, 341 Lanthir Lamath 'Waterfall of Echoing Voices', where Dior had his house in Ossiriand, and after which his daughter Elwing ('Star-spray') was named. 289 Last Alliance The league made at the end of the Second Age between Elendil and Gil-galad to defeat Sauron. 364 Laurelin 'Song of Gold', the younger of the Two Trees of Valinor. 34, 64, 82, 114-6, 151 Lay of Leithian The long poem concerning the lives of Beren and Luthien from which the prose account in The Silmarillion was derived. Leithian is translated 'Release from Bondage'. 195, 198, 203, 206-8, 226 Legolin The third of the tributaries of Gelion in Ossiriand. 147 lembas Sindarin name of the waybread of the Eldar (from earlier lennmbass 'journey-bread'; in Quenya coimas 'life-bread'). 247, 251, 256 Lenwe The leader of the Elves from the host of the Teleri who refused to cross the Misty Mountains on the west-ward journey from Cuivienen (the Nandor); father of Denethor. 56, 108 Lhun River in Eriador flowing into the sea in the Gulf of Lhun.354, 360 Linaewen 'Lake of birds', the great mere in Nevrast. 141 Lindon A name of Ossiriand in the First Age; see 147. After the tumults at the end of the First Age the name Lindon was retained for the lands west of the Blue Mountains that still remained above the Sea: 354, 355, 359, 370 Lindorie Mother of Inzilbeth. 331 Little Gelion One of the two tributary branches of the river Gelion in the north, rising in the Hill of Himring. 146 Loeg Ningloron 'Pools of the golden water-flowers'; see Gladden Fields. lomelindi Quenya word meaning 'dusk-singers', nightingales. 57 Lomion 'Son of Twilight', the Quenya name that Aredhel gave to Maeglin. 159 Lonely Isle See Tol Eressea.

Lord of Waters See Ulmo.

Lords of the West See Valar.

Lorellin The lake in Lorien in Valinor where the Vala Este sleeps by day. 21 Lorgan Chief of the Easterling Men in Hithlum after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, by whom Tuor was enslaved.

Lorien (1) The name of the gardens and dwelling-place of the Vala Irmo, who was himself usually called Lorien.

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Lorien (2) The land ruled by Celeborn and Galadriel between the rivers Celebrant and Anduin. Probably the original name of this land was altered to the form of the Quenya name Lorien of the gardens of the Vala Irmo in Valinor. In Lothlorien the Sindarin word loth 'flower' is prefixed. 370 Lorindol 'Goldenhead'; see Hador.

Losgar The place of the burning of the ships of the Teleri by Feanor, at the mouth of the Firth of Drengist,

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Lothlann 'The wide and empty', the great plain north of the March of Maedhros. 147, 184, 255 Lothlorien 'Lorien of the Blossom'; see Lorien (2). 370 Luinil Name of a star (one shining with a blue light). 48 Lumbar Name of a star. 48 Luthien The daughter of King Thingol and Melian the Maia, who after the fulfilment of the Quest of the Silmaril and the death of Beren chose to become mortal and to share his fate. See Tinuviel. 103, 108, 147, 177, 195,

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Mablung Elf of Doriath, chief captain of Thingol, friend of Turin; called 'of the Heavy Hand' (which is the meaning of the name Mablung); slain in Menegroth by the Dwarves. 133, 224-6, 230, 244, 267-9, 277-8, 284, 28990 Maedhros The eldest son of Feanor, called the Tall; rescued by Fingon from Thangorodrim; held the Hill of Himring and the lands about; formed the Union of Maedhros that ended in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad; bore one of the Silmarils with him to his death at the end of the First Age. 63, 93, 126-32, 135-6, 140, 144-8, 167, 171, 184, 189,

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Maeglin 'Sharp Glance', son of Eol and Aredhel Turgon's sister, born in Nan Elmoth; became mighty in Gondolin, and betrayed it to Morgoth; slain in the sack of the city by Tuor. See Lomion. 104, 159-66, 192, 237, 247, 297-9 Maglor The second son of Feanor, a great singer and minstrel; held the lands called Maglor's Gap; at the end of the First Age seized with Maedhros the two Silmarils that remained in Middle-earth, and cast the one that he took into the Sea. 63, 93, 98, 133, 135, 138, 148, 167, 184, 222, 236, 305-6, 310, 313-4 Maglor's Gap The region between the northern arms of Gelion where there were no hills of defence against the North. 135,148,184 Magor Son of Malach Aradan; leader of the Men of the following of Marach who entered West Beleriand.

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Mahal The name given to Aule by the Dwarves. 42 Mahanaxar The Ring of Doom outside the gates of Valmar, in which were set the thrones of the Valar where they sat in council. 33, 50, 52, 77, 86-8, 91, 95, 112 Mahtan A great smith of the Noldor, father of Nerdanel the wife of Feanor. 69, 75 Maiar Ainur of lesser degree than the Valar (singular Maia). 11, 23-6, 30, 57, 61, 83, 91, 105, 108, 111, 114,

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