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Neithan Name given to himself by Turin among the outlaws, translated as 'The Wronged' (literally 'one who is 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 Nenar 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 Annuminas 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 Feanor. 69, 71, 75 Nessa One of the Valier, the sister of Orome and spouse of Tulkas. 18, 22, 31 Nevrast The region west of Dor-lomin, beyond Ered Lomin, 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 Lorien; see especially 21-2. 18, 21-2, 25, 33, 70, 87, 113 Nienor 'Mourning', the daughter of Hurin and Morwen and sister of Turin; spell-bound by Glaurung at Nargothrond and in ignorance of her past wedded Turin in Brethil in her name Niniel; cast herself into the Teiglin.

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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 Numenor, 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 Ninquelote, one of the names of Telperion. 62, 324, 331-2, 336-8, 342, 361-2 - 152 - Nimloth (2) Elf of Doriath who wedded Dior Thingol's Heir; mother of Elwing; slain in Menegroth in the attack by the sons of Feanor. 290-1 Nimphelos The great pearl given by Thingol to the lord of the Dwarves of Belegost. 105 Niniel 'Tear-maiden', the name that Turin, ignorant of their relationship, gave to his sister; see Nienor.

Ninquelote 'White Blossom', a name of Telperion; see Nimloth (1). 33 niphredil A white flower that bloomed in Doriath in starlight when Luthien was born. It grew also on Cerin Amroth in Lothlorien (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 Noldolante 'The Fall of the Noldor', a lament made by Maglor son of Feanor. 98 Noldor The Deep Elves, the second host of the Eldar on the westward journey from Cuivienen, led by Finwe.

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 Nom, Nomin 'Wisdom' and 'the Wise', the names that the Men of Beor's following gave to Finrod and his people in their own tongue. 168 North Downs In Eriador, where was built the Numenorean city of Fornost 360 Nulukkizdin Dwarvish name of Nargothrond. 284 Numenor (In full Quenya form Numenore, 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 Anadune, Andor, Elenna, the Land of the Star, and after its downfall Akallabeth, Atalante, and Mar-nu-Falmar. 62, 177, 321-37, 341-7, 354,

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