The Silmarillon

Aldaron. 22 Teiglin A tributary of Sirion, rising in Ered Wethrin and bounding the Forest of Brethil on the south; see also Crossings of Teiglin. 142, 145, 176, 190, 245, 251, 261, 265, 271, 273,279, 284 Telchar The most renowned of the smiths of Nogrod, the maker of Angrist and (according to Aragorn in The Two Towers III 6) of Narsil. 107, 215 Telemnar Twenty-sixth King of Gondor. 368 Teleri The third and greatest of the three hosts of the Eldar on the westward journey from Cuivienen, led by Elwe (Thingol) and Olwe. Their own name for themselves was Lindar the Singers; the name Teleri the Last-comers, the Hindmost, was given to them by those before them on the march. Many of the Teleri did not leave Middle-earth; the Sindar and the Nandor were Telerin Elves in origin. 36, 54-7, 60-4, 71, 79-80, 83, 96-8, 101, 107, 111,117,

159-60, 164, 306-9, 310, 315, 354

Telperion The elder of the Two Trees of Valinor. 34, 47, 62, 82, 114-5, 247, 324, 361-2. Called the White Tree

62

Telumendil Name of a constellation. 48

Thalion 'Steadfast, Strong'; see Hurin.

Thalos The second of the tributaries of Gelion in Ossiriand. 147, 167 Thangorodrim 'Mountains of Tyranny', reared by Morgoth above Angband; broken down in the Great Battle at the end of the First Age. 90, 109, 125-8, 136,139-40, 180-3, 215, 221, 232, 234, 240, 254, 312, 320, 353-4, 364 Thargelion 'The Land beyond Gelion', between Mount Rerir and the river Ascar, where Caranthir dwelt; called also Dor Caranthir and Talath Rhunen. 148, 158, 171, 174, 184 Thingol 'Grey-cloak', 'Grey-mantle' (in Quenya Sindacollo, Singollo), the name by which Elwe, leader with his brother Olwe of the host of the Teleri from Cuivienen and afterwards King of Doriath, was known in Beleriand; also called the Hidden King. See Elwe. 58, 103-10, 125, 130-1, 134, 145, 151-5, 157, 172, 176-7, 182, 190, 199204,

208-9, 217, 222-7, 229-30, 243-7, 260, 267,269,280, 285-92, 297, 315

– 156 - Thorondor 'King of Eagles'. Cf. The Return of the King VI 4: 'Old Thorondor, who built his eyries in the inaccessible peaks of the Encircling Mountains when Middle-earth was young'. See Crissaegrim. 129, 149, 186,

191, 221, 281, 297, 301, 312

Thousand Caves See Menegroth.

Thranduil Sindarin Elf, King of the Silvan Elves in the north of Greenwood the Great (Mirkwood); father of Legolas, who was of the Fellowship of the Ring. 371 ThurIngwethil 'Woman of Secret Shadow', the messenger of Sauron from Tol-in-Gaurhoth who took the form of a great bat, and in whose shape Luthien entered Angband. 216 Tilion A Maia, steersman of the Moon. 114-7 Tintalle 'The Kindler', a name of Varda as maker of the Stars. She is called thus in Galadriel's lament in Lorien, The Fellowship of the Ring II 8. Cf. Elbereth, Elentari. 48 Tinuviel The name that Beren gave to Luthien: a poetic word for the nightingale, 'Daughter of Twilight'. See Luthien.

Tirion 'Great Watch-tower', the city of the Elves on the hill of Tuna in Aman. 62, 65-7, 74-5, 77-8, 83, 91,

94-6, 117, 134-5, 149-52, 205, 297, 307, 361

Tol Eressea 'The Lonely Isle' (also simply Eressea), on which the Vanyar and the Noldor and afterwards the Teleri were drawn across the ocean by Ulmo, and which was at last rooted in the Bay of Eldamar near to the coasts of Aman. On Eressea the Teleri long remained before they went to Alqualonde; and there dwelt many of the Noldor and the Sindar after the ending of the First Age. 50, 60-2, 64, 118, 306, 310, 315, 321, 324, 331, 345, 349, 355, 362 Tol Galen 'The Green Isle' in the river Adurant in Ossiriand, where Beren and Luthien dwelt after their return.

147, 229, 290

Tol-in-Gaurhoth 'Isle of Werewolves', name of Tol Sirion after its capture by Sauron. 188, 208, 210 Tol Morwen Island in the sea after the drowning of Beleriand on which stood the memorial stone of Turin, Nienor, and Morwen. 284 Tol Sirion Island in the river in the Pass of Sirion on which Finrod built the tower of Minas Tirith; after its capture by Sauron named Tol-in-Gaurhoth. 133, 142, 188 Tulkas A Vala, the 'greatest in strength and deeds of prowess', who came last to Arda; also called Astaldo. 18,

22, 29-31, 47, 51, 52, 70-1, 77-80, 85-7

Tumhalad Valley in the land between the rivers Ginglith and Narog, where the host of Nargothrond was defeated. 261 Tumladen 'The Wide Valley', the hidden vale in the Encircling Mountains in the midst of which stood the city of Gondolin. (Tumladen was afterwards the name of a valley in Gondor: The Return of the King V 1). 135, 149, 160,

191, 221, 296, 301

Tumunzahar See Nogrod. 104 Tuna The green hill in the Calacirya on which Tirion, the city of the Elves, was built. 62, 65-7, 75, 79, 91,

96, 100,117, 135, 149, 307, 324, 344