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War of the Elves and Sauron 1083

War of the Great Jewels 1128

War of the Ring 15, 221, 446, 452, 1027, 1033, 1035, 1056, 1057, 1061, 1070, 1075, 1080, 1082, 1096, etc.

Warden of the Houses of Healing see Houses of Healing Wardens of the Westmarch 14, 1097, 1105

Wargs see Wolves

Watcher in the Water 302, 308–9, 322

Watchers, of Cirith Ungol (Two Watchers) 902, 906, 915

Watchful Peace 1043, 1053, 1087

Watchwood 587

Water, the 27, 71, 83, 918, 1013, 1016

Water-valley 71, 77

Waybread see Lembas

Waymeet 1009, 1010, 1014

Weather Hills 183, 184, 185, 189, 190, 1040

Weathertop 3, 172, 181–8 passim, 194, 199, 200, 202, 206, 210, 219, 264, 336, 989, 1025, 1040, 1091, 1092; Amon Sûl 185, 264, 598, 1040, 1042, 1086; Palantír of Amon Sûl see Palantír; Tower of Amon Sûl 185, 1040, 1086

Wellinghall 470, 564

Werewolves 222

West-elves see Eldar

West-gate, of Moria see Moria

West March, of Shire 9

West Road (North-way), from Minas Tirith to Rohan 882, 969, 972

Westemnet 437

Westernesse see Númenor

Westfarthing 7, 9, 23, 156, 1112, 1122, 1133

Westfold 527, 531, 538, 580, 778, 886; Dales of 600; men of (Helmingas, Westfolders, etc.) 531, 532, 535, 536, 538, 543, 546, see also Erkenbrand, lord of Westfold, Grimbold; Vale of 528, 529, 530

Westlands (West of the World, West), i.e. the West of Middle-earth 150, 243, 254, 357, 1082, 1083, 1118, 1123, 1127, 1129, 1132; West, the (free folk of, men of, children of, army of, etc.), i.e. those free of, and opposing Sauron 59, 245, 782, 856, 883, 891, 954, 963

Westmansweed see Pipe-weed

Westmarch 9, 1097, 1105; see also Red Book of Westmarch

Wetwang see Nindalf

White Company 969

White Council (Council of the Wise) 44, 47, 48, 52, 250, 251, 258, 260, 266, 357, 590, 597, 987, 1053, 1067, 1078, 1087–90 passim White Downs 6, 10, 1004, 1029

White Hand, pillar of 554, 555, 588; as emblem see Isengard

White horse, emblem of Rohan see Rohan

White Mountains (Ered Nimrais, Mountains of Gondor, etc.) 244, 258, 262, 287, 341, 374, 381, 422, 423, 427, 505, 506, 526, 527, 596, 678, 684, 694, 747, 748, 750, 751, 789, 791, 793, 1054, 1064, 1065, 1068, 1129

White Rider see Gandalf

White ship 1030

White Tower, of Minas Tirith (Tower of Ecthelion) 417, 657, 751, 752, 765, 800, 810, 811, 818, 821, 823, 825, 853, 856, 871, 955, 965, 1056, 1057, 1086, 1088

White Towers (Elf-towers) 7, 45, 266, 1030; see also Tower Hills

White Tree, of Gondor (Silver Tree, the Tree) 244, 252, 423, 597, 641, 671, 753, 807, 847, 963, 971, 972, 974, 1048, 1054, 1057, 1071, 1084–8 passim, 1095, 1110; Nimloth [white flower] 971–2, 1037, 1110; see also Withered Tree

White Tree, of Valinor see Telperion White-socks 144

Whitfoot, Will (Mayor of Michel Delving, Flourdumpling) 156, 157, 1002, 1012, 1021, 1025, 1096, 1097

Whitfurrows 1002

Whitwell 769

Widfara 836

Wights see Barrow-wights

Wild, the 63, 165, 171, 198, 231, 233, 273, 1089; Wilderness 210

Wild Men, of Dunland see Dunlendings

Wild Men (Woses) 831, 832, 833, 835, 976, 1093, 1127, 1129; see also Ghânburi-Ghân

Wilderland 3, 11, 52, 57, 58, 228, 251, 274, 281, 359, 385, 388, 390, 394, 472, 499, 1041, 1086, 1130

Willow, Old Man (Willow-man, Great Willow) 116–20, 126, 130

Windfola 804, 840

Winding Stair 643, 709, 738, 739

Window of the Eye 942

Winged Shadow(s), Terror see Nazgûl

Winterfilth 1106, 1109, 1110

Wise, the [the Wizards and the Rulers of the Elves] 2, 47, 48, 49, 52, 55, 56, 249, 250, 257, 259, 267, 268, 270, 615, 819, 1027, 1085, 1087; see also White Council

Wise-nose 144

Witch-king (sorcerer king of Angmar, Wraith-king, chief of the Ringwraiths, Lord of the Nazgûl, Morgul-lord, Black Captain, Captain of Despair, etc.) 5, 195, 197, 198, 214, 220, 257, 264, 706, 707, 738, 817, 818, 819, 820, 822, 824, 828–9, 837, 839, 840–2, 844, 846, 850, 856, 859, 866, 867, 880, 900, 919, 926, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1050–3 passim, 1064, 1070, 1080, 1086, 1087, 1093; cry of 842, 855–6; Dwimmerlaik 841; winged beast of 840, 841–2, 843, 845

Withered Tree (Dead Tree) [dead relic of the Tree of Gondor] 753, 826, 963, 971, 972, 979, 1088; see also