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Warden of the Houses of Healing see Houses of Healing
Wardens of the Westmarch 19, 1442, 1450
Wargs see Wolves
Watcher in the Water 394, 401–2, 420
Watchers, of Cirith Ungol (Two Watchers) 1180, 1185, 1196–7
Watchful Peace 1366, 1379–80, 1427
Watchwood 766
Water, the 36, 93, 109, 1201, 1326, 1330
Water-valley 93, 101
Waybread see Lembas
Waymeet 1320, 1321, 1320, 1322, 1327
Weather Hills 239, 240, 241–4, 248, 249, 1361
Weathertop 4, 225, 237–45 passim, 254, 260, 261, 264, 269, 275, 285, 344, 437, 1295, 1361, 1433; Amon Sûl 242, 344, 780, 1361, 1364, 1425; palantír of Amon Sûl see Palantír; Tower of Amon Sûl 242, 1361, 1425
Wellinghall 612, 736
Werewolves 290
West-elves see Eldar
West-gate, of Moria see Moria
West March, of Shire 12
West Road (North-way), from Minas Tirith to Rohan 1154, 1270–1, 1274
Westemnet 568
Westernesse see Númenor
Westfarthing 9, 12, 30, 204, 1460, 1475, 1489
Westfold 688, 692, 707, 757, 1018, 1160; Dales of 783; men of (Helmingas, Westfolders, etc.) 692, 693, 699, 702, 707, 708, 709, 711, 712 see also Erkenbrand, lord of Westfold, Grimbold; Vale of 688, 689, 690
Westlands (West of the World, West), i.e. the West of Middle-earth 195, 316, 318, 464, 685, 1420, 1421, 1468, 1473, 1481, 1483, 1487; West, the (free folk of, men of, children of, army of, etc.), i.e. those free of, and opposing Sauron 77, 318, 1024, 1118, 1156, 1165, 1249, 1261–2
Westmansweed see Pipe-weed
Westmarch 12, 1442, 1450; see also Red Book of Westmarch
Wetwang see Nindalf
White Company 1269–70
White Council (Council of the Wise) 57, 62, 63, 69, 326, 327–8, 333, 345, 346, 464, 616, 1293, 1379–80, 1400, 1416, 1427–32 passim
White Downs 8, 13, 1313–14, 1347
White Hand, pillar of 722, 767; as emblem see Isengard
White horse, emblem of Rohan see Rohan
White Mountains (Ered Nimrais, Mountains of Gondor, etc.) 318, 336, 341, 374, 444, 487, 496–7, 549, 555, 659, 686, 687, 779, 886, 894, 908, 978, 981, 982, 1033, 1035, 1038, 1381, 1396, 1398, 1402, 1484
White Rider see Gandalf
White ship 1348
White Tower, of Minas Tirith (Tower of Ecthelion) 542, 859, 982, 984, 1001, 1047, 1070–4, 1077, 1079, 1080, 1117, 1121, 1140, 1251, 1265, 1304, 1385, 1426, 1428
White Towers (Elf-towers) 9, 59, 347, 1347; see also Tower Hills
White Tree, of Gondor (Silver Tree, the Tree) 318, 328, 549, 779, 838, 877–8, 985, 1056, 1109, 1262, 1272–3, 1275, 1373, 1381, 1385, 1405, 1423–7 passim, 1439, 1457; Nimloth [white flower] 1273, 1357, 1457; see also Withered Tree
White Tree, of Valinor see Telperion
White-socks 188
Whitfoot, Will (Mayor of Michel Delving, Flourdumpling) 204, 206, 1312, 1325, 1336–7, 1341, 1440, 1441
Whitfurrows 1312
Whitwell 1006
Widfara 1094
Wights see Barrow-wights
Wild, the 82, 217, 223, 259, 302, 355, 1430; Wilderness 274
Wild Men, of Dunland see Dunlendings
Wild Men (Woses) 1087, 1088–90, 1091–2, 1094, 1436, 1480, 1484; see also Ghân-buri-Ghân
Wilderland 4, 14, 69, 76, 77, 297, 327, 357, 366, 468, 501, 506, 508, 514, 615, 651, 1362, 1425, 1485
Willow, Old Man (Willow-man, Great Willow) 156–8, 165, 170
Windfola 1053, 1100
Winding Stair 745–6, 841, 928, 966, 967
Window of the Eye 1232
Winged Shadow(s), Terror see Nazgûl
Winterfilth 1451, 1457
Wise, the [the Wizards and the Rulers of the Elves] 3, 62, 63, 64, 69, 72, 74, 325, 326, 334, 337, 349, 353, 803, 1071, 1344, 1425, 1427; see also White Council
Wise-nose 188
Witch-king (sorcerer king of Angmar, Wraith-king, chief of the Ringwraiths, Lord of the Nazgûl, Morgul-lord, Black Captain, Captain of Despair, etc.) 6, 256, 257, 258, 280, 287, 324–5, 344, 924–5, 965–6, 1069, 1071, 1073, 1077, 1079, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1095, 1098, 1099–1102, 1105, 1107, 1121, 1151, 1177, 1202, 1211, 1361, 1363, 1364, 1376–9 passim, 1395, 1405, 1419, 1426, 1427, 1436; cry of 1100, 1101, 1121; Dwimmerlaik 1100; winged beast of 1099–1102, 1107
Withered Tree (Dead Tree) [dead relic of the Tree of Gondor] 985, 1080, 1262, 1272–3, 1275; see also White Tree, of Gondor
Withywindle 129, 148–9, 151, 158, 165, 168, 177; valley of 148–50, 168
Wizard(s) [one of the Order