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Dor Firn-i-Guinar ‘Land of the Dead that Live’, name of that region in Ossiriand where Beren and Lúthien dwelt after their return.
Doriath ‘Land of the Fence’ (Dor Iâth), referring to the Girdle of Melian, earlier called Eglador; the kingdom of Thingol and Melian in the forests of Neldoreth and Region, ruled from Menegroth on the river Esgalduin. Also called the Hidden Kingdom.
Dorlas A Man of the Haladin in Brethil; went with Túrin and Hunthor to the attack on Glaurung, but withdrew in fear; slain by Brandir the Lame. The wife of Dorlas, not named.
Dor-lómin Region in the south of Hithlum, the territory of Fingon, given as a fief to the House of Hador; the home of Húrin and Morwen. The Lady of Dor-lómin: Morwen.
Dor-nu-Fauglith ‘Land under Choking Ash’; see Anfauglith.
Dorthonion ‘Land of Pines’, the great forested highlands on the northern borders of Beleriand, afterwards called Taur-nu-Fuin. Cf. Treebeard’s song in The Two Towers III 4: ‘To the pine-trees upon the highlands of Dorthonion I climbed in the Winter...’
Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin Heirloom of the House of Hador, worn by Túrin; also called the Helm of Hador.
Dragons
Draugluin The great werewolf slain by Huan at Tol-in-Gaurhoth, and in whose form Beren entered Angband.
Drengist The long firth that pierced Ered Lómin, the west-fence of Hithlum.
Dry River The river that once flowed out under the Encircling Mountains from the primeval lake where was afterwards Tumladen, the plain of Gondolin.
Duilwen The fifth of the tributaries of Gelion in Ossiriand.
Dúnedain ‘The Edain of the West’; see Númenóreans.
Dungortheb See Nan Dungortheb.
Durin Lord of the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm (Moria).
Dwarf-road Road leading down into Beleriand from the cities of Nogrod and Belegost, and crossing Gelion at the ford of Sarn Athrad.
Dwarrowdelf ‘Delving of the Dwarves’; translation of Khazaddûm (Hadhodrond).
Dwarves Referring to the Petty-Dwarves: Seven Fathers of the Dwarves: For the Necklace of the Dwarves see Nauglamír. For the Seven Rings of the Dwarves see Rings of Power. See also Naugrim.
Eä The World, the material Universe; Eä, meaning in Elvish ‘It is’ or ‘Let it be’, was the word of Ilúvatar when the World began its existence.
Eärendil Called ‘Halfelven’, ‘the Blessed’, ‘the Bright’, and ‘the Mariner’; son of Tuor and Idril Turgon’s daughter; escaped from the sack of Gondolin and wedded Elwing daughter of Dior at the Mouths of Sirion; sailed with her to Aman and pleaded for help against Morgoth; set to sail the skies in his ship Vingilot bearing the Silmaril that Beren and Lúthien brought out of Angband. The name means ‘Lover of the Sea’.
Eärendur (1) A lord of Andúnië in Númenor.
Eärendur (2) Tenth King of Arnor.
Eärnil Thirty-second King of Gondor.
Eärnur Son of Eärnil; last King of Gondor, in whom the line of Anárion came to its end.
Eärrámë ‘Sea-wing’, the name of Tuor’s ship.
Eärwen Daughter of Olwë of Alqualondë, Thingol’s brother; wedded Finarfin of the Noldor. From Eärwen Finrod, Orodreth, Angrod, Aegnor and Galadriel had Telerin blood and were therefore allowed entry into Doriath.
Easterlings Also called Swarthy Men; entered Beleriand from the East in the time after the Dagor Bragollach, and fought on both sides in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad; given Hithlum as a dwelling-place by Morgoth, where they oppressed the remnant of the People of Hador.
Echoing Mountains See Ered Lómin.
Echoriath ‘The Encircling Mountains’ about the plain of Gondolin.
Ecthelion Elf-lord of Gondolin, who in the sack of the city slew and was slain by Gothmog Lord of Balrogs.
Edain See Atani.
Edrahil Chief of the Elves of Nargothrond who accompanied Finrod and Beren on their quest, and died in the dungeons of Tol-in-Gaurhoth.
Eglador The former name of Doriath, before it was encompassed by the Girdle of Melian; probably connected with the name Eglath.
Eglarest The southern of the Havens of the Falas on the coast of Beleriand.
Eglath ‘The Forsaken People’, name given to themselves by the Telerin Elves who remained in Beleriand