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Ar-Inziladûn Adûnaic name of Tar-Palantir.
Arkenstone The great jewel of the Lonely Mountain.
Armenelos City of the Kings in Númenor.
Arminas Noldorin Elf, who with Gelmir came upon Tuor at Annon-in-Gelydh, and afterwards went to Nargothrond to warn Orodreth of its peril.
Arnor The northern realm of the Númenóreans in Middle-earth. The North(ern) Kingdom, Northern Realm.
Aros The southern river of Doriath.
Ar-Pharazôn Twenty-fifth and last Ruler of Númenor, who perished in the Downfall; named in Quenya Tar-Calion.
*Arroch The horse of Húrin of Dor-lómin.
Ar-Sakalthôr Twenty-second Ruler of Númenor; named in Quenya Tar-Falassion.
Artamir Elder son of Ondoher King of Gondor; slain in battle with the Wainriders.
*Artanis Name given to Galadriel by her father.
*Artano ‘High-smith’, name given to himself by Sauron in the Second Age. See Annatar, Aulendil.
Arthedain One of the three kingdoms into which Arnor was divided in the ninth century of the Third Age; bounded by the rivers Baranduin and Lhûn, extending eastwards to the Weather Hills, and with its chief place at Fornost.
*Arthórien Region between the rivers Aros and Celon in the east of Doriath.
Arvedui ‘Last-king’ of Arthedain, drowned in the Bay of Forochel.
Arwen Daughter of Elrond and Celebrían; wedded to Aragorn; Queen of Gondor.
Ar-Zimraphel Adûnaic name of Tar-Míriel.
Ar-Zimrathôn Twenty-first Ruler of Númenor; named in Quenya Tar-Hostamir.
*Asgon Man of Dor-lómin, who aided Túrin’s escape after the slaying of Brodda.
Atanamir See Tar-Atanamir.
Atanatar Alcarin (‘The Glorious’), sixteenth King of Gondor.
Atani The Men of the Three Houses of the Elf-friends (Sindarin Edain).
*Athrad Angren Sindarin name (also in plural form Ethraid Engrin) of the Fords of Isen.
Aulë One of the great Valar, the smith and master of crafts, spouse of Yavanna. Adjective Aulëan. Children of Aulë, the Dwarves.
*Aulendil ‘Servant of Aulë’, name given to himself by Sauron in the Second Age. See Annatar, Artano.
Avallónë Haven of the Eldar on Tol Eressëa.
Avari Elves who refused to join the Great March from Cuiviénen. Dark Elves. See Wild Elves.
Azaghâl Lord of the Dwarves of Belegost; wounded Glaurung in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and was killed by him.
Azanulbizar The valley below the East-gate of Moria where in Third Age 2799 was fought the great battle that ended the War of the Dwarves and Orcs. See Nanduhirion.
Azog Orc of Moria; slayer of Thrór, and slain himself by Dáin Ironfoot in the Battle of Azanulbizar.
Bag-End Dwelling at Hobbiton in the Shire of Bilbo Baggins, and later of Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee.
Baggins A family of Hobbits of the Shire. With reference to Bilbo Baggins.
Balar, Bay of The great bay to the south of Beleriand into which the river Sirion flowed. Balar.
Balar, Isle of Island in the Bay of Balar where Círdan and Gil-galad dwelt after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. Balar.
Balchoth An Easterling people akin to the Wainriders whose invasion of Calenardhon in Third Age 2510 was crushed at the Battle of the Field of Celebrant.
Balin Dwarf of the House of Durin; companion of Thorin Oakenshield, and afterwards for a brief time Lord of Moria.
Balrogs See Gothmog.
*Barach A forester of the People of Haleth in the story of ‘The Faithful Stone’.
Barad-dûr ‘The Dark Tower’ of Sauron in Mordor. Lord of Barad-dûr, Sauron.
Barad Eithel ‘Tower of the Well’, the fortress of the Noldor at Eithel Sirion.
Baragund Father of Morwen the wife of Húrin; nephew of Barahir and one of his twelve companions on Dorthonion.
Barahir Father of Beren; rescued Finrod Felagund in the Dagor Bragollach, and received from him his ring; slain on Dorthonion. The Ring of Barahir.
Baranduin ‘The long gold-brown river’ in Eriador, in the Shire called the Brandywine. Brandywine, Brandywine Bridge; the River.
Bar-en-Danwedh ‘House of Ransom’, the name that Mîm gave to his dwelling on Amon Rûdh when he yielded it to Túrin. See Echad i Sedryn.
*Bar-en-Nibin-noeg ‘House of the Petty-dwarves’, Mîm’s dwelling on Amon Rûdh.
*Bar Erib