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Fenmarch Region of Rohan west of the Mering Stream.

Ferny A family of Men in Bree. Bill Ferny.

Field of Celebrant Partial translation of Parth Celebrant. The grasslands between the rivers Silverlode (Celebrant) and Limlight; in restricted sense of Gondor, the land between the lower Limlight and Anduin. Field of Celebrant is often used of the Battle of the Field of Celebrant, the victory of Cirion and Eorl over the Balchoth in Third Age 2510, references to which are included here. (Celebrant).

Fili Dwarf of the House of Durin; nephew and companion of Thorin Oakenshield; slain in the Battle of Five Armies.

Finarfin Third son of Finwë, the younger of Fëanor’s half-brothers; remained in Aman after the Flight of the Noldor and ruled the remnant of his people in Tirion; father of Finrod, Orodreth, Angrod, Aegnor, and Galadriel. Other references are to Finarfin’s house, kin, people, or children.

Finduilas (1) Daughter of Orodreth, loved by Gwindor; captured in the sack of Nargothrond, killed by Orcs at the Crossings of Teiglin and buried in the Haudh-en-Elleth.

Finduilas (2) Daughter of Adrahil, Prince of Dol Amroth; wife of Denethor II, Steward of Gondor, mother of Boromir and Faramir.

Fingolfin Second son of Finwë, the elder of Fëanor’s half-brothers; High King of the Noldor in Beleriand, dwelling in Hithlum; slain by Morgoth in single combat; father of Fingon, Turgon, and Aredhel. House of, people of, Fingolfin; son of Fingolfin, Turgon.

Fingon Eldest son of Fingolfin; High King of the Noldor in Beleriand after his father; slain by Gothmog in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad; father of Gil-galad. Son of Fingon, Gil-galad.

Finrod Eldest son of Finarfin; founder and King of Nargothrond, whence his name Felagund ‘cave-hewer’; died in defence of Beren in the dungeons of Tol-in-Gaurhoth. Finrod Felagund; Felagund. [Rejected name of Finarfin.]

Finwë King of the Noldor in Aman; father of Fëanor, Fingolfin, and Finarfin; slain by Morgoth at Formenos.

*Firien-dale Cleft in which the Mering Stream rose.

*Firienholt Another name for the Firien Wood, of the same meaning.

Firien Wood In full Halifirien Wood; in Ered Nimrais about the Mering Stream and on the slopes of the Halifirien. Also called Firienholt; the Whispering Wood; and the Wood of Anwar.

Firth of Drengist See Drengist.

flet Old English word meaning ‘floor’; a talan.

Folcwine Fourteenth King of Rohan, great-grandfather of Théoden; reconquered the west-march of Rohan between Adorn and Isen.

Folde A region of Rohan about Edoras, part of the King’s Lands.

Ford of Carrock Ford over Anduin between the Carrock and the east bank of the river; but probably here referring to the Old Ford, where the Old Forest Road crossed Anduin, south of the Ford of Carrock.

Fords of Isen Crossing of the Isen by the great Númenórean road linking Gondor and Arnor; called in Sindarin Athrad Angren and Ethraid Engrin; see also Battles of the Fords of Isen.

Fords of the Poros Crossing of the River Poros on the Harad Road.

Forest River River flowing from Ered Mithrin through northern Mirkwood and into the Long Lake.

Forest Road See Roads.

Fornost ‘Northern Fortress’, in full Fornost Erain ‘Norbury of the Kings’, later seat of the Kings of Arnor on the North Downs, after the abandonment of Annúminas.

*Forostar The northern promontory of Númenor. Translated the Northlands, the north country.

*Forthwini Son of Marhwini; leader of the Éothéod in the time of King Ondoher of Gondor.

*Forweg Man of Dor-lómin, captain of the outlaw-band (Gaurwaith) that Túrin joined; slain by Túrin.

Fréaláf Tenth King of Rohan, nephew of King Helm Hammerhand.

Freca A vassal of King Helm Hammerhand, slain by him.

*Free Men of the North See Northmen.

Frodo Frodo Baggins, Hobbit of the Shire; the Ringbearer in the War of the Ring.

Frumgar Leader of the northward migration of the Éothéod out of the Vales of Anduin.

*Galadhon Father of Celeborn.

Galadhrim The Elves of Lórien.

*Galador First Lord of Dol Amroth, son of Imrazôr the Númenórean