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*Marhwini ‘Horse-friend’, leader of the Northmen (Éothéod) who settled in the Vales of Anduin after the Battle of the Plains, and ally of Gondor against the Wainriders.
Mark, The Name among the Rohirrim for their own country. Riddermark; Mark of the Riders; Marshals of the Mark. See East-mark, West-mark. Master of Doom See Turambar.
mearas The horses of Rohan.
Melian Maia, Queen of King Thingol of Doriath, about which she set a girdle of enchantment; mother of Lúthien and foremother of Elrond and Elros. Girdle of Melian.
Melkor The great rebellious Vala, the beginning of evil, in his origin the mightiest of the Ainur; afterwards named Morgoth.
Menegroth ‘The Thousand Caves’, the hidden halls of Thingol and Melian on the river Esgalduin in Doriath.
Menel High heaven, the region of the stars.
Meneldil Son of Anárion and third King of Gondor. Meneldur See Tar-Meneldur.
Meneltarma Mountain in the midst of Númenor, on whose summit was the Hallow of Eru Ilúvatar (see Eru). (unnamed, in Tuor’s dream). Translated Pillar of the Heavens (the Pillar). Called also the Holy Mountain, the Hallowed Mountain of the Númenóreans.
*Men-i-Naugrim ‘Way of the Dwarves’, a name of the Old Forest Road. Translated Dwarf Road.
Men of the Sea See Númenóreans.
Meriadoc Brandybuck Hobbit of the Shire, one of the Fellowship of the Ring.
Mering Stream ‘Boundary Stream’, flowing down from Ered Nimrais to join the Entwash, and forming the boundary between Rohan and Gondor; in Sindarin called Glanhír.
*Methed-en-Glad ‘End of the Wood’, a stronghold in Dor-Cúarthol at the edge of the forest south of Teiglin.
Middle-earth Passim . Called the Dark Lands the Great Lands.
Mîm The Petty-dwarf, in whose house (Bar-en-Danwedh) on Amon Rûdh Túrin dwelt with the outlaw-band, and by whom their lair was betrayed to the Orcs; slain by Húrin in Nargothrond.
Minalcar See Rómendacil II.
Minardil Twenty-fifth King of Gondor.
Minas Anor ‘Tower of the Sun’, afterwards called Minas Tirith; the city of Anárion, at the feet of Mount Mindolluin. See Anor-stone.
Minas Ithil ‘Tower of the Moon’, afterwards called Minas Morgul; the city of Isildur, built on a shoulder of the Ephel Dúath. See Ithil-stone.
Minas Morgul ‘Tower of Sorcery’, name of Minas Ithil after its capture by the Ringwraiths. See Lord of Morgul.
Minastir See Tar-Minastir.
Minas Tirith (1) ‘Tower of Watch’, built by Finrod Felagund on Tol Sirion. Minas of King Finrod.
Minas Tirith (2) Later name of Minas Anor. The Hallows of Minas Tirith; the White Tower of Minas Tirith. See Mundburg. Minhiriath ‘Between the Rivers’, region of Eriador between Baranduin and Gwathló.
*Minohtar Nephew of King Ondoher; slain in Ithilien in Third Age 1944 in battle with the Wainriders.
Min-Rimmon ‘Peak of the Rimmon’ (a group of crags), fifth of the beacons of Gondor in Ered Nimrais.
Mírdain See Gwaith-i-Mírdain.
Míriel See Tar-Míriel.
Mirkwood The great forest east of the Misty Mountains, earlier called Eryn Galen, Greenwood the Great. See Taur-nu-Fuin, Taur-e-Ndaedelos, Eryn Lasgalen; Mountains of Mirkwood.
miruvor The cordial of the Eldar.
Misty Mountains Great mountain-range of Middle-earth running north and south and forming the eastern boundary of Eriador; called in Sindarin Hithaeglir. In many of the following references the mountains are not named.
Mitheithel River of Eriador flowing from the Ettendales to join the Bruinen (Loudwater). Translated Hoarwell.
Mithlond The Havens of the Eldar on the Gulf of Lhûn, ruled by Círdan. Translated the Grey Havens.
Mithrandir Gandalf’ s name among the Elves of Middle-earth. Translated the Grey Pilgrim, the Grey Wanderer; cf. also the Grey Messenger
*Mithrellas Elf of Lórien, companion of Nimrodel; taken to wife by Imrazôr the Númenórean; mother of Galador first Lord of Dol Amroth.
mithril The metal known as ‘Moria-silver’, found also in Númenor.
Mithrim Name of the great lake in the east of Hithlum, and also of the region about it and of the mountains to the west, separating Mithrim from Dor-lómin.
*Mittalmar The central region of Númenor,