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Thorin Oakenshield Dwarf of the House of Durin, King in exile, leader of the expedition to Erebor; slain in the Battle of Five Armies.

Thorondor Lord of the Eagles of the Crissaegrim.

Thorongil ‘Eagle of the Star’, name of Aragorn in Gondor when he served Ecthelion II.Thrain I Dwarf of the House of Durin, first King under the Mountain.

Thrain II Dwarf of the House of Durin, King in exile, father of Thorin Oakenshield; died in the dungeons of Dol Guldur.

Thranduil Sindarin Elf, King of the Silvan Elves in northern Mirkwood; father of Legolas.

Thrór Dwarf of the House of Durin, King under the Mountain at the coming of Smaug, father of Thrain II; killed in Moria by the Orc Azog.

*Thurin Name given to Túrin in Nargothrond by Finduilas; translated the Secret.

Tinúviel See Lúthien.

Tol Eressëa See Eressëa.

Tol Falas Island in the Bay of Belfalas close to Ethir Anduin.

Tol-in-Gaurhoth ‘Isle of Werewolves’, later name of Tol Sirion, the island in the river in the Pass of Sirion on which Finrod built the tower of Minas Tirith. Sauron’s Isle.

Tol Uinen Island in the Bay of Rómenna on the east coast of Númenor.

Took Name of a family of Hobbits in the Westfarthing of the Shire. See Peregrin, Hildifons, Isengar, Old Took.

Tower Hills See Emyn Beraid. Towers of the Teeth The watchtowers east and west of the Morannon.

Treebeard See Fangorn.

Tree of Tol Eressëa See Celeborn (1). tuilë The first season (‘spring’) in the loa.

Tumhalad Valley in West Beleriand between the rivers Ginglith and Narog where the host of Nargothrond was defeated.

Tuor Son of Huor and Rían; with Voronwë came to Gondolin bearing the message of Ulmo; wedded Idril Turgon’s daughter and with her and their son Eärendil escaped from the destruction of the city. The Axe of Tuor, see Dram-borleg.

Turambar Name taken by Túrin during his days in the Forest of Brethil. Translated Master of Doom; and by Túrin himself Master of the Dark Shadow.

Turgon Second son of Fingolfin; dwelt at Vinyamar in Nevrast until he departed in secret to Gondolin, which he ruled until his death in the sack of the city; father of Idril the mother of Eärendil. Called the Hidden King.

Túrin Son of Húrin and Morwen, chief subject of the lay named Narn i Hîn Húrin. Part 1 § II passim. For his other names see Neithan, Agarwaen, Thurin, Mormegil, Wildman of the Woods, Turambar.

*Turuphanto Translated the Wooden Whale, name given to Aldarion’s ship Hirilondë while it was building.

Tyrn Gorthad Sindarin name of the Barrow-downs.

Twilit Meres See Aelin-uial. Two Kingdoms Arnor and Gondor. Two Trees of Valinor See Laurelin, Telperion.

*Udalraph See Borondir.

*uilos A small white flower, also called alfirin and simbelmynë (Evermind).

Uinen Maia, the Lady of the Seas, spouse of Ossë.

*Uinendili ‘Lovers of Uinen’, name given to the Númenórean Guild of Venturers.

*Uinéniel ‘Daughter of Uinen’, name given to Erendis by Valandil Lord of Andúnië.

*Ulbar Númenórean, a shepherd in the service of Hallatan of Hyarastorni who became a mariner of Tar-Aldarion.

Ulbar’s wife . Uldor Called the Accursed; a leader of the Easterlings who was slain in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.

Ulmo One of the great Valar, the Lord of Waters. Called Dweller in (of) the Deep; Lord of Waters.

*Ulrad A member of the outlaw-band (Gaurwaith) that Túrin joined.

Umbar Great natural haven and fortress of the Númenóreans south of the Bay of Belfalas; held for most of the Third Age by men of diverse origin hostile to Gondor, known as the Corsairs of Umbar.

Umbardacil See Telumehtar.

*Undeeps The two great westward bends of Anduin, called the North and South Undeeps, between the Brown Lands and the Wold of Rohan.

Underking (in Rohan). Undying Lands Aman and Eressëa.

Undying Realm . *Úner ‘Noman’.

Ungoliant The great Spider, destroyer with Melkor of the Trees of Valinor.

Úrimë Quenya name of the eighth month according to the Númenórean calendar, corresponding to August.

Uruks Anglicized form of Uruk-hai of the Black Speech;