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*Urwen The given name of Lalaith, daughter of Húrin and Morwen who died in childhood.
Valacar Twentieth King of Gondor, whose marriage to Vidumavi of the Northmen led to the civil war of the Kin-strife.
Valandil (1) Son of Silmarien; first Lord of Andúnië. Wife of Valandil.
Valandil (2) Youngest son of Isildur; third King of Arnor.
Valar (Singular Vala). The ruling powers of Arda.Lords of the West; the Powers.
Valinor The land of the Valar in Aman. Valinórean. The Darkening of Valinor.
*Valley of the Tombs See Noirinan.
Valmar City of the Valar in Valinor.
Vanyar The first of the Three Kindreds of the Eldar on the Great Journey from Cuiviénen, all of whom left Middle-earth and remained in Aman.
Varda Greatest of the Valier (‘Queens of the Valar’), maker of the Stars, spouse of Manwë.
Vardamir Called Nólimon for his love of ancient learning; son of Elros Tar-Minyatur; accounted the second Ruler of Númenor although he did not ascend the throne.
*vardarianna Fragrant evergreen tree brought to Númenor by the Eldar of Eressëa.
*Vëantur Captain of the King’s Ships under Tar-Elendil; grandfather of Tar-Aldarion; commander of the first Númenórean ship to return to Middle-earth.
*Venturers, Guild of The brotherhood of mariners formed by Tar-Aldarion. See Uinendili.
Vidugavia ‘Wood-dweller’, Northman, called King of Rhovanion.
Vidumavi ‘Wood-maiden’, daughter of Vidugavia; wedded Valacar King of Gondor.
Vilya One of the Three Rings of the Elves, borne by Gil-galad and afterwards by Elrond. Called the Ring of Air, the Blue Ring.
*Vinyalondë ‘New Haven’, Númenórean harbour established by Tar-Aldarion at the mouth of the river Gwathló; afterwards called Lond Daer.
Vinyamar ‘New Dwelling’, the house of Turgon in Nevrast.
Víressë Quenya name of the fourth month according to the Númenórean calendar, corresponding to April.
Voronwë (1) Elf of Gondolin, the only mariner to survive from the seven ships sent into the West after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad; met with Tuor at Vinyamar and guided him to Gondolin.
Voronwë (2) Name of Mardil Steward of Gondor.
Wainriders An Easterling people who invaded Gondor in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries of the Third Age.
War of the Dwarves and the Orcs .
War of the Jewels The wars of Beleriand fought by the Noldor for the recovery of the Silmarils.
War of the (Last) Alliance See Last Alliance.
War of the Ring See Rings of Power.
Watchful Peace The period lasting from Third Age 2063, when Sauron left Dol Guldur, until 2460, when he returned.
Weather Hills Hills in Eriador, of which Amon Sûl (Weather-top) was the southernmost.
Weathertop See Amon Sûl.
Westernesse Translation of Númenor; Isle of Westernesse.
Westfold Region of Rohan, the slopes and fields between Thrihyrne (the peaks above the Hornburg) and Edoras. Muster of Westfold.
Westlands (i) Of Númenor, see Andustar. (ii) Of Middle-earth, a very general expression, referring broadly to the lands west of Anduin.
*West-mark The western half of Rohan in the military organisation of the Rohirrim (see East-mark). Muster of the West-mark; Marshal of the West-mark.
West Road See Roads.
Westron The common tongue of the North-west of Middle-earth, described in Appendix F to The Lord of the Rings, and represented by modern English. Common Speech.
*Whispering Wood See Firien Wood.
White Council The deliberations of the Wise, meeting at intervals from Third Age 2463 to 2953; usually referred to as the Council. For a much earlier Council of the Wise also called the White Council.
White Lady (i) See Galadriel. (ii) White Lady of Emerië, see Erendis.
*White Messenger Saruman.
White Mountains See Ered Nimrais. White Ring See Nenya.
White Tree (i) Of Valinor, see Telperion. (ii) Of Tol Eressëa, see Celeborn (1). (iii) Of Númenor, see Nimloth (1).
*Wild Elves Mîm’s term for Dark Elves (Avari).
*Wild Lands Term used in Rohan for the lands west of the Gap.Wildman of the Woods Name adopted by Túrin when he first came among the Men of Brethil.
Wild Men (i) The Drúedain, (ii) General term