All 242 names the book renames, in 15 groups, each with the Tolkien name underneath it. It is the same text the popups show, laid out flat — so you can read the whole cast at once, or use your browser’s find to settle an argument about which Finn did what.
The Management
Eric, and the Valor Squad he hires to run the place. They are the reason the world has weather, seasons, death and a court system, and not one of them is good at group projects.
EricEru Ilúvatar
Unique creator
The one God of Tolkien's mythology, who makes the Ainur and alone can grant true life.
Choir KidsAinur
Angelic beings
The first beings Eru made; their Music became the blueprint the world was built from.
Choir KidAinu
Angelic being
A single one of the Ainur, the spirits who sang the world into shape.
Valor SquadValar
Ainur / Powers of Arda
The fourteen greatest Ainur who entered the world to govern it.
Valor Squad memberVala
Ainu / Power of Arda
One of the Valar, the great Powers who shape and guard Arda.
Manny BreezyManwë
Vala
King of the Valar and lord of air and wind; Melkor's brother in the thought of Ilúvatar.
Ollie AnvilAulë
Vala
Smith of the Valar; maker, teacher, and secret creator of the Dwarves, whom Eru then adopts.
Vanna BloomYavanna
Valië
Vala of growing things, forests, and plants; her worry for the trees leads to the Ents.
Valerie StarqueenVarda
Valië
Queen of the stars, most beloved of the Elves and most feared by Melkor.
Queen StarlightElbereth
Valië
The name the Elves of Middle-earth call Varda by when they are frightened in the dark.
Uncle OceanUlmo
Vala
Lord of waters, who keeps helping Middle-earth from outside the Valar's official plan.
Swole TullyTulkas
Vala
The laughing champion of the Valar, who arrives late and makes evil immediately less comfortable.
Orion HuntOromë
Vala
The hunter of the Valar, who first finds the newly awakened Elves beside the waters of Cuiviénen.
Mandy MoodkillerMandos / Námo
Vala
Doomsman of the Valar, keeper of the Halls of the Dead and speaker of judgment and fate.
Sad NancyNienna
Valië
Vala of grief and pity, whose tears teach mercy; Gandalf was one of her students.
Dreamy DannyIrmo / Lórien
Vala
Master of visions and dreams, whose gardens in Valinor are named Lórien.
Esther NaptimeEstë
Valië
The gentle healer of hurts and weariness, wife of Irmo.
Vera LoomVairë
Valië
The Weaver, wife of Mandos, who records everything that happens in her tapestries.
Vana SpringtimeVána
Valië
The Ever-young, sister of Yavanna and wife of Oromë.
Nessa FootworkNessa
Valië
The dancer of the Valar, sister of Oromë and wife of Tulkas.
The Support Crew
The Maiar: smaller divine staff who do the actual work. Also, because they answer to the same office, one enormous eagle and one extremely good dog.
Support CrewMaiar
Lesser Ainur
The lesser Ainur who serve the Valar; Sauron, Gandalf, Melian and the Balrogs are all Maiar.
Support Crew kidMaia
Lesser Ainu
A single Maia, one of the lesser spirits who came into the world with the Valar.
Ozzy WavesOssë
Maia
Maia of the coasts and storms, vassal of Ulmo and briefly a follower of Melkor.
Winnie TideUinen
Maia
Lady of the calm seas, beloved by the Teleri and by every mariner who wants to live.
Ilma StarmaidIlmarë
Maia
Handmaid of Varda.
Herald IanEönwë
Maia
Manwë's herald and banner-bearer, who leads the Host of the West in the War of Wrath.
Melanie MagicMelian
Maia
The Maia queen of Doriath, whose Girdle hides the realm until her grief undoes it.
Eagle Boss TonyThorondor
Great Eagle
King of the Eagles of Manwë, who keeps showing up at the exact moment someone needs airlifting.
Goodest BoyHuan
Hound of Valinor
The immortal hound of Oromë, fated to speak three times and to die facing the greatest wolf.
Wizard SquadIstari
Maiar in old-man form
The five wizards sent to Middle-earth in the Third Age to organise resistance, not to rule.
The Enemy
Melvin, the forms he takes after everyone stops calling him Melvin, and the management he hires. The whole plot is this list getting what it wants slightly too often.
MelvinMelkor
Ainu / Vala
The mightiest of the Ainur; brilliant and creative before his desire for control becomes tyranny.
McEvilfaceMorgoth
Ainu / Vala; enemy-name after Fëanor's curse
The name Fëanor gives Melkor after the murder of Finwë and the theft of the Silmarils.
MasonMairon
Maia
Sauron's original name, back when he was Aulë's most gifted apprentice.
SigmauronSauron
Maia
Melkor's greatest lieutenant, who outlives his master and becomes the Dark Lord himself.
Free Trial NateAnnatar
Sauron's fair disguise
The 'Lord of Gifts' persona Sauron wears to talk the Elven-smiths of Eregion into making the Rings.
Head Spooky & FriendsNazgûl / Ringwraiths
Men turned wraiths
The nine kings of Men who took Sauron's rings and never got to stop existing.
OrcsTolkien’s own word; nothing to translate
Corrupted beings
Morgoth's foot soldiers; most of the lore agrees the first of them were Elves he captured and ruined.
The Monsters
What the Enemy builds, breeds or talks into working for him. Balrogs, dragons, wolves and one spider nobody can explain.
Fire BouncersBalrogs
Maiar corrupted by Melkor
Maiar seduced into shadow and flame, Morgoth's most dangerous servants.
Fire BouncerBalrog
Maia corrupted by Melkor
One of Morgoth's demons of shadow and flame.
Moggy the GothGothmog
Balrog
Lord of Balrogs and captain of Angband; he kills both Fëanor and Fingon.
Hungy UngyUngoliant
Being of uncertain origin
A vast spider-shaped hunger that drinks the light of the Two Trees and then turns on Melkor.
OG WerewolfDraugluin
Werewolf
Sire of the werewolves of Angband, killed by Huan.
Baddest BoyCarcharoth
Werewolf
The greatest wolf ever bred by Morgoth, set to guard the gates of Angband.
Gaslight GaryGlaurung
Dragon
Father of dragons, whose specialty is not fire but psychological destruction.
SkaijuAncalagon the Black
Dragon
The greatest of the winged dragons; his fall breaks the towers of Thangorodrim.
The Finn Family
Finn Senior's descendants: a father, three sons, seven grandsons, an oath, and about four hundred years of everyone being right about the wrong thing.
Finn SeniorFinwë
Noldorin Elf
First High King of the Noldor and father of Fëanor, Fingolfin and Finarfin; his murder starts everything.
Miri Tapped-OutMíriel Serindë
Noldorin Elf
Fëanor's mother, who spent her whole spirit bearing him and chose to stay in the Halls of Mandos.
Indie StepmomIndis
Vanyarin Elf
Finwë's second wife and mother of Fingolfin and Finarfin, which Fëanor never once forgives.
FinnFëanor
Noldorin Elf
Greatest craftsman of the Noldor and maker of the Silmarils; also the worst decision-maker in the book.
Nerdy NellNerdanel
Noldorin Elf
Fëanor's wise wife, who refuses to follow him into exile.
Fightin' FinleyFingolfin
Noldorin Elf
Finwë's second son, High King of the Noldor, who challenges Morgoth to single combat and wounds him seven times.
Finny SensibleFinarfin
Noldorin Elf
Finwë's third son, the one who turns back from the rebellion and later rules the Noldor of Valinor.
Team Finny SensibleFinarfin's people
Noldorin Elves
The Finarfinians: Finarfin's children and followers, who took no part in the Kinslaying at Alqualondë.
Clutch FinneganFingon
Noldorin Elf
Fingolfin's eldest son, who rescues Maedhros from Thangorodrim and later dies as High King at the Nirnaeth.
Gordon HOATurgon
Noldorin Elf
Fingolfin's son and the hidden king of Gondolin, who keeps his city secret for nearly four hundred years.
Ari WanderlustAredhel
Noldorin Elf
Turgon's restless sister, who leaves Gondolin, marries Eöl, and brings Maeglin home.
Mopey MacMaeglin
Noldorin Elf
Eöl and Aredhel's son, whose unreturned love for Idril ends with him betraying Gondolin.
Ingrid Escape-PlanIdril Celebrindal
Noldorin Elf
Turgon's daughter and Tuor's wife, sensible enough to dig a secret escape tunnel years in advance.
Freestyle FinrodFinrod Felagund
Noldorin Elf
Finarfin's eldest son and founder of Nargothrond, who dies keeping an old promise to Barahir.
Queen GigiGaladriel
Noldorin Elf
Finarfin's daughter, the last of the great Noldorin rebels still in Middle-earth at the end.
Angry RodAngrod
Noldorin Elf
Son of Finarfin, who tells Thingol the truth about the Kinslaying and dies in the Dagor Bragollach.
Backup OrvilleOrodreth
Noldorin Elf
Takes over Nargothrond after Finrod dies, and is promptly talked out of every good decision.
Max OnehandMaedhros
Noldorin Elf
Fëanor's eldest son, who loses a hand escaping Thangorodrim and spends an Age trying to undo the Oath.
Mags the BardMaglor
Noldorin Elf
The singer among Fëanor's sons, who ends up wandering the shore forever.
Cocky CalCelegorm
Noldorin Elf
Fëanor's hunter son, who imprisons Lúthien and makes an already terrible situation worse.
Sneaky CurtisCurufin
Noldorin Elf
The son most like Fëanor in skill and temper; the schemer who turns Nargothrond against Finrod.
Cranky CarlCaranthir
Noldorin Elf
The harshest-tempered of Fëanor's sons.
Twin RodAmrod
Noldorin Elf
One of Fëanor's twin youngest sons.
Twin RasAmras
Noldorin Elf
One of Fëanor's twin youngest sons.
Finn StansFëanorians / Sons of Fëanor
Noldorin Elves
Fëanor's sons and their followers, bound by the Oath to hunt the Silmarils forever.
Finn StanFëanorion
Noldorin Elf
A son of Fëanor, or one of his sworn followers.
Fina HeartbreakFinduilas
Noldorin Elf
Orodreth's daughter, who loves Túrin and dies pinned to a tree by orcs because he arrives too late.
Crafty CalebCelebrimbor
Noldorin Elf
Curufin's son and the greatest smith of the Second Age, who makes the Rings of Power with Sauron looking over his shoulder.
Gilbert GlowstickGil-galad
Noldorin Elf
The last High King of the Noldor in Middle-earth, who dies overthrowing Sauron.
The Other Nerdor
Noldorin Elves who are not Finn's relatives, which mostly means they are the ones who survive longest in any given chapter.
Rumi the ScribeRúmil
Noldorin Elf
The loremaster who invented the first Elvish writing.
Goldie Glow-UpGlorfindel
Noldorin Elf
Lord of Gondolin who dies fighting a Balrog so the refugees can get out of the mountains.
Flute Guy EthanEcthelion
Noldorin Elf
Lord of Gondolin who kills Gothmog in the sack of the city and dies doing it.
Vern the SailorVoronwë
Noldorin Elf
The one mariner of Gondolin who survives the sea and guides Tuor to the hidden city.
Gwin the ExGwindor
Noldorin Elf
Escaped slave of Angband and Finduilas's former betrothed, who brings Túrin to Nargothrond.
Gel the WarningGelmir
Noldorin Elf
Gwindor's brother, whose mutilation in front of the army triggers the disastrous charge at the Nirnaeth.
The Rest of the Elves
Sindar, Teleri and Vanyar: the Elves who either never went to Valinor or never left it, and who are therefore doing fine until the Finn family arrives.
Emo EliEöl
Sindarin Elf
The Dark Elf of Nan Elmoth, smith of black metal and father of Maeglin.
Theo GatekeepElwë / Thingol
Sindarin Elf
King of Doriath, who fell in love with Melian and never finished the journey to Valinor.
Olly ShipwrightOlwë
Telerin Elf
King of the Teleri at Alqualondë and Thingol's brother; his ships are what the Noldor come to steal.
Iggy Top-ElfIngwë
Vanyarin Elf
High King of all Elves and lord of the Vanyar.
Simp DarrenDaeron
Sindarin Elf
Thingol's minstrel, who loves Lúthien and betrays her plans twice out of jealousy.
Mabs HeavyhandMablung
Sindarin Elf
Captain of Doriath, called 'of the Heavy Hand', who is with Túrin's family at the worst moments.
Bestie BowmanBeleg Cúthalion
Sindarin Elf
Beleg Strongbow, Túrin's loyal friend, killed by Túrin in the dark by mistake.
Salty SySaeros
Sindarin Elf
The Doriath elf whose insults provoke Túrin into the chase that gets Saeros killed and Túrin exiled.
Chill CelebCeleborn
Sindarin Elf
Kinsman of Thingol and husband of Galadriel.
Boatman KierCírdan
Sindarin Elf
The Shipwright, lord of the Havens, still building boats three Ages later.
Queen NimNimloth of Doriath
Sindarin Elf
Celeborn's kinswoman, wife of Dior, killed with him in the sack of Menegroth.
Elves, Plural
The collective names, which is where most readers get lost. Also their language, and the one guild of smiths who ruin the Second Age.
NerdorNoldor
Elven people
The brilliant Elven makers and loremasters; also championship-level bad-decision havers.
Nerdor kidNoldo
Elven person
A single Elf of the Noldor.
Tide SquadTeleri
Elven people
The sea-loving Elves of Alqualondë, whose ships become the cause of the first Kinslaying.
Vanilla ElvesVanyar
Elven people
The Elves who stayed in Valinor and are therefore the least involved in this catastrophe stack.
Grayscale ElvesSindar
Elven people
The Grey-elves of Beleriand, who never went to Valinor and stayed under the stars.
Varsity ElvesEldar
Elven peoples
The Elves who answered the summons and took the Great Journey west.
Varsity ElfElda
Elven person
One of the Elves who took the Great Journey west.
Light GangCalaquendi
Elven peoples
The Elves of Light, who reached Valinor and saw the Two Trees.
Dark GangMoriquendi
Elven peoples
The Elves of Darkness, who never saw the light of the Two Trees.
Bailed ElvesNandor
Elven people
Elves who abandoned the Great Journey at the Misty Mountains and went south instead.
High Elf SpeakQuenya
Elvish language
The high Elvish tongue of Valinor, which Thingol bans in Doriath once he hears about the Kinslaying.
Craft ClubGwaith-i-Mírdain
Guild of smiths
The People of the Jewel-smiths of Eregion, led by Celebrimbor.
The Men
Mortals. They show up three ages late, immediately marry into the immortal families, and spend the rest of the book being the only ones who can die of old age about it.
Based BenBeren Erchamion
Man
The outlaw of Dorthonion who falls in love with Lúthien and cuts a Silmaril out of Morgoth's crown.
Empty-Hand BenCamlost
Beren's later name
'The Empty-handed', the name Beren takes after Carcharoth bites off the hand holding the Silmaril.
Barry RinggiverBarahir
Man
Beren's father, who saved Finrod's life and received the ring that later marks the line of Isildur.
Snitchy GregGorlim
Man
One of Barahir's outlaws, tricked by a phantom of his wife into betraying the whole band.
Catfish ElenaEilinel
Human woman
Gorlim's wife, already dead, whose image Sauron uses as bait.
Hank GoldenheadHador Lórindol
Man
Founder of the House of Hador, the greatest of the houses of the Edain.
Hugh ChairHúrin Thalion
Man
The man who defies Morgoth to his face and is chained to a stone chair to watch his family be destroyed.
Huey ChairHuor
Man
Húrin's brother and Tuor's father, who dies holding the retreat at the Nirnaeth.
Stone-Cold MorganMorwen Eledhwen
Human woman
Húrin's wife, mother of Túrin and Nienor, too proud to accept help from anyone.
Tragic TimTúrin Turambar
Man
Húrin's son, carrying Morgoth's curse; every choice he makes to escape it is the choice that fulfils it.
Doomboss TimTurambar
Túrin's chosen name
'Master of Doom', the name Túrin takes in Brethil to convince himself he has beaten the curse.
Nina No-MemoryNienor
Human woman
Húrin's daughter and Túrin's sister, whose memory Glaurung strips away.
Nina TeardropNíniel
Nienor's new name
'Tear-maiden', the name Túrin gives his sister when he finds her with no memory and no idea who she is.
Brandon Nice-GuyBrandir
Man
The gentle ruler of Brethil, who tells Túrin the truth and gets killed for it.
Backstab UlricUldor the Accursed
Easterling Man
The Easterling captain whose betrayal breaks the Union of Maedhros from inside.
Sellout SquadEasterlings
Men
Men who take Morgoth's pay and land in exchange for turning on the Edain.
SelloutEasterling
Man
One of the Men who serve Morgoth for land and plunder.
Toby TourguideTuor
Man
Huor's son, sent by Ulmo to warn Gondolin, and the only man to be counted among the Elves in the end.
Ed BoysEdain
Human allies
The three houses of Men who came west and allied with the Elves against Morgoth.
Woodsy CrewHaladin
Human allies
The second house of the Edain, the forest people of Brethil.
The Half-Elven
Lucy Slay's line: the families who got to choose which kind of person to be, and whose choices are the reason the Third Age has anybody worth reading about.
Elly LostEluréd
Half-Elven
One of Dior's small sons, left to die in the woods after the Second Kinslaying and never found.
Rin LostElurín
Half-Elven
One of Dior's small sons, left to die in the woods after the Second Kinslaying and never found.
Lucy SlayLúthien Tinúviel
Half-Elven
Daughter of Thingol and Melian, the most powerful of the Children of Ilúvatar, who sings Morgoth to sleep.
Spaceboat EddieEärendil
Half-Elven mariner
Tuor and Idril's son, who sails to Valinor with a Silmaril to beg the Valar for help, and gets it.
Ellie BirdwifeElwing
Half-Elven
Dior's daughter, keeper of the Silmaril, who throws herself into the sea and is given wings.
Dio DramaDior Eluchíl
Half-Elven
Son of Beren and Lúthien, who inherits the Silmaril and Doriath's impossible politics at the same time.
Elliot Called-ItElrond
Half-Elven
Eärendil's son, who chooses the Elves, founds Rivendell, and is right about the Ring for three thousand years.
Elliot MortalbroElros Tar-Minyatur
Half-Elven / Man
Elrond's brother, who chooses mortality and becomes the first king of Númenor.
Númenor Premium
The island Men, their kings, and the roughly three thousand years it takes them to go from grateful to sailing an army at the gods.
Andy FaithfulAmandil
Númenórean Man
Last lord of Andúnië and Elendil's father, who sails west to beg the Valar and is never seen again.
Lentil TallboyElendil
Númenórean Man
Leader of the Faithful who escapes the Downfall and founds Arnor and Gondor.
Izzy YoinkIsildur
Númenórean Man
Elendil's son, who cuts the Ring from Sauron's hand and then refuses to destroy it.
Sunny AriAnárion
Númenórean Man
Isildur's brother and co-founder of Gondor, killed at the siege of Barad-dûr.
Pharaoh ChadAr-Pharazôn the Golden
Númenórean Man
The last king of Númenor, who takes the throne by force, captures Sauron, and then does whatever Sauron suggests.
Queen MiraTar-Míriel
Númenórean woman
Tar-Palantir's daughter and rightful heir, forced into marriage by her cousin Ar-Pharazôn.
Queen ZimmyAr-Zimraphel
Númenórean woman
The name Ar-Pharazôn forces onto Tar-Míriel after taking her throne and her hand.
King Far-SightTar-Palantir
Númenórean Man
The name Inziladûn takes as king, trying to restore the old friendship with the Elves far too late.
Prince SunriseInziladûn
Númenórean Man
Ar-Gimilzôr and Inzilbêth's elder son, who takes his mother's side and later reigns as Tar-Palantir.
Gimmy Anti-ElfAr-Gimilzôr
Númenórean Man
The king who bans the Elvish tongue and persecutes the Faithful hardest.
Grandma FaithfulInzilbêth
Númenórean woman
Ar-Gimilzôr's queen, secretly one of the Faithful, who raises her son Inziladûn to think for himself.
King NevergonnadieTar-Atanamir
Númenórean Man
The first king to openly resent being mortal and refuse to give up the sceptre.
King SplitsvilleTar-Ancalimon
Númenórean Man
Under him Númenor splits into the King's Men and the Faithful.
Team Elf-FriendElendili / the Faithful
Númenórean Men
The Númenóreans who kept the friendship of the Elves and the reverence of the Valar.
Premium IslandersNúmenóreans
Men of Númenor
The Men of Númenor, given long life and a great island for their part in the war against Morgoth.
Premium IslanderNúmenórean
Man of Númenor
One of the Men of Númenor.
Premium LeftoversDúnedain
Men of Númenor in exile
The surviving Númenóreans of Arnor and Gondor after the Downfall.
King GhostedEärnur
King of Gondor
The last king of Gondor's old line, who rode off to answer a challenge and was never seen again.
The Dwarves (and the Ents)
Made by Ollie Anvil in a cupboard and adopted after the fact, plus the trees that walk, who are in this book for one paragraph and steal it.
Petty PeteMîm
Petty-Dwarf
The last Petty-Dwarf, who shelters Túrin's outlaws and then sells them to the orcs.
Discount DwarvesPetty-Dwarves
Dwarves
A dwindled remnant of Dwarves hunted as animals by the Elves before anyone realised they could talk.
Discount DwarfPetty-Dwarf
Dwarf
One of the dwindled Dwarves of Beleriand, of whom Mîm is the last.
Lord AzAzaghâl
Dwarf
Lord of Belegost, who wounds Glaurung badly enough to drive him off the field at the Nirnaeth.
DwarvesTolkien’s own word; nothing to translate
Children of Aulë by adoption
Aulë made them in secret; Eru gave them true life but set them to sleep until after the Elves awoke.
EntsTolkien’s own word; nothing to translate
Tree-shepherds
Guardians of the forests, granted after Yavanna worried her trees would have no defenders.
The Stuff Everyone Fights Over
Jewels, trees, lamps, rings and a few very specific weapons. Almost every death in this book is downstream of an object on this list.
Shiny RocksSilmarils
Hallowed jewels
The three jewels Fëanor made, holding the last living light of the Two Trees.
Shiny RockSilmaril
Hallowed jewel
One of Fëanor's three jewels; the entire First Age is a fight over where these end up.
Two TreesTwo Trees of Valinor
Holy trees
Telperion and Laurelin, whose silver and gold light lit Valinor before the Sun and Moon.
Silver TreeTelperion
Holy tree
The elder of the Two Trees, whose silver light is the ancestor of the Moon and of the White Tree.
Gold TreeLaurelin
Holy tree
The younger of the Two Trees, whose golden light becomes the Sun.
North LampIlluin
Great lamp
One of the two lamps that lit the world before the Trees; Melkor threw it down.
South LampOrmal
Great lamp
One of the two lamps that lit the world before the Trees; Melkor threw it down.
White Tree Jr.Nimloth / the White Tree
Sacred tree
The white tree of Númenor, descended from Telperion, whose seedling Isildur steals before it is burned.
Drip NecklaceNauglamír
Dwarven necklace
The Necklace of the Dwarves, which Thingol has a Silmaril set into, with predictable results.
Emo SwordAnglachel / Gurthang
Cursed black sword
Eöl's black blade, given to Beleg and later reforged for Túrin; it talks, and it has opinions.
Rock CutterAngrist
Dwarven knife
Curufin's knife, which cuts one Silmaril free from Morgoth's crown and then snaps on the second.
God ChainAngainor
Chain of Aulë
The chain forged to bind Melkor, used on him twice across two Ages.
Spaceboat DeluxeVingilot
Ship
Eärendil's ship, set in the sky with a Silmaril aboard.
Hope StarGil-Estel
Star
'Star of High Hope', the name Middle-earth gives Eärendil's ship once it is sailing the sky.
Snap SwordNarsil
Sword
Elendil's sword, which breaks under him and whose shard cuts the Ring from Sauron's hand.
Bossy BlingRings of Power
Magic rings
The rings made in Eregion, all of them compromised by Sauron except the Three.
Alpha RingThe One Ring
Master Ring
Sauron's master Ring, made in Mount Doom to dominate all the others.
Fire BlingNarya
Elven Ring of Power
The Ring of Fire, carried by Círdan and then by Gandalf.
Water BlingNenya
Elven Ring of Power
The Ring of Water, kept by Galadriel.
Air BlingVilya
Elven Ring of Power
The Ring of Air, mightiest of the Three, kept by Gil-galad and then Elrond.
The Places
Where it all happens: hidden cities, cursed forests, two fortresses belonging to the same person, and a great deal of Beleriand that is underwater by the end.
Hell BasementAngband
Fortress of Morgoth
Morgoth's great northern fortress, dug under Thangorodrim after Utumno fell.
Starter DungeonUtumno
Fortress of Melkor
Melkor's first stronghold in the north, torn open by the Valar in the Battle of the Powers.
Spite MountainsThangorodrim
Mountains
The three peaks Morgoth raised over Angband out of the slag of his own mines.
ElftownTirion
Elven city in Valinor
The Noldor's white city on the hill of Túna, where Fëanor gives his rebellion speech.
Vault NorthFormenos
Stronghold in Valinor
Fëanor's northern fortress, where the Silmarils were kept and where Finwë was killed.
Swan HarborAlqualondë
Elven haven in Valinor
The Teleri's harbour city, and the site of the first Kinslaying.
Big FreezeHelcaraxë
Grinding ice
The grinding ice between Aman and Middle-earth, which Fingolfin's host crosses on foot out of pure spite.
Empty CoastAraman
Waste in Aman
The barren coast the Noldor march along after leaving Valinor.
Boat Bonfire BeachLosgar
Landing site
Where Fëanor burns the stolen Telerin ships and strands half his own family.
Spawn LakeCuiviénen
Lake in the east
The water beside which the Elves first woke, under the stars.
Beta IslandAlmaren
First dwelling of the Valar
The Valar's first home in the middle of the world, destroyed when Melkor threw down the lamps.
Tree HillEzellohar
Green mound
The mound in Valinor where the Two Trees grew.
Wall MountainsPelóri
Mountains of Aman
The mountain wall the Valar raised around Valinor.
Light GapCalacirya
Mountain pass
The one gap left in the Pelóri, through which the light of Valinor spills.
Shadow StripAvathar
Dark land
The lightless coast below the Pelóri where Ungoliant was hiding.
Echo CoastLammoth
Region of Beleriand
The shore that echoes forever with Morgoth's screaming when Ungoliant turns on him.
Cave MansionMenegroth
Elven city
The Thousand Caves, Thingol and Melian's hall under the forest of Doriath.
Doorlatch ForestDoriath
Hidden forest realm
Thingol and Melian's kingdom, guarded by the Girdle of Melian until it is not.
Nacho ThroneNargothrond
Hidden fortress
Finrod's underground river stronghold, ruined once Túrin talks it into fighting in the open.
Secret Elf HOAGondolin
Hidden city
Turgon's hidden city in the mountains, the last great Elven kingdom of Beleriand to fall.
BellylandBeleriand
Region of Middle-earth
The western lands where most of the First Age happens, and which mostly sinks afterwards.
MistlandHithlum
Region of Beleriand
The cold northern land held by Fingolfin's people and later overrun by Easterlings.
SadtownDor-lómin
Region of Hithlum
Húrin's land, where Morwen raises Túrin alone under enemy occupation.
BackwoodsBrethil
Forest of Beleriand
The forest of the Haladin, and the last place Túrin manages to be briefly happy.
PinelandDorthonion
Highland of Beleriand
The pine highlands held by Finarfin's sons, and later Barahir's outlaw country.
Cold Hill FortHimring
Fortress of Beleriand
Maedhros's hill fortress, the one strongpoint that never falls in the Dagor Bragollach.
Cold PlainHimlad
Region of Beleriand
The land held by Celegorm and Curufin.
CoastwatchNevrast
Region of Beleriand
Turgon's coastal realm before he moved everyone to Gondolin and left the armour behind.
Old Beach HouseVinyamar
Abandoned city
Turgon's empty hall in Nevrast, where Ulmo leaves gear waiting for Tuor.
Lake CampMithrim
Region and lake
The lake country where the two halves of the Noldor have their extremely awkward reunion.
Ash DesertAnfauglith
Ruined plain
The green plain of Ard-galen after Morgoth burned it in the Dagor Bragollach.
Seven RiversOssiriand
Region of Beleriand
The land of the Green-elves, where Beren and Lúthien live out their second life.
Dark WoodsNan Elmoth
Forest of Beleriand
Eöl's sunless forest, where Aredhel gets lost and stays.
Spider ValleyNan Dungortheb
Valley of Beleriand
The valley of dreadful death below Ered Gorgoroth, full of Ungoliant's descendants.
Horror MountainsEred Gorgoroth
Mountains of Beleriand
The Mountains of Terror, which nobody crosses on purpose except Beren.
Bald HillAmon Rûdh
Hill of Beleriand
Mîm's hill, where Túrin's outlaw band sets up and is eventually betrayed.
Hideout LakeTarn Aeluin
Lake of Dorthonion
The hallowed lake where Barahir's outlaws camp until Gorlim gives them up.
Clear SpringsEithel Ivrin
Springs of the Narog
The pools where Túrin briefly finds peace, later fouled by Glaurung.
Werewolf IslandTol-in-Gaurhoth
Captured watchtower
Sauron's Isle of Werewolves, which used to be Finrod's tower of Minas Tirith.
Hammer TownNogrod
Dwarf city
One of the two great Dwarf cities of the Blue Mountains; its smiths kill Thingol over the Nauglamír.
Big TownBelegost
Dwarf city
The other great Dwarf city of the Blue Mountains, home of Azaghâl.
RiversideSirion
Great river and haven
The chief river of Beleriand; its mouths shelter the last refugees before the third Kinslaying.
Safe IsleBalar
Island
Círdan and Gil-galad's island refuge off the coast of Beleriand.
Lonely IslandTol Eressëa
Island of Aman
The Lonely Isle within sight of Valinor, where many Elves settle.
Body Pile HillHaudh-en-Ndengin
Burial mound
The Hill of the Slain, raised from the dead of the Nirnaeth, where nothing evil would go.
Elf-Maid MoundHaudh-en-Elleth
Burial mound
Finduilas's grave, beside which Túrin finds Nienor with no memory.
Silent PeakMeneltarma
Holy mountain
The mountain at the centre of Númenor, where nobody speaks except the king, three times a year.
Sunset TownAndúnië
City of Númenor
The western haven whose lords led the Faithful.
Númenor PremiumNúmenor
Island kingdom
The island given to the Edain after the War of Wrath, and sunk when they sailed west to take immortality by force.
Gift IslandAndor
Island kingdom
'Land of Gift', the first name of the island the Valar raised for the Edain, better known as Númenor.
Ring Factory TownEregion
Elven realm
The Noldorin realm beside Moria where Celebrimbor and Sauron made the Rings of Power.
HollyvilleHollin
Elven realm
The other name for Eregion, after the holly trees that were its emblem.
Elf SuburbsLindon
Elven realm
What is left of Beleriand after the War of Wrath, ruled by Gil-galad.
Evil HQBarad-dûr
Fortress
Sauron's Dark Tower in Mordor, built with the power of the One Ring.
Moon TowerMinas Ithil
City of Gondor
Isildur's tower, later taken by the Nazgûl.
Spooky TowerMinas Morgul
Captured city
What Minas Ithil becomes once the Nazgûl move in.
Creepy Hill BaseDol Guldur
Fortress
Sauron's hideout in southern Mirkwood while everyone insists he is definitely gone.
Big Battle FieldDagorlad
Battle plain
The plain before the Black Gate where the Last Alliance fought Sauron's host.
Yoink RiverGladden Fields
Marshes of the Anduin
Where orcs ambush Isildur and the One Ring slips off his finger into the river.
Mount KaboomMount Doom / Orodruin
Volcano
The volcano where the One Ring was forged, and the only place it can be unmade.
Getaway HarbourRómenna
Harbour of Númenor
The eastern haven where the Faithful kept ships ready, and sailed from when the island went under.
Lonely HarbourAvallónë
Haven of Tol Eressëa
The elven harbour the Númenóreans could see from their own shore on a clear day, and were forbidden to sail to.
Gigi's WoodsLothlórien
Elven realm
The golden wood Galadriel guards with one of the Three Rings, long after the First Age is over.
The Battles
The named disasters. Three of them are losses and the fourth is the season finale.
Crying BattleNirnaeth Arnoediad
Battle
The Battle of Unnumbered Tears, which ends the Elves' hope of ever beating Morgoth in the field.
Sudden Fire BattleDagor Bragollach
Battle
The Battle of Sudden Flame, which ends the Siege of Angband in one night of rivers of fire.
Flex BattleDagor Aglareb
Battle
The Glorious Battle, the Noldor's one clean win, which starts the Siege of Angband.
Season Finale Team-UpLast Alliance of Elves and Men
Alliance
Gil-galad and Elendil's alliance, which overthrows Sauron at the cost of both their lives.