ber: primitive Elvish root word meaning
"valiant"
Edain: Elf-friends, the three mortal Houses who joined
the Elves in the battle against Morgoth
Esgalduin: the river that flows through Doriath
fëa: spirit, soul, considered separately from
the whole person as a natural unity of mind and body.
the Fen: the Fen of Serech, where the plains of Ard-galen
meet the river valley of Sirion, a throughway and chronic battlefield like
Flanders.
Firstborn, Eldar: Elven words for themselves
green::bright: in Elven linguistics, the word-root for
"brightness", gal/cal, is derived from the idea of "green" (as leaves
shining in sunlight) whereas for example in Russian (among other languages)
it is derived from "red," as blood, fire -- but both roots having the connotations
of life-force, joy, Springtime, by implication. (In other Mannish tongues
words for "brightness" share kinship with "silver" or "white" or "day/divinity"
and I am sure many more concepts.)
hröa: the body, considered apart from the
whole person, composed of the elements of the earth.
the Ice, the Helcaraxë: the frozen straights
crossed by the Noldor host to reach Middle-earth after their abandonment
by Fëanor in the stolen Ships.
kelvar:
Elven word for animals
Kementári: "Queen of the Earth", a title of the
Vala Yavanna
the Kindler: a title of the Vala Varda, known as Elbereth,
who made the Stars
Laurelin: the Golden Tree of Aman, sung into existence
by Yavanna, destroyed by Morgoth and the spider-demon Ungoliant
Lord of Fetters: title of the Fallen Vala Morgoth ("Bauglir")
Master of Spirits: title of Namo (Mandos) and his brother
Irmo (Lorien), Valar of Death and Sleep respectively (also Justice and
Visions)
Master of Wolves, the Necromancer: titles of the Fallen
Maia Sauron, Morgoth's chief commander, who both employed werewolves and
could transform into one at will.
Minas Tirith: "Tower of Guard," another name for Tol Sirion,
the river-fort built by Finrod Felagund that guarded the access through
the mountains between the plains of Ard-galen and Southern Beleriand; renamed
Tol-in-Gaurhoth, Isle of Werewolves, after its capture by Sauron.
Nargothrond: hidden cave-city-fortress, capital of the
largest Elven kingdom in Beleriand, founded by Finrod.
Noldor: the second host of the Eldar to travel to Aman,
masters of scientific and artistic knowledge, and the first to become warriors.
olvar: Elven word for plants
Secondborn, Atani, the Sickly Ones: Elven words for mortal
Men
Sindarin: of the Grey Elven people, who never completed
the journey to Aman.
Tavros: another name for the Vala Oromë, Lord of
the Hunt
Telperion: the Silver Tree of Aman, destroyed by Morgoth
and the spider-demon Ungoliant
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