Anor See Minas Anor.
Apanonar 'The Afterborn', an Elvish name for Men. 119 Aradan Sindarin name of Malach, son of Marach. 172, 177 - 137 - Aragorn The thirty-ninth Heir of Isildur in the direct line; King of the reunited realms of Arnor and Gondor after the War of the Ring; wedded Arwen, daughter of Elrond. 377. Called the Heir of Isildur 377 Araman Barren wasteland on the coast of Aman, between the Pelori and the Sea, extending northward to the Helcaraxe. 79, 88, 97,101, 116-7,123, 129, 297 Aranel Name of Dior Thingol's Heir. 229 Aranruth 'King's Ire', the name of Thingol's sword. Aranruth survived the ruin of Doriath and was possessed by the Kings of Numenor. 247 Aranwe Elf of Gondolin, father of Voronwe. 295 Aratan Second son of Isildur, slain with him at the Gladden Fields. 366 Aratar 'The Exalted', the eight Valar of greatest power. 23 Arathorn Father of Aragorn. 377 Arda 'The Realm', name of the Earth as the Kingdom of Manwe. Passim; see especially 8, 12 Ard-galen The great grassy plain north of Dorthonion, called after its desolation Anfauglith and Dor-nuFauglith. The name means 'the Green Region'; cf. Calenardhon (Rohan). 124, 135-6, 144, 181 Aredhel 'Noble Elf', the sister of Turgon of Gondolin, who was ensnared by Eol in Nan Elmoth and bore to him Maeglin; called also Ar-Feiniel, the White Lady of the Noldor, the White Lady of Gondolin. 64, 156-65, 247 Ar-Feiniel See Aredhel.
Ar-Gimilzor Twenty-second King of Numenor, persecutor of the Elendili. 331-2 Argonath 'King-stones', the Pillars of the Kings, great carvings of Isildur and Anarion on the Anduin at the entrance to the northern bounds of Gondor (see The Fellowship of the Ring II 9). 361, 369 Arien A Maia, chosen by the Valar to guide the vessel of the Sun. 114-7 Armenelos City of the Kings in Numenor. 322, 324, 333-7, 361 Arminas See Gelmir (2).
Arnor 'Land of the King', the northern realm of the Numenoreans in Middle-earth, established by Elendil after his escape from the Drowning of Numenor. 361-2, 377 Aros The southern river of Doriath. 109, 131, 145, 147-8, 157, 158, 176, 287-9 Arossiach The Fords of Aros, near the north-eastern edge of Doriath. 145, 158, 162 Ar-Pharazon 'The Golden', twenty-fourth and last King of Numenor; named in Quenya Tar-Calion; captor of Sauron, by whom he was seduced; commander of the great fleet that went against Aman. 333-47 Ar-Sakalthor Father of Ar-Gimilzor. 331 Arthad One of the twelve companions of Barahir on Dorthonion. 187 Arvernien The coastlands of Middle-earth west of Sirion's mouths. Cf. Bilbo's song at Rivendell: 'Earendil was a mariner that tarried in Arvernien…' (The Fellowship of the Ring II 1). 302 Ar-Zimraphel See Miriel (2).
Ascar The most northerly of the tributaries of Gelion in Ossiriand (afterwards called Rathloriel). The name means 'rushing, impetuous'. 104, 146-8, 167, 174, 291 Astaldo 'The Valiant', name of the Vala Tulkas. 22 Atalante 'The Downfallen'. Quenya word equivalent in meaning to Akallabeth, 347 Atanamir See Tar-Atanamir.
Atanatari 'Fathers of Men'; see Atani. 120, 232 Atani 'The Second People', Men (singular Atan). For the origin of the name see 171; since in Beleriand for a long time the only Men known to the Noldor and Sindar were those of the Three Houses of the Elf-friends, this name (in the Sindarin form Adan, plural Edain) became specially associated with them, so that it was seldom applied to other Men who came later to Beleriand, or who were reported to be dwelling beyond the Mountains. But in the speech of Iluvatar (41) the meaning is 'Men (in general)'. 38, 119, 171; Edain, 171-2, 176-9, 189-90, 238,