Table of Contents
84 relations: Adam and Eve, Ainulindalë, Ainur in Middle-earth, Aragorn, Balrog, Beleriand, Beren and Lúthien, Book of Genesis, C. S. Lewis, Calque, Cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium, Creation myth, Dark lord, Eärendil and Elwing, Elrond, Elves in Middle-earth, Epithet, Fallen angel, Fëanor, Fictional language, Finwë and Míriel, Gandalf, Garden of Eden, Gondolin, Greenwood Publishing Group, Hachette Livre, HarperCollins, Húrin, History of Arda, Infobase, J. R. R. Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia, John Milton, Lúthien and Beren, Loki, Lucifer, Maiar, Marjorie Burns, Men in Middle-earth, Middle-earth, Morgoth's Ring, Númenor, Noldor, Norse mythology, Odin, Old English, One Ring, Orc, Paradise Lost, Routledge, ... Expand index (34 more) »
- Characters in The Children of Húrin
- Characters in The Silmarillion
- Literary characters introduced in 1977
- Middle-earth Valar
- Middle-earth monsters
- Middle-earth rulers
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman.
Ainulindalë
The "Ainulindalë" ("Music of the Ainur") is the creation account in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, published posthumously as the first part of The Silmarillion in 1977.
Ainur in Middle-earth
The Ainur (singular: Ainu) are the immortal spirits existing before the Creation in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe.
See Morgoth and Ainur in Middle-earth
Aragorn
Aragorn is a fictional character and a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Morgoth and Aragorn are Middle-earth rulers.
Balrog
A Balrog is a powerful demonic monster in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Morgoth and Balrog are Middle-earth monsters.
Beleriand
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional legendarium, Beleriand was a region in northwestern Middle-earth during the First Age.
Beren and Lúthien
Beren and Lúthien is a 2017 compilation of multiple versions of the epic fantasy Lúthien and Beren by J. R. R. Tolkien, one of Tolkien's earliest tales of Middle-earth.
See Morgoth and Beren and Lúthien
Book of Genesis
The Book of Genesis (from Greek; בְּרֵאשִׁית|Bərēʾšīṯ|In beginning; Liber Genesis) is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.
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C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian.
Calque
In linguistics, a calque or loan translation is a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation.
Cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium
The cosmology of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium combines aspects of Christian theology and metaphysics with pre-modern cosmological concepts in the flat Earth paradigm, along with the modern spherical Earth view of the Solar System.
See Morgoth and Cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium
Creation myth
A creation myth or cosmogonic myth is a type of cosmogony, a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it.
Dark lord
In fiction and mythology, a dark lord (sometimes capitalized as Dark Lord or referred to as an evil overlord, evil emperor etc. depending on the work) is an antagonistic archetype, acting as the pinnacle of villainy and evil within a typically heroic narrative.
Eärendil and Elwing
Eärendil the Mariner and his wife Elwing are characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. Morgoth and Eärendil and Elwing are characters in The Silmarillion and literary characters introduced in 1977.
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Elrond
Elrond Half-elven is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. Morgoth and Elrond are characters in The Silmarillion and Middle-earth rulers.
Elves in Middle-earth
In J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, Elves are the first fictional race to appear in Middle-earth.
See Morgoth and Elves in Middle-earth
Epithet
An epithet, also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing.
Fallen angel
Fallen angels are angels who were expelled from Heaven.
Fëanor
Fëanor is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion. Morgoth and Fëanor are characters in The Silmarillion, literary characters introduced in 1977 and Middle-earth rulers.
Fictional language
Fictional languages are the subset of constructed languages (conlangs) that have been created as part of a fictional setting (e.g. for use in a book, movie, television show, or video game).
See Morgoth and Fictional language
Finwë and Míriel
Finwë and Míriel are fictional characters from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Morgoth and Finwë and Míriel are characters in The Silmarillion and literary characters introduced in 1977.
See Morgoth and Finwë and Míriel
Gandalf
Gandalf is a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Morgoth and Gandalf are characters in The Silmarillion.
Garden of Eden
In Abrahamic religions, the Garden of Eden (גַּן־עֵדֶן|gan-ʿĒḏen; Εδέμ; Paradisus) or Garden of God (גַּן־יְהֹוֶה|gan-YHWH|label.
See Morgoth and Garden of Eden
Gondolin
In J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, Gondolin is a secret city of Elves in the First Age of Middle-earth, and the greatest of their cities in Beleriand.
Greenwood Publishing Group
Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. (GPG), also known as ABC-Clio/Greenwood (stylized ABC-CLIO/Greenwood), is an educational and academic publisher (middle school through university level) which is today part of ABC-Clio.
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Hachette Livre
Hachette Livre (or simply known as Hachette) is a French publishing group that was based in Paris.
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HarperCollins
HarperCollins Publishers LLC is a British-American publishing company that is considered to be one of the "Big Five" English-language publishers, along with Penguin Random House, Hachette, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster.
Húrin
Húrin is a fictional character in the Middle-earth legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien. Morgoth and Húrin are characters in The Children of Húrin, characters in The Silmarillion and literary characters introduced in 1977.
History of Arda
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the history of Arda, also called the history of Middle-earth, began when the Ainur entered Arda, following the creation events in the Ainulindalë and long ages of labour throughout Eä, the fictional universe.
See Morgoth and History of Arda
Infobase
Infobase is an American publisher of databases, reference book titles and textbooks geared towards the North American library, secondary school, and university-level curriculum markets.
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist.
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J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment, edited by Michael D. C. Drout, was published by Routledge in 2006.
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John Milton
John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant.
Lúthien and Beren
Lúthien and Beren are characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world Middle-earth. Morgoth and Lúthien and Beren are characters in The Silmarillion and literary characters introduced in 1977.
See Morgoth and Lúthien and Beren
Loki
Loki is a god in Norse mythology.
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Lucifer
The most common meaning for Lucifer in English is as a name for the Devil in Christian theology.
Maiar
The Maiar (singular: Maia) are a fictional class of beings from J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy legendarium.
Marjorie Burns
Marjorie Burns is a scholar of English literature, best known for her studies of J. R. R. Tolkien.
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Men in Middle-earth
In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fiction, Man and Men denote humans, whether male or female, in contrast to Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, and other humanoid races.
See Morgoth and Men in Middle-earth
Middle-earth
Middle-earth is the setting of much of the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy.
Morgoth's Ring
Morgoth's Ring (1993) is the tenth volume of Christopher Tolkien's 12-volume series The History of Middle-earth in which he analyses the unpublished manuscripts of his father J. R. R. Tolkien.
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Númenor
Númenor, also called Elenna-nórë or Westernesse, is a fictional place in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings.
Noldor
In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Noldor (also spelled Ñoldor, meaning those with knowledge in his constructed language Quenya) are a kindred of Elves who migrate west to the blessed realm of Valinor from the continent of Middle-earth, splitting from other groups of Elves as they went.
Norse mythology
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period.
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Odin
Odin (from Óðinn) is a widely revered god in Germanic paganism.
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Old English
Old English (Englisċ or Ænglisc), or Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
One Ring
The One Ring, also called the Ruling Ring and Isildur's Bane, is a central plot element in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).
Orc
An orc (sometimes spelt ork), in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy fiction, is a race of humanoid monsters, which he also calls "goblin". Morgoth and orc are Middle-earth monsters.
See Morgoth and Orc
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674).
Routledge
Routledge is a British multinational publisher.
Saruman
Saruman, also called Saruman the White, later Saruman of Many Colours, is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. Morgoth and Saruman are characters in The Silmarillion and Middle-earth rulers.
Satan
Satan, also known as the Devil, is an entity in Abrahamic religions that seduces humans into sin or falsehood.
Sauron
Sauron (pronounced) is the title character and the primary antagonist, through the forging of the One Ring, of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, where he rules the land of Mordor and has the ambition of ruling the whole of Middle-earth. Morgoth and Sauron are characters in The Silmarillion and Middle-earth rulers.
Serpents in the Bible
Serpents (translit) are referred to in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.
See Morgoth and Serpents in the Bible
Silmarils
The Silmarils (Quenya in-universe)Tolkien, J. R. R., "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part Two" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, 46, July 2004, p. 11 are three fictional brilliant jewels in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, made by the Elf Fëanor, capturing the unmarred light of the Two Trees of Valinor.
Sindarin
Sindarin is one of the constructed languages devised by J. R. R. Tolkien for use in his fantasy stories set in Arda, primarily in Middle-earth.
Sleipnir
In Norse mythology, Sleipnir (Old Norse:; "slippy"Orchard (1997:151). or "the slipper"Kermode (1904:6).) is an eight-legged horse ridden by Odin.
Spider
Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk.
Sundering of the Elves
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the Elves or Quendi are a sundered (divided) people.
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The Children of Húrin
The Children of Húrin is an epic fantasy novel which forms the completion of a tale by J. R. R. Tolkien.
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The Council of Elrond
"The Council of Elrond" is the second chapter of Book 2 of J. R. R. Tolkien's bestselling fantasy work, The Lord of the Rings, which was published in 1954–1955.
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The Etymologies (Tolkien)
The Etymologies is J. R. R. Tolkien's etymological dictionary of his constructed Elvish languages, written during the 1930s.
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The Fall of Gondolin
J. R. R. Tolkien's The Fall of Gondolin is a 2018 book of fantasy fiction by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by his son Christopher.
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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel by the English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien.
See Morgoth and The Lord of the Rings
The Shire
The Shire is a region of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, described in The Lord of the Rings and other works.
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion is a book consisting of a collection of myths and stories in varying styles by the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien.
See Morgoth and The Silmarillion
Thingol
Elu Thingol or Elwë Singollo is a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. Morgoth and Thingol are characters in The Children of Húrin, characters in The Silmarillion, literary characters introduced in 1977 and Middle-earth rulers.
Tolkien and the Great War
Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth is a 2003 biography by John Garth of the philologist and fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien's early life, focusing on his formative military experiences during the First World War.
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Tolkien research
The works of J. R. R. Tolkien have generated a body of research covering many aspects of his fantasy writings.
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Tolkien's legendarium
Tolkien's legendarium is the body of J. R. R. Tolkien's mythopoeic writing, unpublished in his lifetime, that forms the background to his The Lord of the Rings, and which his son Christopher summarized in his compilation of The Silmarillion and documented in his 12-volume series The History of Middle-earth.
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Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on The History of Middle-earth
Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on The History of Middle-earth is a collection of scholarly essays edited by Verlyn Flieger and Carl F. Hostetter on the 12 volumes of The History of Middle-earth, relating to J. R. R. Tolkien's fiction and compiled and edited by his son, Christopher.
See Morgoth and Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on The History of Middle-earth
Tolkien's moral dilemma
J. R. R. Tolkien, a devout Roman Catholic, created what he came to feel was a moral dilemma for himself with his supposedly evil Middle-earth peoples like Orcs, when he made them able to speak.
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Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon
Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon is a 2003 book of literary criticism by Brian Rosebury about the English author and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien and his writings on his fictional world of Middle-earth, especially The Lord of the Rings.
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Tom Shippey
Thomas Alan Shippey (born 9 September 1943) is a British medievalist, a retired scholar of Middle and Old English literature as well as of modern fantasy and science fiction.
Torture
Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons including punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, intimidating third parties, or entertainment.
Tower of Babel
The Tower of Babel is an origin myth and parable in the Book of Genesis meant to explain why the world's peoples speak different languages.
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True name
A true name is a name of a thing or being that expresses, or is somehow identical to, its true nature.
Two Trees of Valinor
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the Two Trees of Valinor are Telperion and Laurelin, the Silver Tree and the Gold Tree, which bring light to Valinor, a paradisiacal realm where angelic beings live.
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Unfinished Tales
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth is a collection of stories and essays by J. R. R. Tolkien that were never completed during his lifetime, but were edited by his son Christopher Tolkien and published in 1980.
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Ungoliant
Ungoliant is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, described as an evil spirit in the form of a giant spider. Morgoth and Ungoliant are characters in The Silmarillion, literary characters introduced in 1977 and Middle-earth monsters.
Valar
The Valar (singular Vala) are characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Morgoth and Valar are Middle-earth Valar.
Valinor
Valinor (Quenya: Land of the Valar) or the Blessed Realm is a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the home of the immortal Valar on the continent of Aman, far to the west of Middle-earth; he used the name Aman mainly to mean Valinor.
Verlyn Flieger
Verlyn Flieger (born 1933) is an author, editor, and Professor Emerita in the Department of English at the University of Maryland at College Park, where she taught courses in comparative mythology, medieval literature, and the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.
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William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company is a religious publishing house based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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See also
Characters in The Children of Húrin
Characters in The Silmarillion
- Ancalagon the Black
- Celebrimbor
- Eärendil and Elwing
- Elrond
- Fëanor
- Fingolfin
- Finwë and Míriel
- Galadriel
- Gandalf
- Gil-galad
- Glorfindel
- Húrin
- Lúthien and Beren
- Melian (Middle-earth)
- Morgoth
- Saruman
- Sauron
- Túrin Turambar
- Thingol
- Tuor and Idril
- Ungoliant
Literary characters introduced in 1977
- Bernard the Brave
- Cadfael
- Celebrimbor
- Danny Torrance
- Eärendil and Elwing
- Ender Wiggin
- Fëanor
- Finwë and Míriel
- Húrin
- Jack Torrance
- Lúthien and Beren
- Melian (Middle-earth)
- Morgoth
- Thingol
- Tuor and Idril
- Ungoliant
- Wendy Torrance
Middle-earth Valar
- Morgoth
- Valar
Middle-earth monsters
- Balrog
- Barrow-wight
- Gollum
- Middle-earth peoples
- Morgoth
- Nazgûl
- Old Man Willow
- Oliphaunt
- Orc
- Orcs
- Smaug
- Tolkien's monsters
- Trolls in Middle-earth
- Ungoliant
- Warg
- Watcher in the Water
Middle-earth rulers
- Éomer
- Aragorn
- Balin (Middle-earth)
- Bard the Bowman
- Celebrimbor
- Denethor
- Elendil
- Elrond
- Fëanor
- Fingolfin
- Galadriel
- Gil-galad
- Isildur
- Melian (Middle-earth)
- Morgoth
- Saruman
- Sauron
- Théoden
- Thingol
- Thorin Oakenshield
- Thranduil
- Treebeard
References
Also known as Bauglir, Belcha, Belegurth, Belegûr, Black Foe of the World, Dark Lord Morgoth, He Who Arises In Might, Iron Crown (Middle-earth), Lord Morgoth Bauglir, Melegor, Melkor, Melkor Morgoth, Moeleg, Morgoth Bauglir, Morgoth Bauglir (LOTR), Morgoth Bauglir(LOTR), Moriñgotho, Named servants of Morgoth.