Nahar
The horse of the
Vala Oromë, said by the Eldar to be so named on account of his voice.
Náin
Dwarf of Erebor, father of
Thrain I.
Nan Elmoth
The forest east of the river
Celon where
Elwë (Thingol) was enchanted by
Melian and lost; afterwards the dwelling-place of
Eöl.
Nan-tathren Willow-vale
Translated as 'the Land of Willows', where the river
Narog flowed into
Sirion. In
Treebeard's song in The Two Towers III 4 Quenya forms of the name are used: in the willow-meads of Tasarinan; Nan-tasarion.
Nargothrond Great underground fortress on the river Narog
Founded by
Finrod Felagund and destroyed by the dragon
Glaurung; also the realm of Nargothrond extending east and west of the
Narog.
Narn i Hîn Húrin Tale of the Children of Húrin
The long lay from which SIL Chapter XXI was derived; ascribed to the poet Dirhavel, a Man who lived at the Havens of
Sirion in the days of
Eärendil and perished in the attack of the sons of
Fëanor. Narn signifies a tale made in verse, but to be spoken and not sung. See Chapter in UT.
Narrows Narrows
Narsilion
The Song of the Sun and Moon.
Narya
One of the Three Rings of the Elves, the Ring of Fire or the Red Ring; borne by
Círdan and afterwards by
Mithrandir.
Nauglamír Necklace of the Dwarves
Made for
Finrod Felagund by the Dwarves, brought by
Húrin out of
Nargothrond to
Thingol, and the cause of his death.
Naugrim Stunted People
Sindarin name for the Dwarves.
Nazgûl Ringwraiths
The most powerful servants of
Sauron and slaves to the Nine Rings of Men.
>>> Black Riders
Necromancer
Neithan one who is deprived
Name given to himself by
Túrin among the outlaws, translated as 'The Wronged'.
Neldoreth
The great beech-forest forming the northern part of
Doriath; called Taur-na-Neldor in
Treebeard's song in The Two Towers HI 4.
Nen Hithoel
Nénar
Name of a star.
Nenya
One of the Three Rings of the Elves, the Ring of Water, borne by
Galadriel; also called the Ring of Adamant.
Nerdanel
Called the Wise; daughter of
Mahtan the smith, wife of
Fëanor.
Nerwen
Nevrast Hither Shore
The region west of
Dor-lómin, beyond
Ered Lómin, where
Turgon dwelt before his departure to
Gondolin. The name, meaning 'Hither Shore', was originally that of all the northwestern coast of Middle-earth (the opposite being Haerast 'the Far Shore', the coast of Aman).
Neya
Nimbrethil
Birch-woods in
Arvernien in the south of
Beleriand. Cf.
Bilbo's song at
Rivendell: 'He built a boat of timber felled in Nimbrethil to journey in …' (The Fellowship of the Ring II 1).
Nimloth White Blossom
(1) The White Tree of
Númenor, of which a fruit taken by
Isildur before it was felled grew into the White Tree of
Minas Ithil. Nimloth is the Sindarin form of Quenya Ninquelótë, one of the names of
Telperion.
(2) Elf of Doriath who wedded
Dior Thingol's Heir; mother of
Elwing; slain in
Menegroth in the attack by the sons of
Fëanor.
Nimphelos
The great pearl given by
Thingol to the lord of the Dwarves of
Belegost.
Nimrodel
Elf of
Lothlórien who drowned in the river afterwards bearing her name.
Nindalf
Níniel Tear-maiden
The name that
Túrin, ignorant of their relationship, gave to his sister
Nienor.
Nirnaeth Arnoediad Tears Unnumbered
The name given to the ruinous fifth battle in the Wars of
Beleriand.
Noegyth Nibin Petty-dwarves
See
Dwarves.
Noldor the Wise
The
Deep Elves, the second host of the Eldar on the westward journey from
Cuiviénen, led by
Finwë. Later a part of the Noldor under the leadership of
Fëanor were exiled from the West and returned to
Beleriand to establish their realms there and a resistance to
Morgoth.
The name (Quenya Noldo, Sindarin Golodh) meant 'the Wise' (but wise in the sense of possessing knowledge, not in the sense of possessing sagacity, sound judgement). For the language of the Noldor see
Quenya.
Noldolantë Fall of the Noldor
A lament made by
Maglor son of
Fëanor.
Nóm, Nómin Wisdom, the Wise
The names that the Men of
Bëor's following gave to
Finrod and his people in their own tongue.
Northern Realm
See
Arnor.
Númenor Westland
(In full Quenya form Númenórë) 'Westernesse', 'Westland', the great island prepared by the
Valar as a dwelling-place for the
Edain after the ending of the First Age. Called also
Anadûnë,
Andor,
Elenna, the Land of the Star, and after its downfall
Akallabêth,
Atalantë, and Mar-nu-Falmar.
Númenóreans : The Men of Númenor, called also
Dúnedain.
Nunduinë
Núrnen
The South-East of Mordor with the great Lake of Nurn.
Nurtalë Valinóreva Hiding of Valinor
Nurufantur
Older name of the Vala
Námo.
.
Lake Evendim in Eriador, where the river Baranduin rose, and beside which the city of Annúminas was built.