Wainriders
A nomadic people out of eastern Middle-earth that several times assailed Gondor in the Third Age.

Walda

War of the Ring
The battles at the end of the Third Age in which the free peoples of Middle-earth fought against the forces of Sauron, and which ended in the destruction of the Ruling Ring.

War of Wrath
The battles at the end of the First Age when the hosts of the Valar overthrew Morgoth's stronghold of Angband and in which Beleriand was destroyed.

Watchful Peace

Water
River in the Shire on which lay Hobbiton.

Weather Hills
Chain of hills in central Eriador.

Weathertop
See Amon Sûl.

West-mark
The fief of Rohan west of the Gap of Rohan that was added after the War of the Ring.

Westernesse
See Anadûnë, Númenor.

Westfold
A fief of Rohan.

Westmarch
Farthing of the Shire, from the Far Downs to the Tower Hill (Emyn Beraid), was added to the Shire by the gift of the King Elessar.

Westron
The Common Language of the North-west of Middle-earth, a mixture of Sindarin and mannish languages. Translated as English.

White Council
The Council of the Wise in the Third Age formed to oppose Sauron.

White Lady of Emerië
See Erendis.

White Mountain
See Taniquetil.

White Mountains
See Ered Nimrais.

White Tower
The tower in the citadel of Minas Anor, built under King Calimehtar in TA 1900.
Rebuilt in 2698 by Steward Ecthelion I.

White Towers

White Tree
See Telperion, Galathilion, Nimloth (1).

Wild Elves
See Nandor, Laiquendi.

Wild Men
See Drúedain.

Wilderland
See Rhovanion.

Wildman of the Woods
Name adopted by Túrin when he first came among the Men of Brethil.

Will Whitfoot
Hobbit of the Shire.

Wilwarin   butterfly
Name of a constellation. The word meant 'butterfly' in Quenya, and the constellation was perhaps Cassiopeia.

Wise
The Istari and the chief Eldar of the Third Age.

Witch-king
See Lord of the Nazgûl.

Withywindle
The river in the Old Forest.

Wizards
See Istari.
>>>  Heren Istarion

Wood of Anwar

Woodland Elves
See Silvan Elves.

Woodmen
See Drúedain.

Woses
See Drúedain.

Wulf