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Cuiviénen was a land on the shores of the inland Sea of Helcar in the far east of Middle-earth where the first Elves awoke.
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The Secret Fire, also known as the Flame Imperishable and the Imperishable Flame, was Eru Ilúvatar's mysterious power of creation.
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Orcs were a race of humanoid creatures best known for their service as footsoldiers and slaves to the Dark Lords of Middle-earth. Even when not in thralldom to an...
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The nameless things were gnawing entities that were said by Gandalf to dwell so far beneath Arda that not even the Dwarves had ever chanced to come upon them.
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Narya, the Ring of Fire or Red Ring, was one of the Rings of Power, specifically one of the "Three Rings for the Elven Kings under the sky".
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The Outer Void, or the Timeless Void, was a term used in various ways.
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The Wizards, commonly known as the Istari (Quenya) and the Ithryn (Sindarin) was the title assigned to five Maiar in the Third Age of Middle-earth. They formed the...
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Durin's Bane was one of the Balrogs, otherwise unnamed. He was notable for surviving the War of Wrath. After sleeping deep within the Misty Mountains for thousands...
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The flame of Anor is a mysterious element or power that Gandalf claimed to wield during his battle with Durin's Bane. The specific nature of this flame is obscure...
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The Eye of Sauron, generally called the Eye, was a symbol of Sauron the Dark Lord, mainly acknowledged when it was perceived by Frodo Baggins while carrying the...
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The Ring-inscription was a Black Speech inscription in Tengwar upon the One Ring, symbolising the Ring's power to control the other Rings of Power, and perhaps being...
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The Lord of the Rings/Publication history and gallery seven-volume
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Here listed are the seven-volume editions of The Lord of the Rings. In 1999, HarperCollins released a "Millennium edition" of The Lord of the Rings, consisting of...
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Species named after Tolkien's works
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Many species and even entire genera have been named after elements of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium. Some items on the list are junior synonyms, i.e. they were coined...
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Sharkey was the name that Saruman had used as the Boss of the Ruffians.
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Mithril was a precious metal highly prized for its strength, light weight, and malleability. The Elves called this substance mithril, but the Dwarves had their own...
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Golf was a game played by Hobbits. It was invented during the Battle of Greenfields when Bandobras Took charged at the goblins and knocked off the head of king Golfimbul...
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Yule was the Northern Mannish name of the midwinter festival, observed around the Westlands. The days around Yule were the Yule-tide. In the Shire Calendar, Yule...
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Menel was an Elvish (both Quenya and Sindarin) name for the regions of air above Ambar, a name which is generally meant as "firmament, heaven" or "the heavens"....
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Christopher John Reuel Tolkien (21 November 1924 - 16 January 2020) was the third child and the youngest son of J.R.R. Tolkien and Edith Tolkien. He was the literary...
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Exeter College Smoker is a programme for a college concert, featuring a cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien. The illustration has been reprinted in The Tolkien...
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The Lord of the Rings Appendices
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The Lord of the Rings Appendices were published in The Return of the King and were the reason that the release of the book was delayed....
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The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth is a collection of writtings by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Brian Sibley as a single book...
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Letter 52 is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.
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