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This list of articles by category is in relation to J.R.R Tolkien’s legendarium in Middle-earth.

Races

• Elves (Quendi, the Elder Children of Ilúvatar, The Firstborn)
  • Calaquendi
    • Vanyar — Light Elves
    • Ñoldor — Deep Elves
    • Teleri — Sea Elves
  • Moriquendi
    • Sindar — Grey Elves
    • Nandor and Laiquendi — Green-Elves or Silvan Elves
    • Avari — Unwilling
• Men (Atani, the Younger Children of Ilúvatar, The Followers)
  • Easterlings
    • Wainriders
    • Balchoth
    • Variags of Khand
  • Forodwaith— Ice-men of the North
    • Lossoth, also known as Snowmen of Forochel
  • Southrons
    • Haradrim of Far and Near Harad
    • Corsairs of Umbar
  • Atanatári— Men descended of or related to the 'Fathers of Men'
    • Edain— Men of the West
      • Bëorians — First House of Men
      • Haladin— Second House of Men
        • Drúedain (Woses of Drúadan Forest)
      • Marachians or Hadorians — Third House of Men
      • Númenóreans— Men of the West
        • Dúnedain — Men of Gondor and Arnor
        • Black Númenóreans — Servants of Sauron
    • Middle Men
      • Northmen (Distant relations of Bëorians and Marachians)
        • Men of Dale or Bardings
        • Men of Esgaroth
        • Rohirrim (Descendants of the Éothéod)
        • Beornings
        • Woodmen of Mirkwood
      • Dunlendings (Distant relations of Haladin) Men of Bree
• Ents
  • Huorns
• Eagles
• Dragons
• Orcs — usually called "Goblins" in The Hobbit
  • Uruk-hai
• Trolls
  • Olog-hai
• Half-elven
• Dwarves (Naugrim, the Adopted Children of Ilúvatar)
• Hobbits
  • Harfoots
  • Stoors
  • Fallohides

Characters

These characters lived in Middle-Earth from different ages. The First Age, Second Age, and Third Age. Characters then below are accordingly arranged.

First Age

Sons of Fëanor

• Maedhros
• Maglor
• Celegorm
• Caranthir
• Curufin
  • Celebrimbor
• Amrod
• Amras

House of Finarfin

• Finrod Felagund
• Angrod
  • Orodreth
    • Rodnor Gil-galad
    • Finduilas
• Aegnor
• Galadriel
  • Celebrían
    • Arwen

House of Finwë

• Finwë
• Míriel (First wife of Finwë)
  • Fëanor
• Indis (Second wife of Finwë)
  • Findis
  • Fingolfin
  • Irimë
  • Finarfin

House of Fingolfin

• Fingon
• Turgon
  • Idril Celebrindal
• Aredhel
  • Maeglin
• Argon

Descendants of Idril and Tuor

• Eärendil the Mariner
  • Elrond
    • Elladan
    • Elrohir
    • Arwen Undómiel
  • Elros
    • Kings of Númenor

Descendants of Lúthien and Beren

• Dior Eluchil Thingol's Heir
  • Eluréd and Elurín
  • Elwing
    • Elrond
    • Elros

Others

• Círdan, Lord of the Falas
• Beleg the Bowman
• Glorfindel of Gondolin
• Ecthelion of the Fountain
• Eöl the Dark Elf
• Maeglin, sister-son of Turgon
• Durin the Deathless, father of the Longbeards
• Gothmog, lord of Balrogs
• Sauron, a.k.a. Gorthaur, Lord of Werewolves

Second Age

Kings of Númenor: See Kings of Númenor
Sauron, a.k.a. Annatar
Ringwraiths or Nazgûl

• Witch-king of Angmar
• Khamûl, the Black Easterling

Third Age

Thorin and Company

• Thorin II Oakenshield
• Kíli
• Dori

Nori

• Balin
• Dwalin
• Fíli
• Bofur
• Bombur
• Bilbo Baggins
• Gandalf the grey
• Ori
• Óin
• Glóin
• Bifur
• (4 Hobbits, 2 Men, 1 Wizard, 1 Elf, and 1 Dwarf
• Kings of Gondor: see Kings of Gondor
• Kings of Arnor: see Kings of Arnor
• Kings of Arthedain: see Kings of Arthedain
• Chiefs of the Rangers of Arnor: see Chieftains of the Dúnedain
• Stewards of Gondor: see Stewards of Gondor
• Kings of Rohan: see Kings of Rohan

(13 dwarves, 1 Hobbit, and 1 Wizard)

The Fellowship of the Ring

• Frodo Baggins
• Samwise Gamgee (Sam)
• Meriadoc Brandybuck (Merry)
• Gandalf the Grey/White
• Legolas
• Gimli (Son of Glóin)
• Peregrin Took (Pippin)
• Aragorn (Strider)
• Boromir
• Treebeard
• Tom Bombadil
• Shelob
• Sauron (often perceived as the Eye of Sauron)
• The Mouth of Sauron
• Men
  • Beorn
  • Vidugavia
  • Vidumavi
  • Imrahil, Princes of Dol Amroth
• Hobbits
  • Bandobras Bullroarer Took
  • Déagol
  • Sméagol, or Gollum

Cosmology

• Eä
  • Arda
    • The Sun
    • The Moon
    • Eärendil, the Evening Star
    • The Two Trees
    • Two Lamps
  • The Void
• Timeless Halls

Places

Despite that Middle-Earth has many places but the stories had taken almost all in these places, Rhovanion, Beleriand, and Eriador.

Natural Features

Middle-earth’s natural features comprise the seas, mountains, and rivers created by Tolkien.

Mountains and Hills

First Age only:

• Crissaegrim, home of the great Eagles
• Mount Dolmed
• Echoriath or Encircling Mountains
• Ered Engrin or Iron Mountains

Present after the First Age

• Mount Gundabad
• Mount Mindolluin
• Mountains of Angmar
• Orocarni
• Sarn Gebir
• Tower Hills of Emyn Beraid
• Weathertop or Amon Sûl
• White Downs
• Amon Anwar
• Barrow-downs or Tyrn Gorthad
• Coldfells
• Emyn Muil
• Ephel Dúath
• Ered Gorgoroth or Mountains of Terror
• Ered Lithui or Ash Mountains
• Ered Luin or the Blue Mountains, also known as Ered Lindon
• Ered Mithrin or Grey Mountains
• Ettenmoors
• Hills of Evendim or Emyn Uial
• Hithaeglir the Misty Mountains
• Iron Hills
• Lonely Mountain or Erebor
• Mount Doom or Amon Amarth

Nations and Large Nations

Only on First Age:

• Dor Daedeloth
• Dorthonion, later Taur-nu-Fuin
• Forodwaith
• Hithlum
• Ossiriand
• Ard-galen, later Anfauglith
• Beleriand
  • Doriath
  • East Beleriand
  • Falas
  • Nan Elmoth

Existing After The First Age

• Dorwinion
• Drúadan Forest
• Dunland
• Enedwaith
• Eriador
• Eregion, or Hollin
• Fangorn Forest
• Gap of Rohan
• Gondor
• Arnor
  • Arthedain
  • Cardolan
  • Rhudaur
• Mordor
  • Gorgoroth
  • Núrn
• The Old Forest
• Rohan, anciently Calenardhon
• Rhovanion, or Wilderland
• Rhûn
• The Shire

Rivers

First Age only:

• Esgalduin
• Gelion
• Sirion

Present after the First Age:

• Adorn
• Anduin the Great River
• Baranduin or Brandywine
• Mering Stream
• Mitheithel or Hoarwell
• Morgulduin
• Entwash or Onodló
• Snowbourn
• Withywindle of the Old Forest
• Celduin or River Running
• Forest River of Mirkwood
• Greylin
• Gwathló or Greyflood

Cities, fortresses, and other populated places

First Age only:

• Angband
• Gondolin
• Nargothrond

Present after the First Age:

• Esgaroth the Lake-town
• Fornost
• Helm's Deep
• Isengard or Angrenost
• Lond Daer or Lond Daer Enedh
• Minas Morgul or Minas Ithil
• Minas Tirith or Minas Anor
• Moria or Khazad-dûm
• Osgiliath
• Rivendell or Imladris
• Tharbad
• Umbar
• Annúminas
• Bree
• Caras Galadhon

Large Waters

First Age only:

• Bay of Balar
• Helcaraxë, the Grinding Ice
• Inland Sea of Helcar

Present after the First Age:

• Bay of Belfalas
• Belegaer the Great Sea
• Ice-bay of Forochel
• The Great Gulf
• Gulf of Lhûn (present only after the First Age)
• Lake Evendim
• Long Lake of Esgaroth or Laketown
• Inland Sea of Núrnen
• Inland Sea of Rhûn

Major Languages

• Khuzdul (Dwarvish language)
• Black Speech
• Entish, a language based on an ancient form of Common Eldarin
• Tengwar script
• Sarati script
• Cirth runes
• General overview
• Valarin
• Elvish languages:
  • Sindarin
  • Quenya
• Mannish languages:
  • Taliska (the language of the Edain and Three Houses of Men)
  • Adûnaic (the language of Númenor)

Weapons

• Anglachel
• Glamdring
• Hadhafang (movies only)
• Narsil
• Orcrist
• Sting

Battles

• Battles of Beleriand
• Battle of Erui
• Battle of the Pelennor Fields
• Battle of Dagorlad

Unions

• Fellowship of the Ring
• The Last Alliance of Elves and Men

Items

• The One Ring a.k.a. Ruling Ring
• The Rings of Power
  • The Three Rings of the Elves:
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  • Narya
  • Nenya
  • Vilya
• The Silmarillion
• The Arkenstone
• The Palantíri
• The Red Arrow of Gondor

Timeline

See: Timeline of Arda