Outline of Middle-earth

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The following outline is presented as an overview of and topical guide about Tolkien's fantasy universe:

Middle-earth – fictional setting of the majority of author J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy writings. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings take place entirely in Middle-earth, as does much of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales. The term Middle-earth is also a nickname of the entirety of Tolkien's creation, instead of the more appropriate, but less known terms Arda which refers to Tolkien's world (including celestial bodies), and Eä, which refers to the universe.

Nature of Middle-earth

Middle-earth can be described as:

General reference

Authors

Published works

Films

Cosmology of Eä

Geography of Middle-earth

The stories takes mostly place in Beleriand, Eriador, and Rhovanion, but there are many other places in Middle-earth.

See also Aman, Númenor for places outside Middle-earth.

Nations and large regions

First Age only:

Present after the First Age:

See also Regions of Gondor, Realms of Arda.

Natural features

Middle-earth was carefully designed by Tolkien, and contains many natural features such as rivers, mountains, and seas.

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
  • Inland Sea of Núrnen
  • Inland Sea of Rhûn

Mountains and Hills

First Age only:

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

Present after the First Age:

  • 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 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
  • Mount Gram
  • Mount Gundabad
  • Mount Mindolluin
  • Mountains of Angmar
  • Orocarni
  • Sarn Gebir
  • Tower Hills or Emyn Beraid
  • Weathertop or Amon Sûl
  • White Downs

Rivers

First Age only:

  • Esgalduin
  • Gelion
  • Sirion

See also the Seven rivers of Ossiriand

Present after the First Age:

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

See also Rivers of Gondor

For a full list of rivers, see: List of Middle-earth rivers.

Cities, fortresses and other populated places

First Age only:

Present after the First Age:

See also Settlements of Gondor

Miscellaneous

  • Argonath or The Pillars of the Kings
  • Black Gate
  • Dead Marshes
  • Rath Dínen

History of Middle-earth

Historical periods

A more detailed list can be found at Ages of Middle-earth.

  1. Years of the Lamps
  2. Years of the Trees
  3. Years of the Sun
  4. Ages of the Children of Ilúvatar
    1. First Age
    2. Second Age
    3. Third Age
    4. Fourth Age

Named weapons

  • Anglachel/Gurthang
  • Glamdring
  • Hadhafang (movies only)
  • Narsil/Andúril
  • Orcrist
  • Sting
  • Aeglos

Unions

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

Battles

Wars

Timeline

See Timeline of Middle-earth.

Characters

What follows is a brief and inevitably incomplete listing of characters from Tolkien's work who lived in Middle-earth, divided into First Age, Second Age, and Third Age. Note that characters are sorted according to several groups, and may appear multiple times. For a full list of characters see: List of Middle-earth characters.

First Age

House of Finwë

Sons of Fëanor

House of Fingolfin

House of Finarfin

House of Elwë and Olwë

  • Elwë (Elu Thingol)
  • Melian (wife of Thingol)
  • Olwë
    • Eärwen

House of Bëor

House of Marach

Descendants of Lúthien and Beren

Descendants of Idril and Tuor

Haladin of Brethil

Others

For a list of the Valar, see that article.

Second Age

Kings of Númenor: see Kings of Númenor

Sauron, a.k.a. Annatar

Ringwraiths or Nazgûl

Third Age

Thorin and Company

(13 Dwarves, 1 Hobbit, and 1 Wizard)

The Fellowship of the Ring

(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 Chiefs of the Dúnedain

Stewards of Gondor: see Stewards of Gondor

Kings of Rohan: see Kings of Rohan

Wizards or Istari:

Dwarves of Durin's folk: see Durin's folk

Other characters

Women

Culture of Middle-earth

Races

Major languages

  • General overview

Folklore of Middle-earth

Poetry/Songs

Love Stories

Tales

Items

See also

For a list of Middle-earth related articles by name, see: Lists of Middle-earth articles.

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