War of the Ring
The War of the Ring was fought between Sauron and the free peoples of Middle-earth for control of the One Ring and dominion over the...
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Sea of Rhûn
The Inland Sea in the land of Rhûn into which the Celduin emptied its waters. Its northeastern shores were densely forested, and to the...
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Rushock Bog
A boggy region of the Shire many miles to the northwest of Hobbiton. It was formed from a broadening stream that flowed through the village...
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Rushlight
A family-name among the Men of Bree. Nothing is known of this family apart from the mere fact of its existence – none of its members...
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Rushey
A small village in the Eastfarthing of the Shire, on the road southwards from Stock to Deephallow, not far from the banks of the...
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Rushdown
A lesser tributary of the Great River Anduin. It rose in the eastern Misty Mountains, not far from the sources of the Hoarwell, though on...
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Running
Also called the Celduin, the Running was a great river that formed the eastern boundary of Rhovanion. It rose beneath Erebor, the Lonely...
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Runes of Doriath
The original Runes, devised by Thingol’s loremaster Daeron in the time before the Return of the Noldor. They were little used in...
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Runes
A system of writing based on angular shapes that could easily be carved into wood or stone. Originated by Daeron of Doriath to represent...
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Rúmil, loremaster
An Elven loremaster, the inventor of written letters. His invention was later bettered by Fëanor, but Rúmil remains famous as the...
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Ruling Steward
The title used of the rulers of Gondor after the loss of the last King, Eärnur. The first of the Ruling Stewards was Mardil Voronwë, and...
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Rúmil of Lórien
One of the border-guards of Lórien encountered by the Fellowship of the Ring as they fled from Moria. He was perhaps named for the more...
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Ruling Ring
A name given to the One Ring, because of the authority it granted its wearer over the other Rings of Power. VN:F [1.9.11_1134]please wait...
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Ruler of Númenor
As the laws of Númenor were originally formulated, only the male line could inherit the rule of the Isle, and so the first six Rulers were...
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