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Yule

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Two days in the calendars of the Hobbits that marked the end of one year, and the beginning of the next. On a modern calendar, they fell on...

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Years of the Trees

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The long years that lay between the founding of Valinor and its Darkening. During this time, Valinor was lit by the light of the Two Trees,...

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Years of the Sun

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Since the destruction of the Lamps of the Valar in the far distant past, the Valar had dwelt for millennia in Aman under the light of the...

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Wooden Whale

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A translation of Turuphanto, the nickname given to Aldarion’s mighty ship the Hirilondë in the shipyards of Rómenna where she was...

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Winterfilth

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The tenth month of the Shire Calendar, approximately equivalent to modern October (in fact running from 22 September to 21 October on a...

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White Ship

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“In the twilight of autumn it sailed out of Mithlond, until the seas of the Bent World fell away beneath it?” The...

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Westron

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Westron or Common Speech is the closest thing to a universal language in Middle-earth, at least during the War of the Ring. Westron is an...

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Wedmath

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The eighth month of the Shire Calendar, following Afterlithe and approximately equivalent to modern August. In fact, it ran from modern 24...

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Wars of Beleriand

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The wars of the First Age between the Noldor and their allies, the Sindar and Edain, against the forces of Morgoth in Angband. There were...

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War of Wrath

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The War of Wrath, or the Great Battle was the final war against Morgoth at the end of the First Age. Background By the early six century of...

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War of the Ring

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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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War of the Last Alliance

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Prelude to the War During the late years of the Second Age, Sauron hatched a plot to finally humble the Númenóreans. He seduced their...

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War of the Dwarves and the Orcs

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War of the Dwarves and Orcs (Goblins) was a great war fought between the two races. The War began when the elderly exiled Dwarven King...

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Vilya

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Vilya, the Ring of Sapphire,the Blue Ring,or the Ring of Air, was one of the Rings of Power made by the Elves of Eregion. Along with Nenya...

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