Vocabulary for the Silmarillion

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Thread open for words used in the Silmarillion

Iluvitar- father of all. Eru
Children of Iluvatar--the Firstborn and the Followers, Elves and Men
Ainur -The holy ones. The first beings created by Iluvatar, the 'order' of the Valar and Maiar, made before Ea.
Ea -the world, the material universe
Maiar - Ainur of lesser degree than the Valar
Valar -'Those with Power'names give to those great Ainur who entered into Ea at the beginnin of Times, and assumed the function of guarding and governing Arda

Arda -'The Realm', name of the Earth as teh Kingdom of Manwe
Aman -'Blessed, free from evil', the name of the land in the West, beyond the Great Sea, in which the Valar dwelt after they had left the isle of Almaren. Ofter referred to as the Blessed Realm.
Almaren -the first abode of the Valar in Arda, before the second onslaught of Melkor: an isle in a great lake in the midst of Middle-earth.
Middle Earth -lands to the east of the Great Sea.

Silmarils-The three jewels made by Feanor before the destruction of the Two Trees of Valinor, and filled with their light.
Quendi -The original Elvish name for Elves.

Cuivienen -'Water of Awakening", the lake in Middle-earth where the first Elves awoke, and where they were found by Orome.

Thanks Sherry, this is a good resource.

Just a few off the top of my head;

Ered -Mountain
Luin -Blue
sul -Wind
sil -river
Taur -Forest
Tol -Isle

Just a few I remember.

Learning the prefixes and suffixes really helps when you are reading. Then you don't have to keep going back to the glossary to figure out what a word means. It's like reading a foreign language book.

Thanks for the information White Tiger.

Just to add to Tiger's post
barad-tower
dor-land
dur-dark
gil-star
gul-sorcery
mith-grey
wen-maiden