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Chapter Four: Over Hill and Under Hill "The nights were comfortless and chill, and they did not dare to sing or talk too loud, for the echoes were uncanny and the silence seemed to dislike being broken..." The Annotated Hobbit 101
Chapter Four: Over Hill and Under Hill "thunder-battle" The Annotated Hobbit 103
Chapter One: An Unexpected Party "In a hole in the ground lived a hobbit." The Annotated Hobbit 29
Chapter Three: A Short Rest "it smells like elves" The Annotated Hobbit 91
Chapter Three: A Short Rest "one of those people whose fathers came into the strange stories before the beginning of history, the wars of the evil goblins and the elves and the first men in the North" The Annotated Hobbit 93-94
Chapter Two: Roast Mutton "old castles with an evil look, as if they had been built by wicked people" The Annotated Hobbit 65
Characters from Middle-Earth A But I thought you knew enough Elvish at least to know dun-adan... The Lord of the Rings 249
Characters from Middle-Earth A Travellers scowl at us and countrymen give us scornful names. The Lord of the Rings 265-266
Characters from Middle-Earth F Only three remain of the first Ents... The Lord of the Rings 496
Characters from Middle-Earth F Therefore Morgoth came, climbing slowly from his subterranean throne... The Silmarillion 184-185
Characters from Middle-Earth G "Come back, Saruman!" said Gandalf in a commanding voice. The Lord of the Rings 606-607
Characters from Middle-Earth G "The Grey Pilgrim?" said Frodo. "Had he a name?" The Lord of the Rings 696-697
Characters from Middle-Earth G At that moment he caught a flash of white and silver coming from the North... The Lord of the Rings 841
Characters from Middle-Earth G Indeed my friends, none of you have any weapon that could hurt me. The Lord of the Rings 516
Characters from Middle-Earth G They were brought to Fangorn... The Lord of the Rings 517
Characters from Middle-Earth H ...this is an evil door, and my death lies beyond it. I will dare pass it nonetheless... The Lord of the Rings 817
Characters from Middle-Earth M in anguish and despair he cast himself into a gaping chasm filled with fire The Silmarillion 305
Characters from Middle-Earth S Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul... The Lord of the Rings 271
Characters from Middle-Earth S But none could rival her, Shelob the Great... The Lord of the Rings 750
Characters from Middle-Earth V A Elbereth Gilthoniel The Lord of the Rings 254
Characters from Middle-Earth V Snow-white! Snow-white! O Lady clear! The Lord of the Rings 92-93
Characters from Middle-Earth W "not by the hand of man will he fall" The Lord of the Rings 1088
Characters from the History of Middle-Earth A One who dreams alone The Book of Lost Tales One 14
Characters from the History of Middle-Earth A traveler from far countries The Book of Lost Tales One 13
Divine Aid in the Lord of the Rings "...too soon, before the date that his Master had set for it..." The Lord of the Rings 827
Divine Aid in the Lord of the Rings "I dare say he was "chosen" and I was only chosen to chose him" The Unfinished Tales 331
Divine Aid in the Lord of the Rings "Wisest of the Maiar was Olorin" The Silmarillion 34
Divine Aid in the Lord of the Rings ...I suddenly remembered the strange chance that had put them in my hands The Unfinished Tales 324
Divine Aid in the Lord of the Rings A chance-meeting, as we say in Middle-Earth. The Unfinished Tales 326
Divine Aid in the Lord of the Rings Bilbo was meant to find the Ring... The Lord of the Rings 69
Divine Aid in the Lord of the Rings For they came from over the Sea out of the Uttermost West The Unfinished Tales 388
Divine Aid in the Lord of the Rings I did no more than follow the lead of "chance"... The Unfinished Tales 322
Divine Aid in the Lord of the Rings Olorin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten... The Lord of the Rings 696-697
Divine Aid in the Lord of the Rings Seek for the Sword that was broken... The Lord of the Rings 263
Divine Aid in the Lord of the Rings The immediate 'authorities' are the Valar... The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien 153
Divine Aid in the Lord of the Rings Then darkness took me, and I strayed out of thought and time... The Lord of the Rings 524
Divine Aid in the Lord of the Rings You could not compel us... The Unfinished Tales 330
Events from Middle-Earth D Therefore Morgoth came, climbing slowly from his subterranean throne... The Silmarillion 184-185
Events from Middle-Earth N Last of all Hurín stood alone. Then he cast aside his shield and wielded and axe two-handed... The Silmarillion 234-235
Events from Middle-Earth W Tears unnumbered ye shall shed... The Silmarillion 103-104
Events from Middle-Earth W Then Fëanor swore a terrible oath. The Silmarillion 97-98
Heritage in Middle-Earth "...and they were given wisdom and power and life more enduring than any others of mortal race have possessed" The Silmarillion 312
Heritage in Middle-Earth "...he found that he could understand its tongue, because he was of the race of Dale" The Hobbit 236
Heritage in Middle-Earth "And so the rightful king could ever be known" The Lord of the Rings 897
Heritage in Middle-Earth "The hands of the king are the hands of a healer. And so the rightful king could ever be known" The Lord of the Rings 897
Heritage in Middle-Earth "The kin of Erendis have not the length of life that is granted to the descendents of Elros..." The Unfinished Tales 178-179
Heritage in Middle-Earth "an occasional Brandybuck or adventurous Took would come out to the Inn for a night or two" The Lord of the Rings 166
Heritage in Middle-Earth "assimilation of their mode of life to that of the Eldar" The Unfinished Tales 225
Heritage in Middle-Earth "for he saw that here indeed was one who had elven-blood in his veins" The Lord of the Rings 906
Heritage in Middle-Earth "not all birds are to be trusted, and there are other spies more evil than they are" The Lord of the Rings 200
Heritage in Middle-Earth "then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go see the great mountains..." The Hobbit 25
Heritage in Middle-Earth "would that Elrond were here, for he is the eldest of all our race, and has the greater power" The Lord of the Rings 897
Heritage in Middle-Earth ...their elusiveness is due solely to a professional skill... The Lord of the Rings 13
Heritage in Middle-Earth Most Hobbits regarded even rivers and small boats with deep misgivings... The Lord of the Rings 19
Heritage in Middle-Earth they fool about with boats on that big river... The Lord of the Rings 34
Home Page I was from early days grieved by the poverty of my own beloved country... The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien 131
Magic in The Third Age "obviously magical" The Lord of the Rings 39
Magic in the Third AGe "be wary, and handle it as little as you may!" The Lord of the Rings 227
Magic in the Third Age "Glamdring gleamed, cold and white" The Lord of the Rings 348
Magic in the Third Age "Glamdring glittered white in answer" The Lord of the Rings 349
Magic in the Third Age "Naur an edraith ammen! Naur dan i ngaurhoth!" The Lord of the Rings 316
Magic in the Third Age "Not the man that used to make such particularly excellent fireworks." The Hobbit 17
Magic in the Third Age "a pale light was leading them on" The Hobbit 71
Magic in the Third Age "for Aragorn son of Arathorn was going to war upon the marches of Mordor" The Lord of the Rings 294
Magic in the Third Age "his voice rolled like thunder" The Lord of the Rings 316
Magic in the Third Age "naur an edraith ammen" The Lord of the Rings 308
Magic in the Third Age "the hands of the king are the hands of a healer" The Lord of the Rings 894
Magic in the Third Age "then Gandalf lit up his wand" The Hobbit 72
Magic in the Third Age But I must have something to work on... The Lord of the Rings 308
Magic in the Third Age But do not think that only by singing amid the trees... The Lord of the Rings 384
Magic in the Third Age For this is what your folk would call magic... The Lord of the Rings 381
Magic in the Third Age If there's any magic about it... The Lord of the Rings 380
Magic in the Third Age In that dream I thought the eastern sky grew dark... The Lord of the Rings 263
Magic in the Third Age Moon-letters are rune-letters, but you cannot see them... The Hobbit 60
Magic in the Third Age There are locked doors and closed windows in your mind... The Lord of the Rings 717
Magic in the Third Age Would that Elrond were here, for he is the eldest of all our race... The Lord of the Rings 897
Magic in the Third Age all blades perish that pierce that dreadful King The Lord of the Rings 214
Magic in the Third Age the Elendilmir of the West could not be quenched... The Unfinished Tales 274
Magic in the Third Age the first day of the dwarves' New Year... The Hobbit 60
Main Page He deserves death. The Lord of the Rings 73
Numenor Essay "Behold the Eagles of the Lords of the West! They are coming over Númenor!" Sauron Defeated 231
Other from Middle-Earth C If you want to know what cram is, I can only say that I don't know the recipe... The Hobbit 273
Other from Middle-Earth D Tears unnumbered ye shall shed... The Silmarillion 103-104
Other from Middle-Earth D The Men of Dale used to have the trick of understanding their language... The Hobbit 217
Other from Middle-Earth H But there were some others that were horrible... The Lord of the Rings 589
Other from Middle-Earth H They do say the trees do actually move, and can surround strangers and hem them in. The Lord of the Rings 125
Other from Middle-Earth I They are wrought of ithildin that mirrors only starlight and moonlight... The Lord of the Rings 322
Other from Middle-Earth P All the same, observations that I have made on my own many journeys south... The Lord of the Rings 21
Other from Middle-Earth R Tall Ships and tall Kings... The Lord of the Rings 620
Other from Middle-Earth S And there is one among them that might have been foaled in the morning of the world. The Lord of the Rings 280
Other from Middle-Earth S Evermind they are called, simbelmyne in this land of Men... The Lord of the Rings 529
Other from Middle-Earth S Upon their western sides the grass was white as with a drifted snow... The Lord of the Rings 529
Other from the History of Middle-Earth A ...greatest is their power and glory of all his creatures within the world and without. The Book of Lost Tales One 52
Other from the History of Middle-Earth W It was a lane of deep banks and overhanging hedges... The Book of Lost Tales One 18
Places from Middle-Earth B (Bag End) the most luxurious hobbit-hole...either under The Hill or over The Hill or across The Water The Hobbit 14-15
Places from Middle-Earth E We can't get down, and if we did get down, we'd find all that green land a nasty bog, I'll warrant. The Lord of the Rings 627
Places from the History of Middle-Earth C ...seemed a house of great spaciousness and very great delight... The Book of Lost Tales One 14
Places in Middle-Earth B "those who pass the gates of Barad-Dûr do not return" The Lord of the Rings 313
Places in Middle-Earth B "three large front doors, many side doors, and about a hundred windows" The Lord of the Rings 112
Places in Middle-Earth D The hobbits soon found that what had looked like one vast fen was really an endless network of pools, and soft mires, and winding half-strangled watercourses. The Lord of the Rings 651
Places in Middle-Earth E "I see a white stream that comes down from the snows," he said. The Lord of the Rings 528-529
Places in Middle-Earth E Some way down they found a few gnarled and stunted trees... The Lord of the Rings 629-630
Places in Middle-Earth K And the line of Dain prospered, and the wealth and renown of the kingship was renewed... The Peoples of Middle-Earth 278
Places in Middle-Earth K So ended the attempt to retake Moria! The Lord of the Rings 341
Places in Middle-Earth M "There are dead things, dead faces in the water," he said with horror. The Lord of the Rings 653
Places in Middle-Earth M But the mountains were the Hithaeglir, the Towers of Mist upon the borders of Eriador... The Silmarillion 62-63
Places in Middle-Earth M On either side and in front wide fens and mires now lay, stretching away southward and eastward into the dim half-light. The Lord of the Rings 650
Places in Middle-Earth M Upon the further side, some way within the valley's arms, high on a rock seat upon the black knees of the Ephel Dúath... The Lord of the Rings 730
Places in Middle-Earth M When lights appeared Sam rubbed his eyes: he thought his head was going queer. The Lord of the Rings 652
Places in Middle-Earth R "Well, Mister Frodo, we've been far and seen a deal, and yet I don't think we've found a better place than this. The Lord of the Rings 1023
Places in Middle-Earth R His house was perfect whether you liked food, or sleep... The Hobbit 58
Races of Middle-Earth Tears unnumbered ye shall shed... The Silmarillion 103-104
The Fates of the Eruhini "But Bëor at the last had relinquished his life willingly and passed into peace." The Silmarillion 179
The Fates of the Eruhini "For it was not permitted to the Valar to withhold Death from him... The Silmarillion 225
The Fates of the Eruhini "which as Time wears even the Powers shall envy." The Silmarillion 48
The Fates of the Eruhini 'But to the Atani I will give a new gift.' The Silmarillion 47
The Fates of the Eruhini A mortal, Frodo, who keeps one of the Great Rings does not die... The Lord of the Rings 60
The Fates of the Eruhini And the Valar bid you earnestly not to withhold the trust to which you are called... The Silmarillion 318
The Fates of the Eruhini But for all this Death did not depart from the land... The Silmarillion 329
The Fates of the Eruhini But this we hold to be true, that your home is not here... The Silmarillion 318
The Fates of the Eruhini But your kinsman possessed this thing longer than you. The Lord of the Rings 1010
The Fates of the Eruhini Death is their fate... The Silmarillion 48
The Fates of the Eruhini For the Elves die not till the world dies... The Silmarillion 48
The Fates of the Eruhini I shall not go with him now when he departs to the Havens... The Lord of the Rings 1010
The Fates of the Eruhini Nay, lady, I am the last of the Númenoreans... The Lord of the Rings 1100
The Fates of the Eruhini Of course it is a poor sort of long life that the Ring gives... The Return of the Shadow 79
The Fates of the Eruhini Take counsel with yourself, beloved... The Lord of the Rings 1100
The Fates of the Eruhini There is now no ship that would bear me hence... The Lord of the Rings 1100
The Fates of the Eruhini These were the choices he gave to Lúthien... The Silmarillion 225
The Fates of the Eruhini Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched... The Lord of the Rings 45
The Fates of the Eruhini for he was the first of the Kings to refuse to lay down his life... The Unfinished Tales 221
The Fates of the Eruhini she was not yet weary of her days... The Lord of the Rings 1099
The Fates of the Eruhini the view is taken... The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien 131
The History of the Lord of the Rings "Ware! Ware!" cried Damrod to his companion. The Lord of the Rings 687-688
The History of the Lord of the Rings Grey as a mouse, The Lord of the Rings 672-673
The History of the Lord of the Rings He deserves death. The Lord of the Rings 73
The History of the Lord of the Rings He took to writing poetry and visiting the elves... The Hobbit 284
The History of the Lord of the Rings The Black Captain ..... lifted again his hand crying aloud words of power and terror. The War of the Ring 336-337
The History of the Lord of the Rings Thrice he cried. Thrice the great ram boomed. The Lord of the Rings 860-861
The Hobbit "Well, Mister Frodo, we've been far and seen a deal, and yet I don't think we've found a better place than this. The Lord of the Rings 1023
The Hobbit His house was perfect whether you liked food, or sleep... The Hobbit 58
The Hobbit Many are my names in many countries, he said. The Lord of the Rings 696-697
The Hobbit Suddenly Aragorn leapt to his feet. The Lord of the Rings 314
The Hobbit When the full light of morning came no signs of the wolves were to be found, and they looked in vain for the bodies of the dead. The Lord of the Rings 316-317
The Lord of the Rings "Aragorn," she said, "why will you go on this deadly road?" The Lord of the Rings 815
The Lord of the Rings "He looks as if he were spoiling for a race, and not newly come from a great journey," said Beregond. The Lord of the Rings 720
The Lord of the Rings "I did not know you rode bareback, Gandalf," he said. The Lord of the Rings 620
The Lord of the Rings "There are dead things, dead faces in the water," he said with horror. The Lord of the Rings 653
The Lord of the Rings "Well, Mister Frodo, we've been far and seen a deal, and yet I don't think we've found a better place than this. The Lord of the Rings 1023
The Lord of the Rings "Where are you going Master?" cried Sam, though at last he understood what was happening. The Lord of the Rings 1067-1069
The Lord of the Rings And there is one other reason, which I shall whisper to you... Sauron Defeated 125
The Lord of the Rings But close under the cliff there stood, still strong and living, two tall trees, larger than any trees of holly that Frodo had ever seen or imagined The Lord of the Rings 320
The Lord of the Rings Death of Mistress Rose, wife of Master Samwise, on Midyears Day. The Lord of the Rings 1134
The Lord of the Rings He deserves death. The Lord of the Rings 73
The Lord of the Rings His house was perfect whether you liked food, or sleep... The Hobbit 58
The Lord of the Rings In rode the Lord of the Nazgûl. The Lord of the Rings 860-861
The Lord of the Rings On either side and in front wide fens and mires now lay, stretching away southward and eastward into the dim half-light. The Lord of the Rings 650
The Lord of the Rings One Ring to Rule them all, One Ring to find them, The Lord of the Rings 272
The Lord of the Rings Out of the Black Years come the words that the Smiths of Eregon heard, and knew they had be betrayed: The Lord of the Rings 272
The Lord of the Rings So passed the sword of the Barrow-downs, work of Westernesse. The Lord of the Rings 877-878
The Lord of the Rings The Doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. The Lord of the Rings 323
The Lord of the Rings The brief glow fell upon a huge sitting figure, still and solemn as the great stone kings of Argonath. The Lord of the Rings 729
The Lord of the Rings The hobbits soon found that what had looked like one vast fen was really an endless network of pools, and soft mires, and winding half-strangled watercourses. The Lord of the Rings 651
The Lord of the Rings Though you too were a Ringbearer, if only for a little while. Your time may come. The Lord of the Rings 1067
The Lord of the Rings Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, The Lord of the Rings 64
The Lord of the Rings Thus men reached at last the High Court, and the Place of the Fountain before the feet of the White Tower... The Lord of the Rings 782
The Lord of the Rings When lights appeared Sam rubbed his eyes: he thought his head was going queer. The Lord of the Rings 652
The Races of Middle-Earth A creature of an older world maybe it was, whose kind, lingering in forgotten mountains cold beneath the Moon... The Lord of the Rings 873
The Races of Middle-Earth In rode the Lord of the Nazgûl. The Lord of the Rings 861
The Races of Middle-Earth Suddenly Aragorn leapt to his feet. "How the wind howls!" he cried. The Lord of the Rings 315
The Races of Middle-Earth When the full light of morning came no signs of the wolves were to be found... The Lord of the Rings 315
The Silmarillion Tears unnumbered ye shall shed... The Silmarillion 103-104
The Silmarillion The leaves were long, the grass was green, The Lord of the Rings 208-209
The Silmarillion Then Fëanor swore a terrible oath. The Silmarillion 97-98
The Silmarillion Then through all the years that followed he traced the Ring... The Lord of the Rings 259
The Silmarillion Therefore I say: Eä! Let these things Be! The Silmarillion 21
The Silmarillion Therefore Morgoth came, climbing slowly from his subterranean throne... The Silmarillion 184-185
The Silmarillion They came at unawares in the middle of winter, and fought with Dior in the Thousand Caves... The Silmarillion 286
Things from Middle-Earth A The Sword of Elendil was forged anew by Elvish smiths... The Lord of the Rings 294
Things from Middle-Earth F The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass. The Lord of the Rings 348
Things from Middle-Earth H Then maybe you can see it it in your mind's eye: a great horn of the wild ox of the East... The Lord of the Rings 692
Things from Middle-Earth H Then Éowyn gave to Merry and ancient horn... The Lord of the Rings 1014
Things from Middle-Earth I "I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor." The Lord of the Rings 348
Things from Middle-Earth O Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul... The Lord of the Rings 271
Things from Middle-Earth O He only needs the One; for he made that Ring himself... The Lord of the Rings 65
Things from Middle-Earth O One Ring to Rule them all, One Ring to find them, The Lord of the Rings 272
Things from Middle-Earth O Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, The Lord of the Rings 64
Things from Middle-Earth P And you, Ring-bearer," she said, turning to Frodo. The Lord of the Rings 397
Things from Middle-Earth P Tall Ships and tall Kings... The Lord of the Rings 620
Things from Middle-Earth R Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, The Lord of the Rings 64
Things from Middle-Earth S Then Fëanor swore a terrible oath. The Silmarillion 97-98
Things from the History of Middle-Earth L until such time as they fare forth to find the lost families of the kindred The Book of Lost Tales One 17
  

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