The Middle-earth 1200

[kzer_za]

Ancalime feels to me like she deserves to be higher...but I realize how the point system works.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

But, she hasn't appeared yet, has she?

[kzer_za]

Oops, I meant Almarian. Those tricksy Númenórean queen names! Anyway, she is a fairly important secondary character within Aldarion and Erendis.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

But that's the beauty of this project; it removes subjectivity.

[kzer_za]

It's still fun to talk about though.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Absotively!

[samaranth]

What a wonderful list! Thank you - I'm looking forward to following the countdown.

[Dân o Nandor on Anduin]

John Garth, author of Tolkien and the Great War, declared recently, albeit somewhat facetiously, the anniversary of the birth of Middle-earth. In his blog he states: “Today, 26 January 2014, is the 100th anniversary of the first known public reading of Tolkien’s epic prose” in a session of the Stapeldon Society, the body of undergraduates attending Exeter College, Oxford, for which Tolkien was the outgoing secretary and newly elected president. He, and his friend & new secretary Colin Cullis, read out the minutes of the last meeting which Garth describes as a “mock-epic… glimpse [of Tolkien] 100 years ago, limbering up for the work that has since made Middle-earth a household name worldwide”. (Those minutes can be viewed in his blog).

Garth admits that not until September 24 1914 would the “first identifiable fragment of Middle-earth emerge”, when Tolkien wrote ‘The Voyage of Eärendel’, while at his Aunt’s Nottinghamshire ‘Phoenix Farm’ following the outbreak of the Great War. On that anniversary, I’m sure there’ll be an appropriate character on this list to focus on. As it is, #723 below is raised from the nether-regions of mere 9-pointers, to the upper echelons of the 10-pointers, due to her reference in Tolkien and the Great War.


*=as in CT's indexing in UT (ie. characters not appearing in Hobbit/LotR/AdvTB/Sil)
@=guest at Bilbo’s Farewell Party

The next 4 characters have 3 indexed pages and 10pts:

#729 *Lalia Clayhanger>Took wife of Fortinbras II
One of the few asterisked hobbits, appearing only in a draft to fan A.C Nunn in Letters. When Lalia ‘the Great’, or ‘the Fat’, died in 1402 S.R. (see Pearl above) she had been a widow & the Took matriarch for 22yrs, while her unmarried son Ferumbras III was Thain. She was “great and memorable, if not universally beloved… but was prevented from attending [Bilbo’s Farewell Party] rather by her great size and immobility than by her age”. Along with the 1pt Lalia gets from Letters, the rest of her pts, no surprise, come from online sources: 5pts from Wiki, 4pts from EoArda.

#728 Ferumbras II Took 24th Thain of the Shire
It would have been coincidentally appropriate if this were Ferumbras III following Pearl & Lalia, but no, this is Pearl’s great-great-great-great grandfather, Ferumbras II. He gets 3pts each from Foster & EoArda, 2pts from HoMe6, and 1pt each from LotR & Wiki.

#727 Hildigrim Took 4th son of the Old Took
Completing this quad of Tooks is the great-grandfather of Pearl & Pippin. His points are apportioned identically to his great-grandfather above.

#726 Siriondil father of Eärnil II
Not to be confused with the 11th King of Gondor, this Siriondil’s father & grandfather have recently appeared on this list. His namesake, along with his son, won’t appear for a while however. As Tyler states, “being the grand-nephew of Narmacil II… this kinship was the constitutional basis of Eärnil’s claim to the Throne”. He gets 5pts from Tyler, 2pts each from Foster & HoMe12, and 1pt from LotR.

The next 3 characters have 4 indexed pages and 10pts.

#725 *Borondir the Stirrupless
From ‘Cirion and Eorl’, Borondir Udalralph emissary of Gondor was “a great rider of a family that claimed descent from a captain of the Northmen in the service of the Kings of old”. It was he, along with a slain companion, who brought Cirion's message, after 15 days, the last 2 without food, to Eorl asking for his aid. Borondir “was so spent that he could scarce speak”. He gets 6pts from UT & 4pts from Wiki.

#724 Fosco Baggins grandfather of Frodo
He married Ruby Bolger and they had 3 children, Dora, Drogo, & Dudo. Togo was his name in early drafts. Fosco gets 4pts from HoMe6, 2pts each from Foster & EoArda, and 1pt each from LotR & Wiki.

#723 Nielíqui
The daughter of Oromë & Vána in the Lost Tales, described as a “little maiden” who danced about the woods in the gardens of Oromë. Nielíqui is referenced in Tolkien and the Great War as a maiden of the Valar “whose laughter brings forth daffodils and whose tears are snowdrops”. Along with 1pt from Garth, 9 of her pts come from HoMe1, including the name-list.

These Hugos are the two 10-pointers with 5 indexed pages:

#722 Hugo Boffin son of Otto
He was the eldest son of Otto the Fat, and married Donnamira Took, the middle of the “three remarkable daughters of the Old Took”. This Hugo is the great-grandfather of both Folco Boffin & Fatty Bolger. He gets 2pts each from Foster & HoMe6, 4pts from EoArda, and 1pt each from LotR & Wiki.

#721 Hugo Bracegirdle son of Bruno @
This Hugo, “a great borrower of books, and worse than usual at returning them”, was a listed recipient of a parting gift from Bilbo. His points are identical to the Hugo above, except Foster & EoArda equal out at 3pts.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

I saw that blog post of John's (I even considered posting here about it). I thought it was pretty interesting seeing the first glimmer of Tolkien's style, even in that context.

[Dân o Nandor on Anduin]

*=as in CT's indexing in UT (ie. characters not appearing in Hobbit/LotR/AdvTB/Sil)
@=guest at Bilbo’s Farewell Party

These 8 characters are the last 10-pointers:

#720 Hamfast Gamgee 4th son of Samwise
Hamfast, or Baravorn in the King’s invitation in Elvish, was the 7th child of Sam & Rose. Outside of the Longfather-Tree, Ham appears only in the Epilogue. He gets 2pts from Foster, 4pts from HoMe9, and 1pt each from LotR, Tyler, Wiki, & EoArda.

#719 *Valwë father of Lindo of Eressëa
He went with Salmar to find the Noldor in Beleriand late in the 1st Age, and, according to the Lost Tales, they get overwhelmed in the Land of Willows. “Noldorin escapes from the defeat of the Land of Willows and takes his harp and goes seeking in the Iron Mountains for Valwë and the Gnomes until he finds their place of imprisonment”. Valwë is the father of Lindo, the master of the Cottage of Lost Play in the Lost Tales. He gets all 10pts from HoMe’s 1 & 2.

#718 Folco Boffin son of Vigo @
Folco was a friend of Frodo’s, but along with Fatty Bolger, not as close as a friend as Pippin & Merry. Thus he only helped pack for Frodo, and didn’t venture off with the three hobbits bound for Buckland. Folco gets 3pts from Foster, 2pts each from HoMe9, Wiki, & EoArda, & 1pt from LotR.

#717 *Mithrellas wife of Imrazôr the Númenórean
She was a Sylvan Elf of Lórien, and handmaiden of Nimrodel, with whom she fled to the coasts when evil arose in Moria. There she was ‘harboured’ and taken to wife by Imrazôr the Númenórean (see below), but after she bore him a son Galador & daughter Gilmith, “she slipped away by night and he saw her no more”. Mithrellas gets 6pts from UT, 2pts from HoMe12, and 1pt each from Rateliff & Wiki.

#716 *Imrazôr the Númenórean father of Galador
He, along with wife Mithrellas (above), were the progenitors of the line of the Princes of Dol Amroth; as their son, Galador, became the 1st Lord of the Line. Númenórean is obviously a nickname. Imrazôr gets 4pts each from UT & HoMe12, and 1pt each from Rateliff & Wiki.

#715 Daisy Gamgee eldest sister of Sam
Daisy was the 3rd child of the Gaffer. She gets 2pts each from LotR & Foster, 4pts from HoMe9, and 1pt each from Wiki & EoArda.

#714 Rose Gamgee 2nd daughter of Samwise
Rosie-lass, or Meril in the King’s invitation in Elvish, was the 3rd child of Samwise & Rose. She’s predicted by Frodo to be a child of Sam, and appears throughout the Epilogue, where she is “very anxious about Entwives [&] looks for them whenever she goes in a wood”. Her points are apportioned identically as her aunt above.

#713 *Alboin King of the Lombards
Began in Audoin’s entry not long ago, the story of Paul the Deacon in Historia Langobardorum continues with Alboin slaying Thurismod, son of the Gepid King, in single combat amidst a great battle. Audoin, against popular opinion, would not give Alboin “the rank of companion of his table” until he received weapons from the opposing king. On this, Alboin went forth with a host to King Thurisind, and, after some prolonged unpleasantries, he came back to the safety of his father’s kingdom with the necessary weapons. When Alboin became King, a 2nd battle was fought in which Alboin slew the Gepid King Cunimond, and took his daughter Rosamund captive. At a following banquet Alboin gave Rosamunda a cup of wine to drink from the skull of her dead father. Rosamunda eventually had her revenge as “Alboin was murdered in his bed”. His real world fame/infamy is expounded upon not only in ‘The Lost Road’, but by Flieger & Rateliff as well. He gets 4pts from HoMe5, and 2pts each from HoMe9, Drout, & Rateliff. Alboin has 15pgs indexed.

[Dân o Nandor on Anduin]

*=as in CT's indexing in UT (ie. characters not appearing in Hobbit/LotR/AdvTB/Sil)
@=guest at Bilbo’s Farewell Party

These 6 characters begin our 11-pointers & have 1 indexed page:

#712 Myrtle Burrows daughter of Milo @
The 3rd child and only daughter of Milo Burrows & Peony Baggins. She would’ve been 8yrs old at Bilbo’s Party, most likely one of the hobbit-children mentioned. Myrtle gets 6pts from EoArda, 3pts from Foster, and 1pt each from LotR & Wiki.

#711 Posco Baggins son of Polo
His wife, 3 children, 5 grandchildren, son-in-law & sister, all attended Bilbo’s Party. Posco did not, but would’ve been 99yrs old at the time. With no recorded death date, he had either passed on, or was probably in poor health. His points are apportioned identically to his granddaughter Myrtle above.

#710 Marigold Gamgee>Cotton younger sister of Samwise
She married ‘Young Tom’ Cotton, thus Sam & Rose were in-laws twice over. Marigold gets 5pts from Tyler, 3pts from Foster, and 1pt each from LotR, Wiki, & EoArda.

#709 Holfast Gardner grandson of Samwise
The son of Frodo Gardner, eldest son of Samwise, would have inherited & most likely lived in Bag-End. He gets 3pts from Foster, 2pts from Tyler, 4pts from EoArda & 1pt each from LotR & Wiki.

#708 Harding of the Hill great-grandson of Samwise
His date of birth is one of the last dates on record. Foster speculates his full name was Harding Gardner ‘of the Hill’. Along with 1pt from LotR, he gets 1, 2, 3 & 4pts from Wiki, EoArda, Tyler & Foster respectively.

#707 Elfstan Fairbairn 2nd Warden of the Westmarch
Completing a quad of Gamgees born after Sam is the son of Fastred of Greenholm & Elanor Gamgee. When Elfstan was 8yrs old his father became the 1st Warden of the Westmarch and the family moved to Undertowers on the Tower Hills. He succeeded his father as Warden, and took on the name Fairbairn, establishing the line of the Fairbairns of the Towers, Wardens of Westmarch, inheritors of the Red Book. Elfstan gets 2pts each from Foster & Tyler, 1pt each from LotR & Wiki, and 5pts from EoArda.

These 9 characters have 2 indexed pages & 11 points:

#706 Marmadoc ‘Masterful’ Brandybuck Master of Buckland
He’s the son of Madoc ‘Proudneck’, the father of Gorbadoc ‘Broadbelt’, and is Merry’s great-great grandfather. He married Adaldrida Bolger, and so also appears on the Bolger family-tree. He gets 1, 2, 3 & 5pts from Wiki, LotR, EoArda & Foster, respectively.

#705 Laura Grubb>Baggins grandmother of Bilbo
She married Mungo Baggins and had 5 children, the oldest being Bungo father of Bilbo. She appears in Letter 214, the same as Lalia & Pearl (see a couple posts above), but is not indexed (at least not in my ’81 ed.). It states Laura became head of the Baggins family after Mungo’s death, and held it for 16yrs until she died at 102yrs, when Bungo became the head. She gets 3pts each from Tyler & EoArda, 2pts each from Foster & Wiki, & 1pt from LotR.

#704 *Ciryatur admiral of Númenor
He commanded the fleet sent by Tar-Minastir in 1700 S.A. to the aid of Gil-galad against Sauron, whose “host was heavily defeated and driven back”. Ciryatur (‘Ship-lord’) “sent part of his ships to make the landing further south” at the Númenórean harbour of Gwathló. “In the Battle of Gwathló Sauron was routed utterly and he himself only narrowly escaped”. Ciryatur gets 4pts from UT & 7pts from Wiki.

#703 Barahir 8th Ruling Steward of Gondor
He was the son of Hador 7th Ruling Steward, an unnaturally long-lived Gondorian who ruled 117yrs. Barahir succeeded him at the age of 105 and ruled a mere 17yrs during the waning years of the Watchful Peace. He gets 1pt each from LotR, Tyler, & Wiki, 2pts from HoMe12, & 6pts from EoArda.

#702 Herubrand of Rohan
Herubrand (‘Sword of Fire’) was a Rider of Rohan who fell in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, and his name is recorded in the ‘Mounds of Mundburg’. He gets 2pts each from Foster, Tyler, & HoMe8, 4pts from EoArda, & 1pt from LotR.

#701 Wídfara of the Wold
Wídfara (‘Wide-traveller’) was a Rider of Rohan who, on the ride to battle in Minas Tirith, noticed a change in the wind, auguring well. To which Théoden says “if you speak truly, Wídfara, then may you live beyond this day in years of blessedness!” His points are apportioned identically to Herubrand above.

#700 Adamanta Chubb>Took wife of the Old Took
She was the mother of 12 children, surpassed only by Rosie Gamgee. Bilbo, Frodo, Merry, Pippin, Folco Boffin & Fatty Bolger, could all trace their ancestry back to Adamanta: 2 of her sons would become Thains, 2 others left on mysterious adventures, and her 3 daughters were, of course, “remarkable”. Adamanta gets 2pts each from Foster, HoMe6, & Wiki, 4pts from EoArda, and 1pt from LotR.

#699 Daddy Twofoot
A neighbour of the Gaffer in Bagshot Row, and a patron of the Ivy Bush Inn. He doesn’t appear to be well-travelled, as he considers Buckland a strange land. The Encylopedia of Arda speculates on his name: ‘Daddy’ a nickname probably inferring age, and ‘Twofoot’ an acquired surname possibly inferring short stature. Along with 1pt from LotR, Daddy gets 1, 2, 3 & 4pts from Wiki, HoMe6, Foster & EoArda.

#698 Tarondor 7th King of Arnor
Not to be confused with the King of Gondor later in the 3rd Age, this Tarondor inherited the throne of Arnor in 515 T.A. on the death of his father Tarcil. His reign was a time of peace before troubles began, and he ruled 87yrs to the age of 230. He gets 2pts each from Foster, HoMe12, & EoArda, 3pts from Wiki, and 1pt each from LotR & Tyler.

[Dân o Nandor on Anduin]

*=as in CT's indexing in UT (ie. characters not appearing in Hobbit/LotR/AdvTB/Sil)
@=guest at Bilbo’s Farewell Party

These 12 characters have 11pts, increasing from 3-6 indexed pages:

#697 Tom nephew of Tim
‘Nuncle’ Tim came in a bit ago on this list. Now Tom appears, who encounters a Troll gnawing the shin-bone of his uncle & understandably enraged, kicked the Troll but earned only a lame leg. There's no suggestion that Tom existed outside Sam’s imagination, but it's not entirely impossible that he based his rhyme on real events or personages. Tom gets 4pts from Foster, 6pts from EoArda, & 1pt from LotR.

#696 Flambard Took son of Isembard
A grandchild of the Old Took, & 1st cousin of Bilbo. Though born just 3 years apart, & living 102yrs, Flambard didn’t survive for Bilbo’s Party. As the Encyclopedia of Arda states, “Flambard's name has military connections: a flambard is a large sword with a waved or flame-shaped blade”. He gets 2pts each from Foster & HoMe6, 1pt each from LotR & Wiki, and 5pts from EoArda.

#695 Herefara of Rohan
A Rider of Rohan who fought and fell on the Pelennor Fields, and whose name was recorded in the Song of the ‘Mounds of Mundburg’. According to the Encyclopedia of Arda, his name seems to mean 'one who goes to war'. Herefara has an extra indexed page than Herubrand (see last post) due to his name-change in the drafts from ‘Herufare’. He gets 2pts each from Foster, Tyler, & HoMe8, 4pts from EoArda, & 1pt from LotR.

The line of the Chieftains of the Dúnedain now begin to appear:

#694 Aranuir 3rd Chieftain of the Dúnedain
His grandfather Aranarth, the 1st Chieftain, had seen Arthedain fall to the Witch-king, who was subsequently driven out of the North. Aranuir son of Arahael, was born about a century later, near the beginning of the Watchful Peace, which continued throughout his life. Aranuir became Chieftain at 91yrs old & ruled for 72yrs, until age 163, when he was succeeded by his son Aravir. He gets 2pts each from Foster, Tyler, & HoMe12, 3pts from EoArda, & 1pt each from LotR & Wiki.

#693 Anairë wife of Fingolfin
Anairë is the mother of Fingon, Turgon, Aredhel, and Argon. She remained in Aman due to her friendship with Eärwen, wife of Finarfin. Wiki states her name means ‘Holiest’ in Quenya. She gets 6pts from HoMe’s 11 & 12, and 5pts from Wiki.

#692 Imlach 2nd son of Marach
Imlach is the younger brother of Malach Aradan. Nothing is known about him, except that he was the father of Amlach, who was among the leaders of dissension in Estolad. Imlach gets 2pts each from Foster, Tyler, & HoMe11, 3pts from EoArda, and 1pt each from the Sil & Wiki.

#691, #690 & #689 Wolf, Fang, & Grip, dogs of Farmer Maggot
I’ll unabashedly quote the Encyclopedia of Arda here: “The folk of the Marish near the Shire’s eastern borders were untrusting of strangers and cautious of intruders. Farmer Maggot of Bamfurlong was one of these, and to protect himself from unwanted visitors he kept three large dogs – Grip, Fang, and Wolf. All three dogs were wolf-like in appearance, which is doubtless the source of Wolf's name. Of the three, circumstantial evidence suggests that Wolf was the largest, and the one who threatened Frodo when he encountered Maggot while travelling to Buckland”. Nonetheless, after slightly tweaking their points to keep them together, they get 2pts each from Foster & HoMe6, 1pt each from LotR & Wiki, and 5pts from EoArda.

#688 Wilcombe Cotton 2nd son of Farmer Cotton
Wilcombe ‘Jolly’ Cotton is the 3rd child of Farmer Tom Cotton. He was actually born in the same year as his older sister Rosie. Jolly helped scour the Shire with his brothers & father. He gets 4pts each from Foster & EoArda, 2pts from LotR, & 1pt from Wiki.

#687 Mungo Baggins grandfather of Bilbo
He married Laura Grubb (see post above) and they had 5 children. Mungo gets 3pts from Foster, 2pts each from Tyler, HoMe6, & Wiki, and 1pt each from LotR & EoArda.

The Lords of the Houses of the Edain now begin to appear:

#686 Boron 3rd Lord of the 1st House of the Edain
As the son of Baran & grandson of Bëor the Old, Boron was the heir of the 1st House. His son Boromir, as well as inheriting the Lordship the House, became the 1st lord of Ladros. Boron gets 2pts each from Foster, Tyler, & HoMe11, 3pts from EoArda, and 1pt each from the Sil & Wiki.

[Dân o Nandor on Anduin]

*=as in CT's indexing in UT (ie. characters not appearing in Hobbit/LotR/AdvTB/Sil)
@=guest at Bilbo’s Farewell Party

These seven 11pt characters have, increasingly, from 7 to 10 indexed pages:

#685 *Soronto nephew of Tar-Aldarion
Soronto is the grandson of Tar-Meneldur, being the son of Tar-Aldarion’s sister Ailinel & Orchaldor, a descendant of the House of Hador. Because of the change in Númenor's laws of succession, Tar-Ancalimë, daughter of Tar-Aldarion, became the 1st Ruling Queen. If she had refused the Sceptre, or died childless, Soronto would've inherited the Throne; & it’s said she married only to take away Soronto's opportunity for inheritance. He gets 5pts from UT, including the 'Line of Elros', & 6pts from Wiki.

#684 *Vëantur Captain of the King’s Ships under Tar-Elendil
He was the father of Almarian, who married Tar-Meneldur. Vëantur passed his love of ships & the sea on to his grandson Tar-Aldarion, as he was the 1st Númenórean to voyage to Middle-earth, reaching the Grey Havens in his ship Entulessë ('Return') in S.A. 600. There he befriended Gil-Galad & Círdan, and formed an alliance between Númenor & the Elves of Lindon. Vëantur took a young Aldarion on his first voyage to Middle-earth in S.A. 725. His points are nearly identical to Soronto above except UT & Wiki are reversed.

#683 Angelica Baggins daughter of Ponto @
Bilbo considered her his niece, though they were more distant cousins. Because of her youthful vanity she received a round convex mirror as a parting gift. Along with 1pt from LotR, she gets 1, 2, 3, & 4pts respectively from Wiki, HoMe6, EoArda & Foster.

#682 Tolman ‘Young Tom’ Cotton son of Farmer Cotton
He was the 1st child of Tolman the elder & married Marigold Gamgee, thus brother-in-law to Sam twice over. He acted as Deputy Mayor for a year while Sam went to Gondor in S.R. 1442. Young Tom gets 5pts from Foster, 2pts each from LotR & HoMe9, and 1pt each from Wiki & EoArda.

#681 *Bodruith Lord of Belegost
He appears in the Lost Tale of the Ruin of Doriath as leader of the dwarves of Belegost. Bodruith brings the news of Mîm’s death & Glaurung’s treasure to Doriath, but receives a tryst-offering of “a bloodstained knife” from Naugladur Lord of Nogrod, to help gain revenge on Thingol. He accepts, but is slain as he attempts to prevent the murder of Naugladur by the traitorous Elf Ufedhin, who “pierced the vitals of Bodruith”. He may have been the son of Azaghâl Lord of Belegost that wounded, but was slain by, Glaurung in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. Bodruith appears about a hundred places on this list after both Naugladur & Ufedhin, because his name is listed & interpreted extensively in the ‘Gnomish Lexicon’. In his History of The Hobbit, Rateliff mentions Bodruith a couple times in his section on the Dwarves. He gets 2pts each from HoMe’s 2 & 4, 4pts from HoMe2’s name-list, & 3pts from Rateliff.

#680 Annael of Mithrim foster-father of Tuor
Rían, wife of Huor who perished in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, gave her newborn son to be fostered & raised by the Grey-Elves of Mithrim before she went to the ‘Mound of the Slain’ and laid herself down to die. Annael was the lone survivor of his people to return from the Nirnaeth, and delivered the news to Rían that Huor was dead. It was Annael who advised young Tuor about the Gate of the Noldor into Gondolin. He gets 2pts each from Foster, Tyler, UT & HoMe11, and 1pt each from the Sil, Wiki & EoArda.

#679 *Hundar 2nd son of Lord Halmir
He went with his older brother Haldir, 4th Lord of the Haladin, to the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and both were slain. In Tolkien’s final genealogy of the 2nd House, Hundar is the grandfather of Hardang. He gets 10pts from HoMe11, & 1pt from Wiki.

Next, the last seven 11-pointers…

[Dân o Nandor on Anduin]

*=as in CT's indexing in UT (ie. characters not appearing in Hobbit/LotR/AdvTB/Sil)
@=guest at Bilbo’s Farewell Party

These are the last seven 11-point characters:

#678 & #677 Anborn & Damrod, Rangers of Ithilien
Mablung of Ithilien will appear soon enough as he has a name worthy of a little more introspection. These 2 get their points thus: Anborn 4pts from HoMe8, 2pts each from Foster & EoArda, and 1pt each from LotR, Tyler & Wiki; Damrod gets 2pts each from LotR, HoMe8, Foster, Tyler & Wiki, & 1pt from EoArda. They have 10 & 12 indexed pages respectively.

#676 Merry Gamgee 2nd son of Samwise
Merry, or ‘Gelir’ in the King’s invitation, was the 4th child of Sam & Rosie. He was predicted to exist in namesake by Frodo in LotR. Merry gets 1pt each from LotR, Wiki & EoArda, 2pts each from Foster & Tyler, and 4pts from HoMe9; and has 12 indexed pages.

#675 *Nornorë Herald of the Gods
Here is a good example of a character who did not get absorbed by another on this list, ie. Fionwë/Eonwë. The latter was a child of the Valar in the Lost Tales, while Nornorë was the actual Herald of the Gods, and they both existed in the narrative at the same time. Nornorë possibly got replaced as official Herald by nepotism; not beyond the Valar, I think . He gets 9pts from HoMe1, including the name-list, & 2pts from HoMe2.

#674 *Horsa brother of Hengest
He, of course, is one of the few actual personages appearing on this list. Horsa, in this case, is the 2nd son of Eriol, the 1st being the more renowned Hengest, and the 3rd being the half-brother, of Elvish descent, Heorrenda, who will appear soon. Horsa appears several times in Drout’s J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: in Thomas Honegger’s article on ‘Ælfwine’; in John Houghton’s article on ‘Bede’; in Joe Christopher’s article on ‘Deor’; as well as Tom Shippey’s article on ‘Old Norse Language’. He gets 4pts each from HoMe’s 1 & 2, 1pt each from Garth, Drout & Wiki, and has 15 indexed pages.

#673 *Blodren the Easterling
Blodren was the son of Ban (who appeared a while ago on this list). In the ‘Grey Annals’ he’s described as “an Easterling… taken by Morgoth, and tormented because he was one of the faithful that withstood Uldor [but] entered the service of Morgoth and was released, and sent in search of Túrin… he entered the hidden company in Dimbar, and served Túrin manfully for two years. But seeing now his chance he betrayed the refuge of Beleg and Túrin to the Orcs, as his errand was. Thus it was surrounded and taken, and Túrin was captured alive and carried towards Angband; but Beleg was left for dead among the slain. Blodren was slain by a chance arrow in the dark”. He is referenced in Arda Reconstructed as yet another oversight by CT. Blodren gets 4pts from HoMe3, 2pts each from HoMe’s 4, 5 & 11, 1pt from Kane, and has 16 indexed pages.

#672 *Michael George Ramer
With Rupert Dolbear having already appeared a little while ago on this list, the 6 main members of the Notion Club are now appearing in due order. Ramer’s full description is: “Jesus College. Born 1929 (in Hungary). Professor of Finno-Ugric Philology; but better known as writer of romances. His parents returned to England when he was four; but he spent a good deal of time in Finland and Hungary between 1956 and 68. [Among his interests are Celtic languages and antiquities]”. He gets 10pts from HoMe9, 1pt from Wiki, & has 110 indexed pages.

Next, only those characters achieving 12pts!

[Dân o Nandor on Anduin]

*=as in CT's indexing in UT (ie. characters not appearing in Hobbit/LotR/AdvTB/Sil)
@=guest at Bilbo’s Farewell Party

12pt characters now begin, the 1st having 0 indexed pages, the next 3 having 1 page, & the following 7 having 2pgs:

#671 Carc father of Roäc
Carc’s son Roäc was a messenger for the Dwarves after Thorin & Company returned to Erebor, and during the Battle of Five Armies. Carc was dead by then, but while he lived he was a chief who dwelt with his wife above the guard-chamber of the dwarves on Ravenhill. Thorin remembers him as being renowned before Smaug drove the dwarves out of Erebor. He gets 5, 2, 1 & 4pts from Tyler, Foster, Wiki, & EoArda respectively.

#670 Isumbras I Took 13th Thain of the Shire
Isumbras became the 1st Thain of the Took line in 740 S.R., when Gorhendad Oldbuck moved to Buckland. He appears only in Appendix B ‘Tale of Years’. Isumbras I gets 6pts from Tyler, 3pts from Foster, and 1pt each from LotR, Wiki & EoArda.

#669 Willie Banks of Bree
One of the 2 Little Folk of Bree killed during the fight between the Bree-landers & Bill Ferny’s band of ruffians. He came 'from up-away' according to Butterbur, maybe Combe or Archet. It’s not known if he’s related to Pippin’s mother Eglantine Banks. Willie gets 3pts each from Foster & Tyler, 5pts from EoArda, and 1pt from LotR.

#668 Rowlie Appledore of Bree
One of the 3 Big Folk of Bree killed during the same fight as mentioned above, and Rowlie’s points are apportioned identically to Willie’s.

#667 Adaldrida Bolger>Brandybuck wife of Marmadoc
Adaldrida appears on both the Bolger & Brandybuck family-trees, as she married into the line of the Masters of Buckland, and is Merry’s great-great grandmother. She gets 3pts each from Foster & Wiki, 5pts from EoArda, & 1pt from LotR.

#666 Windfola horse of Éowyn
Windfola carried Dernhelm & Merry to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, during which they were thrown from the back of Windfola, who left them behind in fear of the Fell Beast of the Nazgûl. Windfola gets 1pt each from LotR & Wiki, and 2, 3 & 5pts from Foster, Tyler & EoArda respectively.

#665 Tarcil 6th King of Arnor
He was the great-great-grandson of Isildur, born in 280 T.A., reigning 80yrs without event, and dying at the age of 235, succeeded by his son Tarondor. His name, meaning ‘High Man’, can apply to all the Dúnedain. Tarcil gets 2pts each from Foster, HoMe12 & EoArda, 1pt each from LotR & Tyler, and 4pts from Wiki.

#664 Farin father of Fundin
Farin son of Borin, was the nephew of King Dáin I of Dúrin’s Line. He was also the grandfather of Balin and the great-grandfather of Gimli. He gets 2pts each from Foster, Tyler & HoMe12, 1pt each from LotR & Wiki, and 4pts from EoArda.

#663 Lagduf
He was an orc soldier in the Tower of Cirith Ungol, and served under Shagrat. Lagduf was slain as he was escaping the fortress in battle with Morgul orcs. He gets 3pts each from Foster & EoArda, 1pt each from LotR & Wiki, and 4pts from HoMe9.

#662 Lindir minstrel of Rivendell
An Elf of Rivendell, whose name implies ‘singer’. Lindir claimed he couldn’t tell which parts of Bilbo’s Song of Eärendil were composed by Aragorn or by Bilbo, as Mortals were so much alike. He gets 2pts each from Foster, Tyler & HoMe7, 1pt each from LotR & Wiki, and 4pts from EoArda.

#661 Beechbone
An Ent of Fangorn who burned to death in the assault on Isengard by the flames sent up by Saruman, releasing the destructive fury of the Ents. Beechbone gets 2pts each from Foster, Tyler, EoArda & HoMe8, 1pt from LotR, and 3pts from Wiki.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

I continue to be fascinated by where characters appear. I suspect that will become more so, when we move into the second half, soon.

[Dân o Nandor on Anduin]

Indeed Faithful One!

*=as in CT's indexing in UT (ie. characters not appearing in Hobbit/LotR/AdvTB/Sil)
@=guest at Bilbo’s Farewell Party

These 12pt characters increase from 2 to 7 indexed pages:

#660 Holman the greenhanded of Hobbiton
Holman was the founder of the Greenhand family of gardeners in Hobbiton, and Sam’s great-great grandfather. He gets 4pts from Foster, 3pts each from Tyler & EoArda, and 1pt each from LotR & Wiki.

#659 *Argon 3rd son of Fingolfin
He was the 4th child of Fingolfin & Anairë. Arakáno, “commander”, was the only name he knew, as he perished in the 2nd Battle of Beleriand before the 1st rising of the Moon. The Sindarin Argon was a late epithet used “in memory of his valour”, and linked him to older brothers Fingon & Turgon. He was the tallest of the 3, “and the most impetuous”. Argon only emerged in the making of the genealogies, and exists only in the ‘Shibboleth of Fëanor’. He splits his 12pts evenly between HoMe12 & Wiki.

#658 Fortinbras I Took 25th Thain of the Shire
He was the father of Gerontius, the Old Took, and the nephew of the Bullroarer. His peaceful 47yr reign began a half-century after the Battle of Greenfields. Fortinbras I gets 3pts from Foster, 5pts from EoArda, 2pts from HoMe6, and 1pt each from LotR & Wiki.

#657 Isengrim III Took 27th Thain of the Shire
He was the eldest of the Old Took’s 12 children, thus acquired the title of Thain at 88, holding it for 10yrs. He had no children, and was succeeded by his brother Isumbras IV. Isengrim III gets 3pts each from Foster & EoArda, 4pts from HoMe6, and 1pt each from LotR & Wiki.

#656 Arahad II 10th Chieftain of the Dúnedain
He lived 156yrs and was Chieftain for 65yrs during a prosperous time for the Shire under the Rangers protection, as pipe-weed was first planted & digging the Great Smials began. Arahad II gets 2pts each from Foster & HoMe12, 1pt each from LotR, Tyler & EoArda, and 5pts from Wiki.

#655 Ivorwen grandmother of Aragorn
A woman of foresight, she’s the wife of Dírhael, and the mother of Gilraen the Fair, and appears only in the ‘Tale of Aragorn and Arwen’. Her father Gilbarad is mentioned only in drafts, and appeared way back on this list. Ivorwen gets 2pts each from Foster, Tyler & HoMe12, 1pt each from LotR & Wiki, and 4pts from EoArda.

#654 Fréa 4th King of Rohan
Like Isengrim III at #657, Fréa inherited his throne from a long-lived father, and ruled a relatively short time. Fréa was the great-grandson of Eorl, and was succeeded by his son Fréawine. He gets 2pts each from Foster, Tyler, HoMe8 & EoArda, 1pt from LotR, and 3pts from Wiki.

#653 Gram 8th King of Rohan
He’s the son of Déor and father of Helm Hammerhand. His reign was marked with war with the Dunlendings. Gram’s points are apportioned identically to Fréa above.

#652 The Party Tree
Little needs to be said about this entity, except that its life was extinguished by Lotho Sackville-Baggins during the War of the Ring, and that its distinguished replacement appears on this list very soon. It gets 1, 6, 3 & 2 from LotR, Tyler, Foster & Wiki respectively.

#651 Old Sandyman the Miller
He’s of course the owner of the Old Mill at the time of the Party, whose first name is never revealed, but was an opinionated fellow, unpopular with the Gaffer, and whose son Ted inherited, and then sold, the Mill to Lotho (mentioned above). He gets 4pts each from Tyler & EoArda, and 2pts each from LotR & HoMe6.

#650 *Quennar i Onótimo
He is an Eldarin loremaster most responsible for initiating chronologies, as in the ‘Yénonótië: the Counting of Years’, the various Annals, and the ‘Tale of Years’. He gets 4pts from HoMe10, 2pts from HoMe11, and 6pts from Wiki.

#649 Nellas of Doriath
She was an Elf of Doriath, and friend of Túrin Turambar in his youth. In the trial of Túrin before Thingol, she bore witness against Saeros. Nellas gets 6pts from UT, 2pts each from HoMe5 & CoH, and 1pt from Kane, who slightly bolsters her standing, like so many other females on this list.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

[Dân o Nandor on Anduin]

*=as in CT's indexing in UT (ie. characters not appearing in Hobbit/LotR/AdvTB/Sil)
@=guest at Bilbo’s Farewell Party

These 9 are the last 12pt characters, and increase from 8 to 46 indexed pages:

#648 *Forweg of Dor-lómin
He was captain of the outlaw-band joined by Túrin Turambar. He was also slain by Túrin not long afterwards, as Forweg was attempting to rape the daughter of Larnach the woodman. For this action, Túrin ‘negotiated’ to become the outlaw-band’s new leader, replacing Forweg. He gets 4pts from UT, 3pts each from Wiki & EoArda, and 2pts from CoH.

#647 Fatty Lumpkin pony of Tom Bombadil
Tom rode him beside the hobbits & their ponies after facing the Barrow-Wight, and a friendship was developed that led the ponies back to Bombadil after escaping from Bree. Lumpkin gets 4pts from EoArda, 2pts each from Tyler, HoMe6 & Wiki, and 1pt each from LotR & Foster.

#646, #645, #644 Borlach, Borthand, & Borlad, sons of Bor
The 3 sons of Bor the Easterling were faithful, and followed Maedhros & Maglor, whereas the 3 sons of Ulfang proved faithless. A footnote in the ‘Grey Annals’ states that of “the people of Bor , who were worthy folk and tillers of the earth… came the most ancient of the Men that dwelt in the north of Eriador in the Second Age and [in] after-days”. They each get 3pts from Foster, 2pts from HoMe5, 2pts from HoMe11, 2pts from EoArda, 1pt from Tyler, 1pt from Wiki, & 1pt from the Sil. (Some minor tweaking was done to keep these 3 together).

#643 Pippin Gamgee 3rd son of Samwise
Pippin, or ’Cordof’ in the King’s letter, was the 5th child of Sam & Rosie, and the last predicted by Frodo except for others “that I cannot see”. He gets 3pts from Foster, 2pts from Tyler, 1pt each from LotR, Wiki & EoArda, and 4pts from HoMe9.

#642 *Heorrenda son of Eriol
Heorrenda is the son of Eriol and an Elven woman Naimi, after Eriol had sons Hengest & Horsa. He was both a poet mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon poem Deor, and in Tolkien’s legendarium was the writer or editor of the ‘Golden Book of Tavrobel’. In Drout’s J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia Heorrenda appears in Thomas Honegger’s entry on Ælfwine, Joe Christopher’s entry on Deor, and Anna Smol’s entry on Anglo-Saxon History, all tying him into Tolkien’s ‘Lost Tales’. He gets 8pts from HoMe2, 2pts from HoMe4, and 1pt each from Garth & Drout.

#641 *Lindo master of Mar Vanwa Tyalieva
Lindo is the master of the Cottage of Lost Play in Tol Eressëa at the time of Eriol’s arrival. His father was Valwë who came to the Isle with Ingil & the Vanyar; and his wife was Vairë. Lindo gets 6pts from HoMe1, 4pts from HoMe2, and 2pts from Garth.

#640 *Alboin Errol father of Audoin
His son was listed back at #880, where parallels were noted between these 2 and the Tolkiens. The Errols appear in Ch.2 of The Lost Road, Alboin born 4 Feb 1890, and his son born Sept 1918. Rateliff says “in his unfinished time-travel story [Tolkien] gave the main characters Lombardic names (Alboin and Audoin)”, and later, concerning Bilbo’s dreams, “it places Bilbo firmly in the tradition of Tolkien’s dreamers, alongside Eriol, Alboin and Audoin Errol, Michael Ramer and Arry Lowdham, Faramir, and Frodo Baggins”. As I said about Audoin, not bad company. Alboin gets 6pts from HoMe5 & 9, and 3pts each from Rateliff & Drout.

[kzer_za]

I'm glad we're getting to a good number of characters I recognize! Though I do think the Party Tree is a bit of a stretch.