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+ Mablung of the Heavy Hand : An Elf of Doriath and chief captain of Thingol. He was a friend of Túrin and slain in Menegroth by the Dwarves. He took part in the Hunting of the Wolf.

+ Maedhros : He was born in Valinor during the Years of the Trees and the eldest of the seven sons of Fëanor. After Fëanor's death, Morgoth (see below) captured Maedhros and hung him by the wrist from the heights of Thangorodrim. Fingon succeeded in rescuing him, but he lost his right hand in their escape. With his brothers, Maedhros held the eastern passes into Beleriand; he himself dwelt in a fortress on the hill of Himring. He worked to unite the Houses of the Noldor, and formed the Union of Maedhros, but that Union perished in the disaster of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.

After the defeat of Morgoth in the War of Wrath, Maedhros and his brother Maglor (see below) stole the two remaining Silmarils, but the hallowed Jewels would not suffer the brothers to hold them. In torment, Maedhros cast himself into a fissure in the earth.

+ Maeglin : Born in the year 320 of the First Age he was the son of Eöl and Aredhel Ar-Feiniel.He escaped his father's halls in Nan Elmoth with his mother, and came with her to Gondolin. Many years later, he was captured by the spies of Morgoth (see below) and betrayed the city. His name means "Sharp Glance" and was given to him by his father, while his mother called him Lómion, which means "Child of the Twilight".

+ Maglor : He was the second son of Fëanor and born in Valinor during the Years of the Trees. He was famous for his poetry. Maglor followed his father and his brothers to Middle-Earth where he dwelt in the east of Beleriand between the Little Gelion and the Greater Gelion. In the Dragor Bragollach the dragon Glaurung ruined his land and forced Maglor to flee to Himring where his brother Maedhros (see above) lived. He also fought in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad and later recovered the Simarils from Morgoth (see below) with the help of his brothers. Maglor cast his Silmaril into the Sea. Legend says that he still wanders the shores of the World, singing laments for his despair and regret.

+ Maglor's Gap : A region between Himring and the Blue Mountains which was guarded by Maglor (see above) during the First Age.

+ Malach : He was the son of Marach (see below) and the ancestor of the House of Hador. He spend many years of his life in Hithlum where he learned elvish. The Elves gave him the name Aradan, which means "noble man".

+ Mandos : The doomsman of the Valar. Originally Mandos was only the name of his house, but he himself was often called like this. His real name was Námo. In Mandos' halls there waited the strucked Elves (Elves could only die by being strucked) until the end of the world or until they would be reborn. Seperated from the Elves also the souls of the dead humans waited there unitl they finally left the Earth completely. Mandos' wife was Vaire. Everything that ever happened in the world was woven by her in the wall hangings that hung in Mandos' halls.

+ Manwë Súlimo : Manwë means "Blessed One" and Súlimo means "Lord of the Breath of Arda".

Manwë was the Greatest of the Valar. He lived at Oiolosse, the highest summit of the Taniquetil which was the highest mountain of the world. There together with him lived Varda. Manwë was the Valar of the Air, the Wind and the Clouds and all the birds, especially the eagles were his friends and servants. Manwë didn't want to have any power for himself, he just wanted the Elves and Men to live happily in the world. In this point he was quite the opposite of his brother Melkor. In the Third Age Manwë sent the Maia Olórion (Gandalf) to Middle-Earth.

+ Máhanaxar : See Ring Of Doom.

+ Mahtan : An Elf and father of Nerdanel. He was a smith and Fëanor learned much from him.

+ Marach : He was one of the original leaders of the Edain who first entered Beleriand. He was the father of Malach (see above).

+ Melian : Melian was a Maiar (see above) and the wife of Thingol. Although she lived in Valinor in the gardens of Lórien she often journeyed to Middle-Earth. There she met Thingol and became his wife. Together they founded the kingdom Doriath which Melian encircled with the girdle of Melian. Noone could pass this girdle without being allowed to do so by Melian. When Thingol was slain by the Dwarves, Melian returned to Valinor.

+ Melkor/Morgoth : Melkor was the mightiest dweller in Middle-Earth and as Manwë's brother (see entry Manwë above) he was also one of the Valar. While the Valar descended into Arda to order it, Melkor sought power only for himself and he tried to bend all the things to his will. He created big fires and frost, he loved all things which were big, immense and glaring. He also wanted to order the world for the Elves and Men but only to make them his servants. Melkor looked dark and terrible, he wore clothes of ice and a crown of fire. All the other Valar were afraid of him and he destroyed everything they have made. Then Tulkas chased him away for a while but Melkor soon setteled down in the North and built his fortress Utumno. He started to breed monstres, like for example the Balrogs. He attacked the Valar on their isle Almaren, destroyed the two lamps Illuin and Ormal and finally the Valar moved to the West and built the mountains Pelóri as a barrier against Melkor.

After the awakening of the Elves Melkor started to breed the Orcs. Now the Valar started a war against Melkor. He was defeated and chained up with the chain Angainor. The Valar brought him to Valinor where he had to stay three ages in Mandos' house (see entry Mandos above). Inside the walls of Valmar he was allowed to walk around freely. That was how he was able to poisson the thoughts of some of the Noldor. Melkor stole the Silmaril, destroyed the Two Trees of Valinor with the help of Ungoliant and finally fled to the North of Middle Earth. There all the montres and demons he once created were waiting for their Lord to return. From that time on he was called Morgoth, The first Dark Lord. He rebuilt the fortress Angband again and forged the Silmaril into a crown which he always wore. He called himself "King of the world".

+ Menegroth : Also called the Thousand Caves. It laid on the banks of the river Esgalduin and was a stronghold of Thingol. It was built by the Dwarves.

+ Mîm : Mîm was the last of the Petty-Dwarves and lived in Amon Rudh. His son Khîm was killed by Túrin's outlaws and therefore Mîm betrayed him. Later Mîm was slain by Túrin's father Húrin.

+ Minas Tirith : The tower on Tol Sirion that guarded the Pass of Sirion. It was built in the First Age by Finrod, but Orodreth, brother of Finrod, kept it, until it was captured by Sauron. It is not known if Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor was named after this tower.

+ Mindeb : A river that flowed south from the Crissaegrim. It was the border of Dimbar and met the Sirion under the eaves of the Forest of Brethil.

+ Míriel : Also called Serindë. Míriel was the first wife of Finwë and mother of Fëanor. After her son was born, Míriel lost all her power. She finally left to the gardens of Lórien and layed down to rest there. But she never woke up again.

+ Mirkwood : A name of Greenwood the Great, which was the greatest forest of Middle-Earth. It layed east of the River Andúin. The name Mirkwood was given to it when Sauron took up his abode at Dol Guldur, which layed in the southern part of Mirkwood, before he moved to Mordor.

+ Mithril : The metal which the dwarves found in Moria, also called "Moria-Silver" or "True Silver". It was supple and easy to work and it could be polished to shimmer like silver that never tarnished and it was as strong as steel. The Dwarves wanted to have more and more mithril and they dug deeper and deeper until they awoke the Balrog, also called Durin's Bane (see entry Moria.) With the awakeness of this Balrog the downfall of the dwarves kingdom began. The most famous thing that was made of mithril was the coat of mail which was given to Bilbo Baggins by Thorin and which was worn by Frodo Baggins during the War of the Ring. Gandalf said that this coat of mail was even more valuable than the whole Shire. Also Galadriel's Ring of Power, Nenya, was made of mithril.

+ Mithrim : The lake that stood in the north of the land Mithrim and seperated it from Hithlum. When the Noldor returned to Middle-earth, Fëanor set his camp on the northern shore of this lake.

+ Morgoth : The name which was given to Melkor (see above) after he had stolen the Silmaril from Fëanor and had fled with Ungoliant to Middle-Earth.

+ Moria (Khazad-dûm) : Moria (Khazad-dûm is the name of Moria in Khuzdul, the language of the Dwarves) was the biggest and most famous town of the Dwarves in Middle-Earth. It layed under the Misty Mountains, north of Lórien. It was founded by Durin the Deathless (see entry Durin I.) who once came to a shimming lake beneath the mountain Celebdil. In the water of that lake the stars were reflected and Durin called the lake Kheled-zâram, Mirrormere. There he started the building of Moria.

Moria became very famous but for the Elves it was first only a rumour until in the Second Age the Noldor founded the country Eregion near by the wesetrn gates of Moria. The ruler of the Noldor, Celebrimbor, developed a friendship with the Dwarves. He helped them to build the famous West-Gate of Moria, through which the fellowship of the Ring enterd Moria and it was Celebrimbor who gave one of the Rings of Power to Durin III.

As the centuries passed the Dwarves started to mine deeper and deeper as they wanted to find more of the famous metal mithril (see entry mithril.) But finally the awoke a Balrog. The Balrog slew the then king Durin VI and since then he was called Durin's Bane. After Durin's death his son, Náin I, was also lost and the Dwarves left Moria.

Moria, one of the richest cities of Middle-Earth now stood dark and empty, only the Balrog stayed there for more than 500 years. Then Sauron started to send Orcs and trolls to Moria.

Balin, who led a force of Dwarves, tried to get back the city, but he was not successful. When the Fellowship of the Ring entered Moria, they found Balin's tomb.

+ Moriquendi : The elvish name of the Dark-Elves.

+ Morwen : Morwen was the daugther of Baragund of the house of Bëor. She married Húrin and gave birth to Túrin Turambar.

+ Mount Taras : The mountains on the shores of Nevrast. Under these mountain Turgon built his halls called Vinyamar. Later Turgon left Mount Taras and went to Gondolin.

+ Mount Dolmed : Mount Dolmed was one of the greatest mountains of the Ered Luin. It laid near the Dwarf-cities Belegost and Nogrod.

+ Mount Rerir : A peak on the north of the Blue Mountains, above Lake Helevorn.

+ Mountains of Defense : Another name of the Pelóri.

+ Mountains of Terror : Another name for the Ered Gorgoroth.