ALFIR Youngest of the three sons of Athelstan, King of Enaderth. Later becomes king himself ALQUESSIEL An unmarried lady of Vinya-Ruminas. Sister of Miriel
ALROD A Canon or senior priest of the Temple of Vinya-Ruminas
AMARANTH Eldest daughter-in-law of Caradoc Yarnal
AR Short form of Ar-Hostakyermo, the High Priest of the Temple of Vinya-Ruminas;
his personal name is Rudhol (Ruddle)
ARLOTH A wealthy and powerful unmarried lady of Vinya-Ruminas
ASULDO (recent historical character) Tenth King of Thandor. Usurped throne of Olostur II
ATAN Short form of Atan-Hostakyermo, Second Highest Priest of the Temple; his
personal name is Pureor
ATHELSTAN Second son of Guthreo, Swin's younger uncle; King of Enaderth
AULAND the Smith of the Gods. Estranged husband of Yavanna. [Aulë in The Silmarillion]
AYARG The chief of a gang of bandits
ÆLFRIC (fictional character) King of the Elves in The Tale of Waltrot [Elrond]
BARANITHRON (historical character) the sixth and last of the Wizards (see Brown, Mr.)
BARTROB The Reeve of Punchkinland - a sort of commissar or district governor
BAVOUR, Clemo An elderly punchkin of wealthy and distinguished family [Bilbo]
BENTLEY, short for Bentliman young son of Goodwort Gough
BENTLIMAN, see Gough
BERMA also known as Calendis or the Gulwen: the Good Witch of the North
BERVEN A deacon or assistant priest, employed by Erum in the mission to the Foro
BILLING One of the Ten Knights, originally retainers of King Athelstan, commanded by him
to follow Swin
BOTTLEBANKS, Tim A punchkin-servant
BRÓIN (fictional character) A dwarf. Servant and companion of Elbo Doggends in The
Tale of Waltrot
BROWN, Mr. A Wizard, disenchanted by Fuindis from fox's shape; identified by the High
Priest, and previously by Aldred, as Baranithron [Radagast]
BROWNLOCK, Mrs. Landlady of The Cap and Feather
BRYD, full name Bryd Svarriambat Ammasdaughter A women of the Foro, taken captive
by Ayarg, then helped by Swin and the Punchkins; later found at Caras Gulwen
in the service of Fuindis
BRYDDA A maid of Garholt; seduced and abandoned by Swin
CALENDIS, see Berma
CALESSAR Third son of Olostur II: Swin's father
CARADOC, see Yarnal
CARAHIR and CARANETH Twin babies; son and daughter of Lady Vornis
CIRCHIL (historical character) Elvish ruler and shipwright [Círdan]
CLEMO, see Bavour
COLWINE Swin's horse
CRABANIR Captain of the Arostiri or Palace Guard. Son of Lord Megiluin
CULURIEL (historical character) A queen of Thandor. Wife of Olostur II
CULURIEL A baby girl; daughter of Miriel
CURUOR (historical character) Chief of the Aulendili, the Smiths and Artificers, during the
reigns of Kedral III and Kedrahil II. Architect of the Treaty of Lhygost
DAERANNA A noble lady of Thandor; wife of Lord Lefnui
DIMORN (legendary/historical character) Lover of Nendorel [Amroth]
DOGGENDS, see Elbo
DRENG A man of the Foro: Bryd's husband
DRU Thandorian name for the Supreme Being. [Eru Iluvatar] Identified by Swin as the
same as...
DRYHTEN The chief deity among the tribes of the Nibyth. Also DRYHTEN-SWEALD,
DRYHTEN-METOD
DULINIR Eldest of the three sons of Athelstan, King of Enaderth DYER, see Fortinbras, Hrothgar, etc.
EANGIL (legendary/historical character) A famous mariner of the Long Age [Ëarendil/Elendil]
EDHANC A palace guardsman employed by the Temple authorities EGWISE, see Proudfoot
ELBO DOGGENDS (fictional character) The hero - a Hobbit rather than a Punchkin - of
The Tale of Waltrot
ELENHIR Last King of the Elves of Midyard
ENGWE Parmandur Lord Secretary of the King's Council and official historian of Thandor
EOFOR, see Swin Gumasson
EOFOR A baby boy: son of Lady Arloth
ERUM, short for Erumardil A priest of the Temple of Vinya-Ruminas, later sent as missionary
bishop of Lowerath or Daelum, later employed as chaplain in the
royal palace in Vinya-Ruminas
FËARUK THE WHITE The Dragon of Northern Thandor
FEIMA A young woman in the service of Lady Arloth, in Ruminas; later in the service of Miriel,
in Emynos
FERUMBRAS DYER Present head of the Dyer family. Also known as Ferumbras VII
FINDIR An Elf: a wandering minstrel and intelligence-gatherer FORTINBRAS DYER Son of Ferumbras, and so a present-day descendent of...
FORTINBRAS the Dyer (historical character) Famous hero of the Punchkins [Bilbo/Frodo]
FORTINBRAS VI (recent historical character) Another descendent of Fortinbras the Dyer.
Constable or military leader of the Punchkins during the reign of Asuldo
FRAG A Dwarf of Tingrod: maker of Heathogrim (Swin's sword) and of Brydda's coffin
FUINDIS also known as the Gulwen: the Dark Witch of the South
FULNIR Bryd's first husband, a vassal of Hriveor
GAURIEL Name given to Nometh, Princess and later Queen of Thandor, by Berma the witch, and
subsequently used by everyone GOODWORT, see Gough
GOUGH, Goodwort Landlord of The King's Head in Tregg
GOUGH, Bentliman Landlord of The Dragon's Head in Vinya-Ruminas; twin brother of
Goodwort
GOUGH, Mrs. Wife of Bentliman Gough
GOUGH, Mrs. Wife of Goodwort Gough
GREENBELT, Pontifex or 'Ponty' The Steward of the Eastern Hundreds in the Demesne
GULWEN, see Berma, also see Fuindis
GUMA Elder son of Guthreo: now Marchwarden and Lord of Garholt. Swin's uncle
GUMASSON, see Swin Gumasson
GUTHREO Swin's maternal grandfather. The previous Lord of Garholt
HANAR A young dwarf of Ost-en-Aderthad. Son of Nar son of Vali
HAR Brother of Hanar
HARDEDGE, Hal A Punchkin of Tregg, employed as waiter at The King's Head; cousin of...
HARDEDGE, Waltrot A Punchkin of Tregg, servant of Caradoc Yarnal; later in the service of Fortinbras Dyer;
later employed by Aldred Sherling
HENCHMAN, Aubrey A Punchkin involved in the rebellion led by Hodgekin Dyer
HEODEN One of the Ten Knights: the eldest, and the steward of Swin's treasury
HILDERINC A man of Garholt; father of Brydda HODGE, HODGEKIN, see Hrothgar Dyer
HOLM the God of the Sea. Lover and second husband of Yavanna [Ulmo in The Silmarillion]
HOLMO (fictional character) the prince in Talathiel's story of the Frog and the Snail
HREM An explorer and oil-prospector
HRIVEOR A wicked lord of Thandor
HROTHGAR DYER A mysterious Punchkin-rover, related to Fortinbras Dyer;
later identified as his half-brother
HYGD A woman of Garholt; mother of Brydda
ILYIRME A young unmarried lady of Ruminas
INGOLMO (fictional/mythical character) A talking snail in Talathiel's story; also appears
in the Dreginiabeth
JACK (fictional character) appears in the Ballad of Dunbury Down, sung by Swin. He is
presumably based on...
JACK DYER (recent historical character) One of the two Punchkins who stole the sacred
fruit from the Tree in the temple of Vinya-Ruminas
KEDRAHIL I (historical character) Second king of Thandor. Son of Kedral I
KEDRAHIL II (historical character) Eighth king of Thandor. Son of Kedral III
KEDRAL I (important historical character) King of Turmal, the south-kingdom. Came to
throne after defeating Sorgrim. Was helped by Fortinbras the Dyer. Later
refounded the Northern Realm as the Kingdom of Thandor, so becoming
its first first king [Aragorn]
KEDRAL II (historical character) Fourth king of Thandor
KEDRAL III FORMENDACIL (historical character) Seventh king of Thandor. Grandson of
Keldur. Fought the first wars against the Dragon and was slain by him
KELDUR (historical character) Fifth king of Thandor. Elder brother of Olostur I
KEMENDIL King of Thandor at some future date. His doings are set forth in the Book of
the Acts of Kemendil; he is also recognised in the dedication of Aldred's second
narrative, Light and Darkness
LAMMANWE An advocate. First appears, without being named, in Chapter Seven of Book One
LEFNUI A lord of Thandor; also his father, now deceased, with the same name
LEGO (fictional character) A loremaster. Appears in The Tale of Waltrot
MAEWIEL Elvish princess; later Queen of the Elves of Midyard
MAGTHA Swin's mother. Daughter of Guthreo and wife of Calessar
MALINDE Former Queen of the Elves. Mother of Maewiel
MANDATE, see Mindir
MARBAUG One of the 'Gods' or angelic powers: the Lord of Doom (identified with Fate)
and the Lord of the Dead. [Mandos in The Silmarillion]
MAUL the Dwarves' name for Auland, their patron deity
MEGILUIN A powerful lord of Thandor
MELDA Junior member of Ayarg's gang: a catamite. Later employed in the Temple and
rapidly promoted
MELOHTAR A young lord of Thandor. Son of Ostendil and husband of Princess Gauriel.
Later, on Gauriel's accession to the throne, Prince Consort
METOD, see Dryhten
MINDIR Chief of the 'Gods' or angelic powers. God of Law and Justice. Called 'Mandate'
by the Punchkins. [Manwë in The Silmarillion]
MIRIEL An unmarried lady of Ruminas. Sister of Alquessiel
MORNI An old bitch, Sedro's dam, belonging to Atan the Second Highest Priest
NABBI A venerable Dwarf: chief of the Dwarf-colony of Ruminas
NENDOREL Original name of Calendis/Fuindis/Berma [Nimrodel]
NIAMAS Native name of Culuriel, wife of King Olostur II
NOMETH Princess of Thandor, daughter of King Oresgal; the Lady Magistrate of
Ruminas. Renamed 'Gauriel' by Berma after her marriage, and the name is
subsequently used by everyone
OLOSTUR I (important historical character) Sixth king of Thandor. Younger brother of
Keldur. Founder of the great Temple of Ruminas, the Erumar OLOSTUR II (recent historical character) Ninth king of Thandor. Slain by Asuldo the Usurper
ORESGAL Present (and eleventh) king of Thandor. Son of Asuldo
OSTENDIL A lord of Thandor. Father of Melohtar and Lord Chief Steward of Ruminas
OSWINE One of the Ten Knights
PROUDFOOT, Egwise Mayor of Middleton, the chief town of Punchkinland
QUENDIL The Lord Chamberlain's scribe: a middle-ranking palace official
QUENDIL (historical character) A powerful lord of the Elves [Elrond, again]
RISTILA A young woman in the service of Lady Arloth, in Ruminas
RUDDLE Nickname of the High Priest of the Temple in Ruminas: see Ar
SADRON The Chief Librarian of the Library in the royal palace, in Ruminas
SARVAD A captain or regimental commander in Lord Lefnui's service
SEDRO A black hound belonging to Lord Melohtar
SHEAF One of the Ten Knights: a favourite of King Athelstan SHERLING, Aldred A Punchkin. Narrator of the story
SIGEHERE One of the Ten Knights: Swin's standard-bearer
SISILAS An unmarried lady of Ruminas
SMITH, Odo (recent historical character) One of the two Punchkins who stole the sacred
fruit from the Tree in the temple of Vinya-Ruminas
SORGRIM (historical character) Evil sorceror and artificer who flourished during
the Long Age [Sauron/Saruman]
SORONDUR Chief Priest of the church of Emynos; later, during the beginning of the reign of
Kemendil, High Priest of the Temple in Ruminas
SORQUID Lieutenant of the Palace Guard
STAFFAL (historical character) A good wizard [Gandalf]
STRUTTS, Tolman (Tom) A Punchkin involved in the rebellion led by Hodgekin Dyer
SWIN GUMASSON true name Eofor: a young warrior from Doroech
TALATHIEL A nine-year-old girl, a farmer's daughter of Enaderth
TARGIL (historical/legendary character) A prince of Atalantis: founder of the ancient
kingdom of Athenor
THEOSTAN Butler and henchman of Lord Engwe Parmandur
THORONHIR Middle son of Athelstan, King of Enaderth TIM, see Bottlebanks
TIRMO Wormwarden or administrator of Lhygost, the Dragon's city
ULDRO Lord Lefnui's foreman, in charge of the works at Ninniachlo
UGLAF A dwarf-captain
URNIC A surveyor: a subordinate of Hrem's
VALI Chief of the Dwarves of Ost-en-Aderthad; father of Nabbi
VANNA, YAVANNA, see Yabeth
VILVARIEL Child of Holmo and Yabeth
VORNIS A wealthy lady of Ruminas. Wife of Lord Engwe Parmandur
WALD One of the Ten Knights: later a senior army officer
WALTROT, see Hardedge
WASA A Wild Man of the woods of Enaderth: Athelstan's friend and adviser
WENCELA Daughter of Bryd and Dreng: Mistress of the Wardrobe at the King's palace.
Later demoted to scullery-maid; later reinstated; later employed as a nursemaid
by Vornis
WULFSTAN One of the Ten Knights
YABETH The Goddess herself [Yavanna in The Silmarillion, but also Demeter,
Aphrodite, Kali and others]
YARNAL, Caradoc A prosperous Punchkin-farmer of Tregg