Middle-earth Enterprises/Copyrights

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Middle-earth Enterprises (formerly Tolkien Enterprises) is a company which has the world-wide adaptation and merchandising rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

On the website was formerly listed the names, characters, locations, events, and objects from Tolkien's over which Middle-earth Enterprises claimed copyright. Below is the list from 2003.

Names/characters

• Appledore
  
• Aragorn/Strider (also Elessar, Estel, Elfstone)
  
• Arwen (also Evenstar, Undómiel, Lady of Rivendell)
  
• Asfaloth
  
• Baggins, Bilbo
  
• Baggins, Frodo
  
• Balin
  
• Balrog (also Durin’s Bane)
  
• Bard
  
• Barrow-wights
  
• Beechbone
  
• Beorn
  
• Beornings
  
• Bifur
  
• Black Riders (also Nazgûl, The Nine, Ringwraiths)
  
• Bofur
  
• Bolger, Fredegar (Fatty)
  
• Bombadil, Tom (also Iarwain Ben-adar, Forn, Orald)
  
• Bombur
  
• Boromir
  
• Bracegirdle
  
• Brandybuck, Meriadoc (Merry)
  
• Bregalad (Quickbeam)
  
• Butterbur, Barliman
  
• Carc
  
• Celeborn
  
• Círdan
  
• Cotton, (Farmer & family: Jolly, Mrs., Nibs, Nick, Rosie, Young Tom)
  
• Crebain
  
• Dain (II) Ironfoot
  
• Déagol
  
• Denethor
  
• Dernhelm
  
• Dori
  
• Dúnadan, pl. Dúnedain
  
• Dunlendings
  
• Dwalin
  
• Elrond (also Elrond Halfelven)
  
• Ents, Entwives, Entmaidens, Entings
  
• Éomer
  
• Éomund
  
• Éowyn
  
• Evenstar
  
• Fallohides
  
• Faramir
  
• Fatty Lumpkin
  
• Ferny, Bill
  
• Fili
  
• Galadriel
  
• Galadhrim
  
• Gamgee, Hamfast (also Gaffer)
  
• Gamgee, Samwise (also Sam)
  
• Gandalf (also Mithrandir, Stormcrow, Greyhame, Olórin)
  
• Ghân-buri-Ghân
  
• Gildor Inglorion
  
• Gimli
  
• Glóin
  
• Glorfindel
  
• Goldberry
  
• Gollum/Sméagol (also Trahald)
  
• Gorbag
  
• Gothmog
  
• Greyhame
  
• Gríma (also Wormtongue)
  
• Grishnákh
  
• Gwaihir
  
• Halflings
  
• Haradrim (also Southrons, Swertings)
  
• Harfoots
  
• Hobbits (also Periannath, Halflings)
  
• Iarwain Ben-adar
  
• Imrahil
  
• Ioreth
  
• Istari
  
• Kili
  
• Landroval Legolas
  
• Lord of the Nazgûl (also Witch King of Angmar)
  
• Lugdush
  
• Maggot, Farmer & Mrs.
  
• Mûmak, mûmakil (also oliphaunt)
  
• Nazgûl
  
• Noldor (also High-elves)
  
• Nori
  
• Oakenshield, Thorin
  
• Oin
  
• Oliphaunt
  
• Orald
  
• Orcs (various species)
  
• Ori
  
• Proudfoot
  
• Puddifoot
  
• Pûkel-men
  
• Quickbeam (also Bregalad)
  
• Radagast the Brown
  
• Ringwraiths
  
• Roäc
  
• Rohirrim
  
• Sackville-Baggins (Lobelia, Lotho, Otho)
  
• Saruman (also Sharkey)
  
• Sauron (also the Dark Lord, Lord of the Rings, Lord of Barad-dûr)
  
• Scatha
  
• Shadowfax
  
• Shagrat
  
• Sharkey
  
• Shelob
  
• Shirriffs
  
• Silvan Elves (also Wood-elves)
  
• Smaug
  
• Sméagol
  
• Snowmane
  
• Stoors
  
• Strider
  
• Théoden
  
• Thranduil
  
• Took (Belladonna, The Old, Peregrin aka Pippin)
  
• Treebeard (also Fangorn)
  
• Uglúk
  
• Underhill
  
• Wandlimb (also Fimbrethil)
  
• Wargs
  
• Wormtongue/Gríma
  
• Woses

Places

• Aglarond
  
• Amon Hen
  
• Amon Lhaw
  
• Amon Sûl (also Weathertop)
  
• Anduin
  
• Angmar
  
• Anórien
  
• Archet
  
• Arnor
  
• Bag End
  
• Bagshot Row
  
• Barad-dûr
  
• Baranduin (also Brandywine)
  
• Barrow-Downs
  
• Belfalas, Bay of Belfalas
  
• Brandy Hall
  
• Brandywine River
  
• Brandywine Bridge (also Bridge of Stonebows)
  
• Bree
  
• Bridge of Mitheithel (also the Last Bridge)
  
• Bruinen (River), Ford of Bruinen
  
• Buck Hill, Buckland, Bucklebury
  
• Bywater
  
• Caradhras (also Redhorn, Barazinbar)
  
• Caras Galadon
  
• Carn Dûm
  
• Carrock
  
• Celebdil the White (also Silvertine, Zirak-zigil)
  
• Celebrant (River), (also Silverlode, Field of Celebrant)
  
• Cerin Amroth
  
• Chamber of Mazarbul
  
• Chetwood
  
• Cirith Gorgor
  
• Cirith Ungol
  
• Combe
  
• Cormallen, Field of
  
• Cracks of Doom
  
• Crickhollow
  
• Dagorlad
  
• Dale
  
• Dead Marshes
  
• Derndingle
  
• Dimholt
  
• Dimrill Dale (also Azanulbizar, Dimrill Gate, Dimrill Stair)
  
• Dol Amroth
  
• Dol Baran
  
• Dol Guldur
  
• Dorwinion
  
• Druadan Forest
  
• Dunharrow
  
• Dunland
  
• Dwarrowdelf (also Khazad-dûm, Moria)
  
• Dwimorberg
  
• Eastemnet
  
• Eastfarthing
  
• Edoras
  
• Eldamar
  
• Emyn Muil
  
• Enedwaith
  
• Entwade, Entwash (River), Entwood
  
• Ephel Dúath
  
• Erebor (also the Lonely Mountain)
  
• Erech
  
• Ered Lithui
  
• Ered Luin
  
• Ered Mithrin
  
• Ered Nimrais
  
• Eregion (also Hollin)
  
• Eriador
  
• Esgaroth (also Lake Town)
  
• Fangorn Forest (also Entwood)
  
• Fanuidhol the Grey (also Cloudyhead,vBundushathur)
  
• Forlindon
  
• Forodwaith
  
• Frogmorton
  
• Gladden Fields
  
• Gondor
  
• Gorgoroth, Plateau of
  
• Great Smials
  
• Green Dragon Inn
  
• Grey Havens
  
• Gulf of Lune
  
• Harad, Far Harad, Haradwaith
  
• Hardbottle
  
• Harlindon
  
• Harrowdale
  
• Helm’s Deep
  
• Hobbiton
  
• Hollin (also Eregion)
  
• Hornburg
  
• Imladris (also Rivendell)
  
• Isen (River), Fords of Isen
  
• Isengard
  
• Ithilien
  
• Khand
  
• Khazad-dûm (also Moria, Dwarrowdelf)
  
• Last Homely House
  
• Limlight (River)
  
• Longbottom
  
• Lórien
  
• Lothlórien
  
• Lune: Mountains of, Gulf of
  
• Marish
  
• Mathom-house
  
• Mering Stream
  
• Methedras
  
• Michel Delving
  
• Middle-earth
  
• Midgewater Marshes
  
• Minas Anor
  
• Minas Ithil
  
• Minas Morgul
  
• Minas Tirith
  
• Mindolluin
  
• Mirkwood (also Greenwood the Great, Eryn Lasgalen)
  
• Mirrormerev(also Kheled-zâram)
  
• Misty Mountains
  
• Morannon
  
• Mordor
  
• Morgul Pass, Morgul Vale
  
• Moria (also Khazad-dûm, Dwarrowdelf)
  
• Mount Doom (also Orodruin)
  
• Nan Curunír (also Wizard’s Vale)
  
• Nimrodel
  
• Nindalf (also the Wetwang)
  
• Northfarthing
  
• Nurn
  
• Nurnen, Sea of
  
• Orodruin (also Mount Doom)
  
• Orthanc
  
• Osgiliath
  
• Parth Galen
  
• Pelargir
  
• Pelennor, Pelennor Fields
  
• Prancing Pony, The (Inn)
  
• Rammas Echor
  
• Rath Celerdain
  
• Rath Dínen
  
• Rauros
  
• Ravenhill
  
• Rhosgobel
  
• Rhovanion
  
• Rhudaur
  
• Rhûn, Sea of Rhûn
  
• Rivendell (also Imladris)
  
• Rohan (also Riddermark)
  
• Sarn Ford
  
• Scary
  
• Shire, The
  
• Shirebourn (River)
  
• Silverlode (also Celebrant)
  
• Snowbourn (River)
  
• Southfarthing
  
• Staddle
  
• Stonewain Valley
  
• Stoning-land
  
• Tarlang’s Neck
  
• Tharbad
  
• Three-farthing Stone
  
• Trollshaws
  
• Tuckborough
  
• Umbar
  
• Weathertop (also Amon Sûl)
  
• Wellinghall
  
• Westemnet
  
• Westfarthing
  
• Westfold, Westfold Vale
  
• Westmarch
  
• Wetwang (also Nindalf)
  
• Wilderland (also Rhovanion)
  
• Withywindle (River)

Things & Events

• Andúril (also Flame of the West)
  
• Angerthas
  
• Arkenstone
  
• athelas (also kingsfoil)
  
• Book of Mazarbul
  
• Cirth (also Certar)
  
• cram
  
• elanor
  
• Entmoot
  
• galenas
  
• Glamdring (also Foe-hammer)
  
• Isildur’s Bane (The One Ring)
  
• Ithil-stone
  
• kingsfoil
  
• Khuzdul
  
• lembas (also waybread)
  
• Elanor, pl. mellyrn
  
• mathom
  
• miruvor
  
• mithril
  
• Narsil (also Sword of Elendil)
  
• Narya, the Ring of Fire
  
• Nenya, the Ring of Adamant
  
• Nimloth (also the White Tree)
  
• Orcrist (also Goblin-cleaver)
  
• Orthanc-stone (also palantír)
  
• palantír, pl. palantíri
  
• Phial of Galadriel
  
• Quenya
  
• Red Book of Westmarch
  
• Rohirric
  
• Sindarin
  
• Smials
  
• Sting
  
• Stone of Erech
  
• talan (also flet)
  
• Tengwar
  
• Vilya, the Rings of the Firmament
  
• Westron

See also

• Middle-earth Enterprises
• Licensing