Initially published without an index due to time and space constraints The Ballantine Edition (1965)
J.R.R. Tolkien intended to include an index in the 1954–1955 first edition but ran out of time before publication.
The final event at Mount Doom, destroying Sauron. Why a Dedicated Index Matters index of the lord of the rings
: Sauron forges the One Ring in Orodruin; construction of Barad-dûm finishes.
(the Dark Lord; the Enemy)
Here is an essay exploring the significance, construction, and literary function of the Index within J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece.
: Items like the One Ring, the Palantíri, and legendary weapons. Why It Matters Initially published without an index due to time
(also Strider, Thorongil, Elfstone, King Elessar)
And somewhere in the dark of the sub-basement, something that had no right to be indexed began to whisper the names of the lost. Why a Dedicated Index Matters : Sauron forges
Tracks Middle-earth cosmology, listing elvish names for constellations like the Sickle of the Valar (The Big Dipper). 3. Languages, Races, and Peoples