Tech of the Rings
Created: February 16, 2023 | Modified: April 23, 2026Tech (and tech-related) companies with names from the world of Lord of the Rings
Anduin: “the river that crossed most of Middle-earth east of the Misty Mountains.”
Anduril: “the name for the sword Narsil after its reforging in Third Age 3018 for Aragorn, the heir of Elendil”
Arda: “the Quenya name for the world as a whole”
Castar: “the chief currency used within Gondor”
Durin: “the eldest of the Fathers of the Dwarves, the founder of the city of Khazad-dûm, and the first King of Durin's folk.”
Earendil: “the great hero of the First Age who sailed to Valinor with a Silmaril”
Elessar: ‘“Elf-stone” in Quenya’
Erebor: “a large mountain in the north-east of Rhovanion. It was the source of the river Running and a major Dwarven stronghold of the Kingdom under the Mountain”
Gamgee: “The Gamgee family was an old family of the Shire, originally from the village of Gamwich. An offshoot was the Roper family. Samwise Gamgee of the Company of the Ring belonged to this family”
Istari: “wizards were commonly known as the Istari”
Mithril: “ a precious metal highly prized for its strength, light weight, and malleability”
Narya: “the Ring of Fire or Red Ring, was one of the Rings of Power”
Onodrim: ‘sentient, humanoid beings created at the request of Yavanna to protect the trees from other creatures, particularly Dwarves, and thus were called “Shepherds of the Trees”’
Palantir: “stones that could be used in communication with one another, and also to see many things across the face of the world”
Rohan: “a Mannish kingdom on the northern borders of Gondor”
Sauron: “Servant of Morgoth and master of the One Ring.”
Shadowfax | Shadowfax: ‘a mighty horse of Rohan, the chief of the Mearas, noted for his speed, “like an arrow”’
Telcontar: “the Royal House of the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor in the Fourth Age”
Vaire: “a Valië and the wife of Mandos”
Valar / Valar: “the Powers of Arda who shaped and rule the world”
Varda: “a Valië, one of the Aratar, the wife of Manwë and Queen of the Valar”
Vilya: “one of the three Rings of Power of the Elves”
Note: Anduril, Durin, Erebor, Onodrim, and Varda are Lux Capital portfolio companies. And have more suggestions? Please let me know.