"King of Middle-Earth" (term originally used in “The Annals of Aman”).

The title Morgoth took for himself after the theft of the Silmarils.

**Note : This information comes from the HoMe series of books, which means that it is considered to be from J.R.R. Tolkien's earlier, unrevised writings. Therefore, this information cannot necessarily be considered canonical.**
Encyclopedia entry originally written by ~Celebwen~of~Ithilien~