Bruinen

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Bruinen is a river in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth that flows past Rivendell and is famed for the powerful, protective flood summoned there by Elrond.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional river
river of Middle-earth
alsoKnownAs Loudwater NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED
The Hobbit NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
appearsInAdaptation The Lord of the Rings (2001 film series) NERFINISHED
associatedWithMagic Elven power
Rivendell’s protection
associatedWithPeople Elves of Rivendell NERFINISHED
associatedWithRealm Imladris
cartographicallyDepictedIn Maps of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
countryInAdaptation The Shire–Rivendell route in film adaptations
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
eventOccursAt Flight to the Ford NERFINISHED
floodEnhancedBy Gandalf NERFINISHED
floodSummonedBy Elrond NERFINISHED
flowsFromRegion Misty Mountains NERFINISHED
flowsPast Rivendell NERFINISHED
genre High fantasy
hasCharacteristic Capable of great flood when summoned
Loud flow
Swift current
hasFord Ford of Bruinen NERFINISHED
languageOfName Sindarin NERFINISHED
locatedInFictionalUniverse Middle-earth NERFINISHED
medium Water
mentionedIn The Fellowship of the Ring, Book I NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings Appendices NERFINISHED
mouthOfRiver Mithlond region
nameMeaning Loud water
nearbyFeature The Road to Rivendell NERFINISHED
nearbyLocation The Ford of Bruinen NERFINISHED
notableEvent Flood against the Nazgûl NERFINISHED
protectsCharacter Aragorn NERFINISHED
Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED
Glorfindel NERFINISHED
Hobbits of the Fellowship NERFINISHED
region Eriador NERFINISHED
role Magically empowered defense
Natural barrier
sceneTypeInAdaptations Action sequence location
thwarts Black Riders NERFINISHED
Nazgûl NERFINISHED
tributaryOf Mithlond river system
usedAsDefenseFor Rivendell NERFINISHED

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Rivendell locatedOnRiver Bruinen