Enchanted River

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The Enchanted River is a dark, spellbound waterway in Mirkwood whose drowsy, perilous magic poses a constant hazard to travelers in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Enchanted Stream 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional river
location in Middle-earth
magical waterway
appearsInLegendariumOf J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
appearsInWork The Hobbit NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Bombur falls into the river
causesToFallAsleep Bombur NERFINISHED
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
crossedBy Bilbo Baggins NERFINISHED
Dwarves of Thorin Oakenshield NERFINISHED
Thorin and Company NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Mirkwood forest NERFINISHED
genreContext high fantasy
guardedBy Mirkwood Elves (indirectly, via forest vigilance) NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName black stream of Mirkwood
hasCulturalRoleInFiction example of perilous fairy-tale river
hasMagicEffect causes deep sleep GENERATED
causes loss of memory GENERATED
hasProperty dangerous
dark
drowsiness-inducing
enchanted
spellbound
languageOfOriginalWork English
lengthCharacteristic narrow
locatedIn Mirkwood NERFINISHED
Rhovanion NERFINISHED
Wilderland NERFINISHED
locatedInFictionalUniverse Middle-earth NERFINISHED
medium prose literature
mentionedInChapter Flies and Spiders NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction obstacle in Mirkwood journey
narrativeTheme dangers of enchanted nature
unpredictability of magic in the wild
partOf the road through Mirkwood
posesHazardTo travelers in Mirkwood
relatedTo Mirkwood spiders (as part of same perilous forest environment)
soundCharacteristic quiet
threatens quest of Thorin Oakenshield
threatType magical environmental hazard
timePeriodInFiction Third Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
travelAdvice contact with water should be avoided
water should not be drunk
visualAppearance black water
dark surface

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wood-elves of Mirkwood borderFeature Enchanted River
Mirkwood contains Enchanted River
Mirkwood crossedBy Enchanted River
this entity surface form: Enchanted Stream