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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.