Great River of Wilderland
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The Great River of Wilderland is the largest and most important river in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, flowing south through Rhovanion and Gondor to the sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great River of Wilderland canonical | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional river
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river of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anduin
NERFINISHED
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Anduin the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Great River NERFINISHED ⓘ Long River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Hobbit
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion (appendices and maps) NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| continent | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Last Bridge of Osgiliath
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Rauros (waterfall and crossing region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Grey Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Bay of Belfalas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Argonath
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Emyn Muil NERFINISHED ⓘ Lothlórien (western border) NERFINISHED ⓘ Minas Tirith (below the city) ⓘ Mirkwood (western edge) ⓘ Nen Hithoel NERFINISHED ⓘ Osgiliath NERFINISHED ⓘ Parth Galen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween | Ithilien and western Gondor ⓘ |
| formsBorderWith |
Lothlórien
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Mirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Cair Andros
NERFINISHED
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Tolfalas (near its mouth) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Celebrant
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Entwash NERFINISHED ⓘ Glangal NERFINISHED ⓘ Greylin NERFINISHED ⓘ Langwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Limlight NERFINISHED ⓘ Mering Stream NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgulduin (via the Anduin system near Osgiliath) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | most important river of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthRegion | southern coasts of Gondor ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Anduin means ‘long river’ in Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Dol Amroth (near its mouth region)
NERFINISHED
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Lothlórien NERFINISHED ⓘ Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ Osgiliath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Fellowship of the Ring journeyed down the river from Lothlórien to Rauros
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Isildur lost the One Ring in the river near the Gladden Fields ⓘ battles of the War of the Ring occurred along its banks in Gondor ⓘ |
| region |
Gondor
NERFINISHED
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Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilderland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeSize | largest river of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Far North of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
trade route in Rhovanion and Gondor
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travel by boat ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.