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The '''River Erui''' was one of the rivers which arose in the [[White Mountains]]. It was not counted amongst the [[Rivers of Gondor|Seven Rivers of Gondor]].
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'''Erui''' was a river in [[Gondor]].  This swift-flowing<ref name="Beacon"/> river began near [[Mindolluin]] in the [[White Mountains]], flowing south through the province of [[Lossarnach]], where it met the [[Anduin]] about 75 miles south of [[Minas Tirith]].<ref name="Map">{{RK|Map}}</ref> Of old, it was part of the border between [[Anórien]] and [[Lebennin]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 509</ref>


The river began near Mount [[Mindolluin]] in the White Mountains, flowing south through the province of [[Lossarnach]], where it met the [[Anduin]] about 100 [[Númenor|Númenórean]] miles south of [[Minas Tirith]].
The main road from [[Minas Tirith]] to [[Pelargir]] crossed the Erui at the [[Crossings of Erui]].<ref name="Map"/>


During the [[Kin-strife]] of Gondor, the [[Battle of the Crossings of Erui]] was fought at the Crossings of Erui that lied on the way to [[Pelargir]].
==Etymology==
''Erui'' is a variant of ''[[ereb]]'', which means "single, alone", but with the adjectival ending ''[[-ui]]''. It was so named because it was the shortest river, and the only one without a tributary.<ref name="Beacon">{{VT|42a}}, p. 10</ref>


==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
In the "working map" that [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] used while writing ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' this river had the name ''Ereg''.<ref>{{WR|3|XIV}}, West, p. 434</ref>
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Revision as of 16:18, 30 August 2012

Erui
River
General Information
LocationGondor
TypeRiver
RegionsGondor, Reunited Kingdom

Erui was a river in Gondor. This swift-flowing[1] river began near Mindolluin in the White Mountains, flowing south through the province of Lossarnach, where it met the Anduin about 75 miles south of Minas Tirith.[2] Of old, it was part of the border between Anórien and Lebennin.[3]

The main road from Minas Tirith to Pelargir crossed the Erui at the Crossings of Erui.[2]

Etymology

Erui is a variant of ereb, which means "single, alone", but with the adjectival ending -ui. It was so named because it was the shortest river, and the only one without a tributary.[1]

Other Versions of the Legendarium

In the "working map" that J.R.R. Tolkien used while writing The Lord of the Rings this river had the name Ereg.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 10
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor"
  3. ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 509
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Ring, "Part Three: Minas Tirith", "XIV. The Second Map", West, p. 434
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