Erui
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Erui | |
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River | |
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Location | Gondor |
Type | River |
Regions | Gondor, 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
- ↑ 1.0 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 509
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Ring, "Part Three: Minas Tirith", "XIV. The Second Map", West, p. 434