Erui

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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]

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