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'''Esgalduin''' was a major tributary of the [[Sirion]], which rose in the dark heights of the [[Ered Gorgoroth]], and flowed southwestward to meet the Sirion on the western borders of [[Doriath]]. It marked the boundary between the forests of [[Forest of Neldoreth|Neldoreth]] and [[Forest of Region|Region]]. | '''Esgalduin''' was a major tributary of the [[Sirion]], which rose in the dark heights of the [[Ered Gorgoroth]], and flowed southwestward to meet the Sirion on the western borders of [[Doriath]]. It marked the boundary between the forests of [[Forest of Neldoreth|Neldoreth]] and [[Forest of Region|Region]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[Sindarin]] ''[[esgal]]'' | [[Sindarin]], meaning "River under veil" from ''[[esgal]]'', "veil" and ''[[duin]]'', "river".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref> | ||
The name is said to be [[Ilkorin]] | The name is said to be [[Ilkorin]].{{fact}} | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Beleriand]] | [[Category:Beleriand]] | ||
[[Category:Ilkorin words]] | |||
[[Category:Rivers]] | |||
[[Category:Sindarin Locations]] | [[Category:Sindarin Locations]] | ||
Revision as of 13:00, 28 October 2010
Esgalduin was a major tributary of the Sirion, which rose in the dark heights of the Ered Gorgoroth, and flowed southwestward to meet the Sirion on the western borders of Doriath. It marked the boundary between the forests of Neldoreth and Region.
Etymology
Sindarin, meaning "River under veil" from esgal, "veil" and duin, "river".[1]
The name is said to be Ilkorin.[source?]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
