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The '''Five Rivers of [[Lebennin]]''' are the following: | The '''Five Rivers of [[Lebennin]]''' are the following: | ||
#The river [[ | #The river [[Erui]], | ||
#The river [[ | #The river [[Sirith]], which met the river [[Anduin]] at [[Pelargir]], | ||
#The river [[ | #The river [[Celos]], which started in the [[White Mountains]] and became a tributary of the river Sirith, | ||
#The river [[ | #The river [[Serni]], which began in the plains of Lebennin and emptied into the [[Bay of Belfalas]] west of the [[Ethir Anduin]] and southwest of the city of [[Linhir]], and | ||
#The river [[Gilrain]], which started as two unnamed tributaries in the White Mountains, and flowed south meeting the | #The river [[Gilrain]], which started as two unnamed tributaries in the White Mountains, and flowed south meeting the Serni at Linhir.<ref>{{HM|UI}}, entry ''Lebennin'', p. 274</ref> | ||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
'''2014: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | |||
:The Five Rivers were the Gilrain, the Serni, the Sirith, the Celos, and the [[Erui]]. Each of the rivers was the domain of a River-Maiden, one of the Five Sisters of Lebennin. By the time of the [[War of the Ring]], the Five Sisters were considered a myth by most of the [[Men]] of Lebennin, though it remained traditional to leave baskets of flowers as offerings to the rivers. | |||
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[[Category:Rivers]] | [[Category:Rivers]] | ||
[[de:Lebennin#Geographie]] | [[de:Lebennin#Geographie]] | ||
[[fi:Lebennin]] | [[fi:Lebennin]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:11, 16 March 2024
The Five Rivers of Lebennin are the following:
- The river Erui,
- The river Sirith, which met the river Anduin at Pelargir,
- The river Celos, which started in the White Mountains and became a tributary of the river Sirith,
- The river Serni, which began in the plains of Lebennin and emptied into the Bay of Belfalas west of the Ethir Anduin and southwest of the city of Linhir, and
- The river Gilrain, which started as two unnamed tributaries in the White Mountains, and flowed south meeting the Serni at Linhir.[1]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
2014: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- The Five Rivers were the Gilrain, the Serni, the Sirith, the Celos, and the Erui. Each of the rivers was the domain of a River-Maiden, one of the Five Sisters of Lebennin. By the time of the War of the Ring, the Five Sisters were considered a myth by most of the Men of Lebennin, though it remained traditional to leave baskets of flowers as offerings to the rivers.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, entry Lebennin, p. 274
