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| description=East flowing stream, tributary of the [[Entwash]] | |||
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The '''Mering Stream''', or '''''Glanhír''''' in [[Sindarin]], was the border river between [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]]. | |||
The Mering Stream | ==History== | ||
The Mering Stream formed the border between the realms of Gondor and Rohan, together with the [[White Mountains]] and the Mouths of the [[Entwash]].<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}</ref> West of the Mering Stream lay the [[Eastfold]], and to its east lay [[Anórien]]. The Mering Stream flowed through [[Firienholt]], which grew about the mountain [[Amon Anwar|Halifirien]], last of the [[Warning beacons of Gondor]].<ref>{{RK|Map}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The name means "boundary stream". ''Mering'' represents [[Old English]] ''māere'', ''mēre'', "boundary".<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 773</ref> ''Glanhír'' comes from [[Sindarin]] ''[[glan]]'', "mark, boundary"<ref name="UT">{{UT|Cirion}}, note 46</ref> and ''[[sîr]]'', "river, stream".<ref name="S">{{S|Elements}}, entry ''sîr''</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:47, 8 March 2018
| Mering Stream | |
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| Stream | |
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| Other names | Glanhír |
| Location | Border between Rohan and Gondor |
| Type | Stream |
| Description | East flowing stream, tributary of the Entwash |
The Mering Stream, or Glanhír in Sindarin, was the border river between Rohan and Gondor.
History
The Mering Stream formed the border between the realms of Gondor and Rohan, together with the White Mountains and the Mouths of the Entwash.[1] West of the Mering Stream lay the Eastfold, and to its east lay Anórien. The Mering Stream flowed through Firienholt, which grew about the mountain Halifirien, last of the Warning beacons of Gondor.[2]
Etymology
The name means "boundary stream". Mering represents Old English māere, mēre, "boundary".[3] Glanhír comes from Sindarin glan, "mark, boundary"[4] and sîr, "river, stream".[5]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 773
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", note 46
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry sîr
