Nen Lalaith: Difference between revisions

From Tolkien Gateway
m (Updated infobox)
m (Category)
Line 18: Line 18:


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Nen Lalaith means "Water of Laughter" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[nen]]'' = "river, water" and ''[[Lalaith (word)|lalaith]]'' = "laughter").
''Nen Lalaith'' means "Water of Laughter" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[nen]]'' = "river, water" and ''[[Lalaith (word)|lalaith]]'' = "laughter").


{{references}}
{{references}}
[[Category:Beleriand]]
[[Category:Rivers of Beleriand]]
[[Category:Sindarin locations]]
[[Category:Sindarin locations]]
[[Category:Streams]]
[[Category:Streams]]

Revision as of 17:12, 10 October 2019

Nen Lalaith
Stream
Peter Xavier Price - Turin's first sight of Eldar.jpg
"Turin's first sight of Eldar" by Peter Xavier Price
General Information
LocationDor-lómin below Amon Darthir
TypeStream
InhabitantsMen

Nen Lalaith was a babbling stream that rose under the mountain of Amon Darthir in the Mountains of Shadow, and flowed north-westwards out onto the shaded plains of Dor-lómin.[1] There, it trickled past the house of Húrin, and was said to have given its name to his ill-fated young daughter, Lalaith.[2]

Etymology

Nen Lalaith means "Water of Laughter" in Sindarin (from nen = "river, water" and lalaith = "laughter").

References