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The swamps of '''Nindalf''' or '''[[Wetwang]]''' lie to the south of [[Emyn Muil]] and east of the Great River [[Anduin]], fed by the great inland delta of the [[Entwash]]. The [[Dead Marshes]] lie further east and may be an extension of Nindalf.
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'''Nindalf''' was a location of swamps. It was translated as '''[[Wetwang]]''' in [[Westron]].
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==Etymology==
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The name is [[Sindarin]], consisting of ''[[nîn]]'' ("wet") and ''[[talf]]'' ("flat field").<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 52</ref><ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 779</ref>
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[[Category:Sindarin locations]]

Latest revision as of 18:06, 13 June 2012

Main article: Wetwang

Nindalf was a location of swamps. It was translated as Wetwang in Westron.

[edit] Etymology

The name is Sindarin, consisting of nîn ("wet") and talf ("flat field").[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 52
  2. ↑ 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. 779
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