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Carnen

2026-01-20T08:22:02Z

Fengalon Silmanon: Changed the river location from "North West of Middle Earth" to "North East of Middle Earth"

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'''Carnen''' — [[Sindarin]] for '''Redwater''' — was a [[:Category:Rivers|river]] in the north-east of Middle-earth.

==Course==
The Carnen flowed from its source in the [[Iron Hills]] about 250 miles to the south until it flowed into the [[River Running|Celduin]], which flowed into the [[Sea of Rhûn]].<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref>

It roughly formed the border between the "The North" (the northwestern region of [[Middle-earth]]) and the vast "East" (the area called [[Rhûn]]).<ref>{{UT|Istari}}</ref>

==History==
Between the time when [[Thráin I]] founded the dwarf-kingdom in the Lonely Mountain (in {{TA|1999}}) and the arrival of [[Smaug]] (in {{TA|2770|n}})<ref>{{App|TA}}, entry for the year 1999, p. 1087 and entry for the year 2770, p. 1088</ref> the [[Northmen]] living between the Celduin and Carnen grew strong and repelled all [[Easterlings|enemies from the East]]. It is possible that this military success was the result of the acquisition of weapons and armour from the [[Dwarves of Erebor]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}, p. 1072</ref> The area became depopulated after the arrival of the dragon but again filled with Northmen after Smaug's demise.

For a long time [[Easterlings]], which were allied with [[Sauron]] threatened the borders of the [[Kingdom of Dale]]. On 14 March {{TA|3019}},<ref>{{App|Great}}, entry for the year 3019, March 14, p. 1093</ref> during the [[War of the Ring]] an army of these Easterlings host of Sauron crossed the Carnen and drove the forces of King [[Brand]] back to [[Dale]]. A great battle between the army of the Easterlings and the army of King Brand and their allies the Dwarves of Erebor lasted for three days at the feet of the [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]]. On 17 March {{TA|3019}},<ref>{{App|Great}}, entry for the year 3019, March 17, p. 1094</ref> the Easterlings defeated their opponents and killed King Brand and King [[Dáin Ironfoot]]. The surviving men of Dale and Dwarves retreated into the Lonely Mountain and were besieged by the Easterlings. The Easterlings were distressed when they received news that Sauron's army had been defeated in the south. On 27 March {{TA|3019}},<ref>{{App|Chief}}, entry for the year 3019, March 27, p. 1095</ref> the defenders of the Lonely Mountain attacked and defeated the Easterlings. The surviving Easterlings feld back to the East and did no longer trouble Dale.<ref>{{App|Great}}, third paragraph after the Downfall of Barad-dûr, p. 1095</ref>

==Etymology==
''Carnen'' is a [[Sindarin]] name,<ref name="Eldamo">{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-655247249.html|articlename=S. ''Carnen'' loc.|website=Eldamo|accessed=08 December 2022}}</ref> which means "Redwater".<ref name="Durin" /><ref>{{UT|Index}}, entry ''Carnen''</ref> Paul Strack suggests that it is a combination of ''[[caran]]'' ("red") and ''[[nen]]'' ("water").<ref name="Eldamo" />

It is possible that the river received its name, because the riverbed consisted of sediments, which contained iron from the Iron hills which gave the river a rusty reddish colour.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2018: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:The origins of river Carnen can be found in the Ironfold region. It begins as six streams flowing into the Iron Hills from the nearby mountains, all shallow and rust-brown in colour. Across the Iron Hills, the streams eventually join into a single river, which then plummets down through several waterfalls into the area called "the Barding-lands", clearing it of sediment before it flows further to the south.

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[[Category:Rivers]]
[[Category:Rhovanion]]
[[Category:Sindarin locations]]

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Endless Stair

2025-10-22T10:27:41Z

Fengalon Silmanon:

[[File:John Howe - The Endless Stair.jpg|thumb|right|''The Endless Stair'' by [[John Howe]]]]
The '''Endless Stair''' was the winding stairway that led from the deepest halls of [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]] up to [[Durin's Tower]] on the peak of [[Celebdil]]. It was extremely long, thus its name.

In the late [[Third Age]], it was presumed to have been lost or destroyed, and even some [[Dwarves]] thought that it was legendary. [[Gandalf]] proved it not so when he pursued [[Durin's Bane]] up it to the peak, but during the [[Battle of the Peak|combat]] the tower fell and the entry to the stairs was destroyed.<ref>{{TT|III5}}, p. 502</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Endless Stair.jpg|thumb|The Endless Stair in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
'''2008: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:The Endless Stair can be observed from many locations within [[Moria]], creating an appearance of various altitude levels on the geometrically flat game environment. Players can access the bottom of the Stair in the Foundations of Stone and climb several flights, only to find the further passage blocked by the destruction left in the Balrog's wake.

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[[Category:Buildings]]
[[Category:Moria]]
[[de:Endlose Treppe]]
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/routes/escalier sans fin]]
[[fi:Päättymättömät portaat]]

Endless Stair

2025-10-22T09:27:55Z

Fengalon Silmanon:

[[File:John Howe - The Endless Stair.jpg|thumb|right|''The Endless Stair'' by [[John Howe]]]]
The '''Endless Stair''' was the winding stairway that led from the deepest halls of [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]] up to [[Durin's Tower]] on the peak of [[Celebdil]]. It was extremely long, thus its name.

In the late [[Third Age]], it was presumed to have been lost or destroyed, and even some [[Dwarves]] thought that it was legendary. [[Gandalf]] proved it not so when he pursued [[Durin's Bane]] up it to the peak, but during the [[Battle of the Peak|combat]] the Tower fell and the entry to the stairs was destroyed.<ref>{{TT|III5}}, p. 502</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Endless Stair.jpg|thumb|The Endless Stair in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
'''2008: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:The Endless Stair can be observed from many locations within [[Moria]], creating an appearance of various altitude levels on the geometrically flat game environment. Players can access the bottom of the Stair in the Foundations of Stone and climb several flights, only to find the further passage blocked by the destruction left in the Balrog's wake.

{{references}}
{{LegendLoc}}
[[Category:Buildings]]
[[Category:Moria]]
[[de:Endlose Treppe]]
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/routes/escalier sans fin]]
[[fi:Päättymättömät portaat]]