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'''Hoarwell''' was the name among [[Men]] for the river [[Mitheithel]], that rose in the northern [[Misty Mountains]] | '''Hoarwell''' was the name among [[Men]] for the river [[Mitheithel]], that rose in the northern [[Misty Mountains]] about a hundred miles north of [[Rivendell]]. | ||
It flowed southwestwards through the lands that had once been held by the kingdom of [[Rhudaur]], round the woodland region of the [[Trollshaws]]. Passing beneath the [[Last Bridge]] on the [[East-West Road]], it flowed on into the south, until it met the [[Glanduin]] above [[Tharbad]] to form the River [[Gwathló]] (or [[Greyflood]]). | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Hoar means "grey" and well in English placenames usually has the meaning of "spring, source" | Hoar means "grey" and well in English placenames usually has the meaning of "spring, source" | ||
[[Category:Rivers]] | [[Category:Rivers]] | ||
[[Category:Eriador]] | [[Category:Eriador]] | ||
Revision as of 15:31, 8 October 2010
Hoarwell was the name among Men for the river Mitheithel, that rose in the northern Misty Mountains about a hundred miles north of Rivendell.
It flowed southwestwards through the lands that had once been held by the kingdom of Rhudaur, round the woodland region of the Trollshaws. Passing beneath the Last Bridge on the East-West Road, it flowed on into the south, until it met the Glanduin above Tharbad to form the River Gwathló (or Greyflood).
Etymology
Hoar means "grey" and well in English placenames usually has the meaning of "spring, source"
