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'''Nindalf''', or '''Wetwang''' in [[Westron]], was a wide region of swampy land of fen<ref name=UI>{{HM|UI}}, entry ''Nindalf'', p. 334</ref> on the east side of the river [[Anduin]]<ref name=Map>{{RK|Map}}</ref> near the foot of the falls of [[Rauros]] and the mouths of the [[Entwash]]<ref name=UI/>. | |||
At the Nindalf the Anduin divided into many channels and formed marshlands in the east of the main channel of the river. Opposite of the Nindalf, on the west side of the Anduin the river Entwash flowed into the Anduin by many mouths in a great inland delta.<ref name="Farewell">{{FR|Farewell}}, p. 373</ref> The [[Dead Marshes]] lay further east and may have been an extension of Wetwang.<ref name=Map>{{RK|Map}}</ref> | |||
On [[16 February]] {{TA|3019}}<ref>{{App|Great}}, entry for the year 3019, February, 16, p. 1092</ref> [[Celeborn]] recommended to the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] that those heading to [[Minas Tirith]] should leave the river above the Falls of [[Rauros]] and cross the Entwash before it separates into many mouths in the marshes.<ref name="Farewell"/> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name | 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> | ||
''Wetwang'' is the [[Westron]] translation. The archaic meaning of ''wang'' means "field, flat area".<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 779</ref> | |||
Wetwang is a real-life place-name in Yorkshire.<ref name="Nomen" /> | |||
==See also== | |||
*{{WP|Wetwang}} | |||
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[[Category:Gondor]] | |||
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[[Category:Sindarin locations]] | [[Category:Sindarin locations]] | ||
[[Category:Swamps]] | |||
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Revision as of 00:11, 11 October 2022
| Nindalf | |
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| Swamp | |
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| Other names | Wetwang |
| Location | South of Emyn Muil, east of Anduin |
| Type | Swamp |
| Description | A large trackless fen |
| Gallery | Images of Nindalf |
Nindalf, or Wetwang in Westron, was a wide region of swampy land of fen[1] on the east side of the river Anduin[2] near the foot of the falls of Rauros and the mouths of the Entwash[1].
At the Nindalf the Anduin divided into many channels and formed marshlands in the east of the main channel of the river. Opposite of the Nindalf, on the west side of the Anduin the river Entwash flowed into the Anduin by many mouths in a great inland delta.[3] The Dead Marshes lay further east and may have been an extension of Wetwang.[2]
On 16 February T.A. 3019[4] Celeborn recommended to the Fellowship of the Ring that those heading to Minas Tirith should leave the river above the Falls of Rauros and cross the Entwash before it separates into many mouths in the marshes.[3]
Etymology
The name is Sindarin, consisting of nîn ("wet") and talf ("flat field").[5][6]
Wetwang is the Westron translation. The archaic meaning of wang means "field, flat area".[6]
Wetwang is a real-life place-name in Yorkshire.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, entry Nindalf, p. 334
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien", p. 373
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Great Years", entry for the year 3019, February, 16, p. 1092
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 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
