The Encyclopedia of Arda - River Blackroot (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Location Flowing southward through central Gondor, from its source above Erech in the White Mountains to meet the Great Sea at Edhellond Race Men Culture Gondorians Settlements Erech stood near the river's source; Edhellond stood near its mouth Source In the Blackroot Vale in the White Mountains Tributaries Met the Ringló at its mouth Outflow Into the Bay of Belfalas Important peaks Rose in the caverns beneath the Dwimorberg Meaning A reference to the fact that the springs lay within the dark caverns of the Dead, and its upper course ran through a shadowed gorge Other names Morthond Indexes: Alphabetical: B Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 19 April 2024 This entry is complete The river that rose above Erech Also known as the Morthond, the Blackroot was one of the many rivers that flowed out from the southern feet of the White Mountains to water the plains of Gondor. The Blackroot sprang from the mountains within the southern gateway of the Paths of the Dead, above Erech, and so it acquired its sinister name. Its waters flowed south to meet the Ringló above Edhellond, and then on to empty into the Great Sea a little to the north of Dol Amroth. See also... Blackroot Vale, Green Hills, Langstrand, Mornan, Morthond Vale, Western Gondor Indexes: Alphabetical: B Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 19 April 2024 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2022, 2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus DISC Candidate Matching helps find the optimum personalities for any role in moments.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Location Flowing southward through central Gondor, from its source above Erech in the White Mountains to meet the Great Sea at Edhellond Race Men Culture Gondorians Settlements Erech stood near the river's source; Edhellond stood near its mouth Source In the Blackroot Vale in the White Mountains Tributaries Met the Ringló at its mouth Outflow Into the Bay of Belfalas Important peaks Rose in the caverns beneath the Dwimorberg Meaning A reference to the fact that the springs lay within the dark caverns of the Dead, and its upper course ran through a shadowed gorge Other names Morthond Indexes: Alphabetical: B Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 19 April 2024 This entry is complete The river that rose above Erech Map of the river Blackroot

Also known as the Morthond, the Blackroot was one of the many rivers that flowed out from the southern feet of the White Mountains to water the plains of Gondor. The Blackroot sprang from the mountains within the southern gateway of the Paths of the Dead, above Erech, and so it acquired its sinister name. Its waters flowed south to meet the Ringló above Edhellond, and then on to empty into the Great Sea a little to the north of Dol Amroth. See also... Blackroot Vale, Green Hills, Langstrand, Mornan, Morthond Vale, Western Gondor Indexes: Alphabetical: B Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 19 April 2024 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2022, 2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus DISC Candidate Matching helps find the optimum personalities for any role in moments.