The Encyclopedia of Arda - Lake Núrnen (original) (raw)

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Location The land of Nurn, the southerly lowland region of Mordor Source Fed by four rivers flowing from sources in the mountains surrounding Mordor Pronunciation Núrnen is pronounced 'noo'rnen' Meaning Núrnen means 'sad water' or 'dead water'1 Other names Sea of Núrnen Indexes: Alphabetical: L Alphabetical: N Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 28 July 2019 This entry is complete Mordor’s inland sea A vast lake or inland sea that lay in the southern central regions of Mordor, fed by four rivers that ran down from the mountain ranges surrounding the Dark Land. Around the shores of the lake were Sauron's slave-farms, where provisions for his vast armies were produced. After Sauron's defeat in the War of the Ring, the newly crowned King Elessar released the slaves that worked those farms, and granted them the land around Lake Núrnen as their own. Notes 1 Lake Núrnen is described as having 'dark sad waters' in The Return of the King VI 2, The Land of Shadow. Though this is not unequivocally an interpretation, Tolkien uses 'sad water' as an explicit interpretation in his detailed index to The Lord of the Rings. He does appear, however, to have changed his mind at a later point, instead connecting the name with the Elvish root word meaning 'death'. On this later interpretation, the name would be translated as something like 'dead water' or 'water of death'. See also... Sea of Núrnen Indexes: Alphabetical: L Alphabetical: N Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 28 July 2019 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2006, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus' intelligent text reporting helps you to explore a DISC profile from every angle.

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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 The land of Nurn, the southerly lowland region of Mordor Source Fed by four rivers flowing from sources in the mountains surrounding Mordor Pronunciation Núrnen is pronounced 'noo'rnen' Meaning Núrnen means 'sad water' or 'dead water'1 Other names Sea of Núrnen Indexes: Alphabetical: L Alphabetical: N Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 28 July 2019 This entry is complete Mordor’s inland sea Map of Lake Núrnen

A vast lake or inland sea that lay in the southern central regions of Mordor, fed by four rivers that ran down from the mountain ranges surrounding the Dark Land. Around the shores of the lake were Sauron's slave-farms, where provisions for his vast armies were produced. After Sauron's defeat in the War of the Ring, the newly crowned King Elessar released the slaves that worked those farms, and granted them the land around Lake Núrnen as their own. Notes 1 Lake Núrnen is described as having 'dark sad waters' in The Return of the King VI 2, The Land of Shadow. Though this is not unequivocally an interpretation, Tolkien uses 'sad water' as an explicit interpretation in his detailed index to The Lord of the Rings. He does appear, however, to have changed his mind at a later point, instead connecting the name with the Elvish root word meaning 'death'. On this later interpretation, the name would be translated as something like 'dead water' or 'water of death'. See also... Sea of Núrnen Indexes: Alphabetical: L Alphabetical: N Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 28 July 2019 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2006, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus' intelligent text reporting helps you to explore a DISC profile from every angle.