The Encyclopedia of Arda - Land of Seven Rivers (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
Dates Largely destroyed in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age Location The land between the river Gelion and the Blue Mountains, south of the river Ascar Race Primarily Elves, but also home to the mortals Beren and Lúthien and their family Division Nandor Culture Laiquendi Settlements The house of Beren and Lúthien was in Dor Firn-i-Guinar in the south of this land Meaning A reference to Gelion along the western border of the land, and its six tributaries flowing through it from the east Other names Ossiriand; the remnant was known as Lindon after the First Age Indexes: Alphabetical: L Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 7 October 2017 This entry is complete The homeland of the Laiquendi Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A name for Ossiriand, and a literal translation of that Elvish name. The Land of Seven Rivers lay between the river Gelion and the Blue Mountains, and was the home of the Green-elves, the Laiquendi. The Seven Rivers from which it took its name were the Gelion itself and six of its tributaries. From north to south, these tributaries were named Ascar, Thalos, Legolin, Brilthor, Duilwen and Adurant. See also... Elu Thingol, Elves of Beleriand, Green-elves, Laiquendi, Ossiriand, River Brilthor Indexes: Alphabetical: L Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 7 October 2017 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2000, 2009, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.

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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

Dates Largely destroyed in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age Location The land between the river Gelion and the Blue Mountains, south of the river Ascar Race Primarily Elves, but also home to the mortals Beren and Lúthien and their family Division Nandor Culture Laiquendi Settlements The house of Beren and Lúthien was in Dor Firn-i-Guinar in the south of this land Meaning A reference to Gelion along the western border of the land, and its six tributaries flowing through it from the east Other names Ossiriand; the remnant was known as Lindon after the First Age Indexes: Alphabetical: L Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 7 October 2017 This entry is complete The homeland of the Laiquendi

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Land of Seven Rivers

A name for Ossiriand, and a literal translation of that Elvish name. The Land of Seven Rivers lay between the river Gelion and the Blue Mountains, and was the home of the Green-elves, the Laiquendi. The Seven Rivers from which it took its name were the Gelion itself and six of its tributaries. From north to south, these tributaries were named Ascar, Thalos, Legolin, Brilthor, Duilwen and Adurant. See also... Elu Thingol, Elves of Beleriand, Green-elves, Laiquendi, Ossiriand, River Brilthor Indexes: Alphabetical: L Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 7 October 2017 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2000, 2009, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.