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

Location Marked the northern border of Rohan Source Within northern Fangorn Forest Outflow Pronunciation li'mlight Meaning Apparently derived from Elvish meaning 'swift-light'1 Other names Indexes: Alphabetical: L Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 25 September 2017 Updates planned: 1 A river flowing out of northern Fangorn Map of the river Limlight A tributary of the River Anduin that flowed eastward from Fangorn Forest to meet the Great River at the Field of Celebrant. It formed part of the northern boundary of Rohan. Notes 1 It seems clear that the name 'Limlight' was an attempt by the Rohirrim to render the original Elvish name using their own sounds, rather than to translate its meaning. There is a certain measure of confusion over the ultimate derivation of the name, and various intermediate forms exist, but they all contain the element lim- meaning 'swift' (compare Glorfindel's command to his horse above the Ford of Bruinen: noro lim, 'Run swift', in The Fellowship of the Ring I 12). See also... Fangorn Forest, Field of Celebrant, Gladden River, Kingdom of the South, North Undeep, North-borders, Parth Celebrant, Ride of Eorl, Rider of Last Hope, River Anduin, River Limlaith, River Limlich, River Limliht, River Limlint, Rochon Methestel, [See the full list...]The Wold Indexes: Alphabetical: L Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 25 September 2017 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2008, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.