The Encyclopedia of Arda - River Poros (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 To the south of Minas Tirith, on the border between South Ithilien and South Gondor Race This river ran between two lands occupied by Men Source The southern Ephel Dúath Tributaries None Outflow Into the Anduin just above that river's Mouths Pronunciation po'ros Meaning Perhaps 'boundary'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: P Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 12 April 2015 Updates planned: 1 The southern border-river of Ithilien Rivers of Gondor A river that rose in Ephel Dúath on the borders of Mordor, and flowed westwards to meet the Anduin. This was the southernmost of Anduin's many tributaries, running into the Great River some miles above the wide delta of the Mouths of Anduin. Poros marked the border of Gondor proper with the old land of South Gondor. Notes 1 In volume VIII of The History of Middle-earth, in chapter IV, The Second Map, is a list of the rivers of Gondor. Some of the rivers named in this list are followed by notes, which in some cases are clearly interpretations of the rivers' names (and in other cases clearly are not). Next to Poros is the word 'boundary', which appears to be meant as an interpretation of the name. This would certainly make sense, because the river marked the boundary between Gondor proper and Harondor to the south. Given the structure of the list, however, and the fact that many of its other names were later altered or abandoned, it's impossible to be sure whether Tolkien meant this as a final interpretation of the name Poros. See also... Battle of the Camp, City of the Corsairs, Crossings of Poros, Ethir Anduin, Fastred, Fords of Poros, Harad Road, Harondor, Haudh in Gwanûr, Men out of the South, River Anduin, South Gondor, South Ithilien, Vinyarion Indexes: Alphabetical: P Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 12 April 2015 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2015. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus reports contain unrivalled DISC interpretations, including in-depth graphical and textual analysis in natural language.

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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 To the south of Minas Tirith, on the border between South Ithilien and South Gondor Race This river ran between two lands occupied by Men Source The southern Ephel Dúath Tributaries None Outflow Into the Anduin just above that river's Mouths Pronunciation po'ros Meaning Perhaps 'boundary'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: P Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 12 April 2015 Updates planned: 1 The southern border-river of Ithilien Map of the river Poros

Rivers of Gondor A river that rose in Ephel Dúath on the borders of Mordor, and flowed westwards to meet the Anduin. This was the southernmost of Anduin's many tributaries, running into the Great River some miles above the wide delta of the Mouths of Anduin. Poros marked the border of Gondor proper with the old land of South Gondor. Notes 1 In volume VIII of The History of Middle-earth, in chapter IV, The Second Map, is a list of the rivers of Gondor. Some of the rivers named in this list are followed by notes, which in some cases are clearly interpretations of the rivers' names (and in other cases clearly are not). Next to Poros is the word 'boundary', which appears to be meant as an interpretation of the name. This would certainly make sense, because the river marked the boundary between Gondor proper and Harondor to the south. Given the structure of the list, however, and the fact that many of its other names were later altered or abandoned, it's impossible to be sure whether Tolkien meant this as a final interpretation of the name Poros. See also... Battle of the Camp, City of the Corsairs, Crossings of Poros, Ethir Anduin, Fastred, Fords of Poros, Harad Road, Harondor, Haudh in Gwanûr, Men out of the South, River Anduin, South Gondor, South Ithilien, Vinyarion Indexes: Alphabetical: P Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 12 April 2015 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2015. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus reports contain unrivalled DISC interpretations, including in-depth graphical and textual analysis in natural language.