The Encyclopedia of Arda - Rivil’s Well (original) (raw)
| Indexes: Alphabetical: R Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 19 August 2007 Updates planned: 2 | The source of the River Rivil The source of the minor river Rivil, that rose in the west of Dorthonion and flowed in a loop northward and westward to meet Sirion as its first tributary. Rivil's Well is chiefly known as the site of Beren's revenge against the Orcs. All of Beren's companions, along with his father Barahir, had been slain by a band of Orcs at Tarn Aeluin to the east, and those Orcs then passed westward through Dorthonion. Beren tracked them to a camp at Rivil's Well, where he leapt on them, slew their captain, and escaped with the hand and Ring of Barahir. Thus Barahir's Ring was saved from Morgoth, and kept instead as an heirloom among Beren's descendants. Indexes: Alphabetical: R Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 19 August 2007 Updates planned: 2 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Prefer to use printed DISC questionnaires? Discus can print questionnaires in any of dozens of languages. |
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