In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, Anduin is the Sindarin name for the Great River of Wilderland, the longest river in the Third Age (the original Sindarin name means Long River). The ancestors of the Rohirrim called it Langflood. It flowed from its source in the Grey and Misty Mountains to the Mouths of Anduin (Ethir Anduin) in the Great Sea (Belegaer). In her Atlas of Middle-earth, Karen Wynn Fonstad estimates a total length of 1,388 miles (2,233 km). John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English philologist, writer and university professor, best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... Sindarin is an artificial language (or conlang) developed by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Rhovanion or Wilderland was a large region of northern Middle-earth. ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see The Third Age. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Rohan. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Ered Mithrin or Grey Mountains was a large mountain range to the north of Rhovanion. ... The Misty Mountains as seen in the prologue to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Belegaer, the Great Sea or the Sundering Seas, is the sea of Arda that is west of Middle-earth. ... The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad is an atlas of J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional realm of Middle-earth. ... Karen Wynn Fonstad is the author of several atlases of fictional worlds, including: Pern, basis for the Dragon Riders stories by Anne McCaffrey The Atlas of Pern (1984, ISBN 0345314344) The Land, basis for The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen R. Donaldson The Atlas of the Land (1985, ISBN... “Miles” redirects here. ...

Source

Anduin began as two different streams near where the Misty Mountains met the Grey. These were called the Langwell and the Greylin by the Éothéod when they lived in the triangle of land formed by it. Their old capital Framsburg was built at the confluence of these streams where the Anduin proper began. The Langwell had its source in the Misty Mountains, close to Mount Gundabad and the Greylin began in the westernmost heights of the Grey Mountains. Langwell is a river in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, one of the two rivers, along with Greylin, that meet in the far north to form the beginnings of the Anduin river. ... Greylin is a river in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, one of the two (the other being the Langwell river) which flows from the north Anduin river. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Éothéod (horse-people, also horse-land) were a race of Northmen who were the ancestors of the Rohirrim. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Éothéod (horse-people, also horse-land) were a race of Northmen who were the ancestors of the Rohirrim. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Mount Gundabad is a mountain at the northern extremity of the Misty Mountains in Middle-earth. ...

Course

The Anduin flowed parallel to the Misty Mountains in a broad vale which formed the western part of Rhovanion, lying between the mountains and Mirkwood. After passing Lórien, the river and mountains parted company, and the river flowed through the Brown Lands (which may have been home to the Ent-wives) via the North and South Undeeps until it flowed through the Emyn Muil and Argonath and entered a lake (Nen Hithoel) through Sarn Gebir (a series of ferocious rapids). Thence it flowed over the Falls of Rauros, and past the Mouths of the Entwash and the marshes known as the Wetwang (Nindalf). It then passed between the White Mountains and the Mountains of Shadow through the ancient capital of Gondor, Osgiliath, before swinging past the harbour of Harlond close to the Rammas Echor south of Minas Tirith (Barbara Strachey, in Journeys of Frodo, places the harbour just outside the wall), and the Emyn Arnen and down past the port of Pelagir, entering the Great Sea in the Bay of Belfalas in a broad delta known as the Mouths of Anduin. In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Rhovanion or Wilderland was a large region of northern Middle-earth. ... For the game Mirkwood, see Mirkwood (mud). ... location of Lórien in Middle-earth marked in red This article is about the Lórien of J. R. R. Tolkiens works. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, the Brown Lands was a region across the Anduin from Fangorn forest. ... An Ash Ent in the Lord of the Rings movie series For other uses, see Ent (disambiguation). ... Emyn Muil In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth the hills of Emyn Muil upon either side of Nen Hithoel are a maze of impenetrable rocky crags. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings, The Argonath, also known as The Gates of Argonath or The Pillars of the Kings, is a fictional monument comprising two enormous pillars, carved in the likenesses of Isildur and Anárion, standing upon either side of the River... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional realm of Middle-earth, Nen Hithoel is a large lake upon the Great River Anduin amid the Emyn Muil to the east of Rohan. ... Sarn Gebir in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth are the rapids of the Great River Anduin. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, the Falls of Rauros were the great falls of River Anduin beneath Nen Hithoel, where the river fell from Emyn Muil to the wetland of Nindalf. ... In the fictional topography of J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth the swamps of Nindalf or Wetwang lie to the south of Emyn Muil and east of the Great River Anduin, fed by the great inland delta of the Entwash. ... The White Mountains, a loose translation of the Sindarin Ered Nimrais Whitehorn Mountains, is a fictional mountain range in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, the Ephel Dúath or Mountains of Shadow are a range of mountains that guard Mordors western and southern borders. ... Gondor is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Osgiliath is a city of Middle-earth, the old capital city of Gondor. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings the name Harlond (Sindarin for south haven) is shared by two fictional places in Middle-earth: The southern harbour of Mithlond on the Gulf of Lhûn, the northern being Forlond; The harbour of Minas Tirith located on the... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, the Pelennor Fields were the townlands and fields of Minas Tirith, capital of Gondor. ... Minas Tirith (IPA: ), originally named Minas Anor, is a heavily fortified city in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth writings, which was the capital of Gondor in the second half of the Third Age. ... The Lord of the Rings by Barbara Strachey (ISBN 0049120166, 1981) is an atlas based on the fictional realm of Middle-earth, which traces the journeys undertaken by the characters in Tolkiens epic. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Bay of Belfalas was a large southern bay in the Great Sea. ... Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. ...

Tributaries

In order from north to south: the Rhimdath (Rushdown), the Gladden (Ninglor) which joined at the marshes known as the Gladden Fields, the Celebrant (Silverlode), the River Limlight, the Entwash (Onodló), the Morgulduin, the Erui, the Sirith and the Poros. The first five had their sources in the Misty Mountains, the Morgulduin and (presumably) the Poros in the Ephel Dúath on the border of Mordor, and the rest in the White Mountains. The Rhimdath or Rushdown is a river in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, an early tributary to the Anduin river. ... This article is about the fictional river Gladden. ... The Gladden Fields (Sindarin Loeg Ningloron) is a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... Middle-earth, the setting of J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, contains many rivers. ... In Tolkiens Middle-earth, the river Limlight (from Elvish Limlîht) was a stream rising in the eastern Misty Mountains near Treebeards dwellings. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Entwash was a great river in Rohan, notable for its huge inland delta. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the river Morgulduin (river of sourcery) was a river of Gondor which began in Cirith Ungol. ... The river Erui occurs in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, there are two common lists of rivers of Gondor. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the river Poros was a river in south of Gondor. ... Mount Doom and Barad-dûr in Mordor, as depicted in the Peter Jackson film. ...

Crossing Points

The Old Forest Road which led from the High Pass into Mirkwood crossed the river at the Old Ford, to the south of Beorn's Halls. In the time of the War of the Last Alliance, a bridge had been there. In the fictional universe of J.R.R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, the Old Forest Road is the main route through the great forest originally known as Greenwood the Great and latterly as Mirkwood. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fiction of Middle-earth, the High Pass is a pass over the Misty Mountains. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Beorn was a shape-shifter, a man who could assume the appearance of a great black bear. ... The Last Alliance of Elves and Men is an episode in J.R.R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth. ...

There were many bridges in the city of Osgiliath, broken by the forces of Mordor.

Settlements

During the March of the Elves in the Time of the Trees, the Nandor left the Eldarin host when faced with the great heights of the Misty Mountains, and lived in the Vale of Anduin. Some of those people later left and became the Green-elves of Ossiriand, but Elves remained present even until the time of the War the Ring, strengthened by refugees from Beleriand (at the end of the First Age) and Eregion (during the Second). A map of Aman, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, the Years of the Trees are one of the three great time-periods of Arda. ... In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the fictional Nandor (singular Nando) were Elves of Telerin descent, who left the Great Journey from Cuivienen to Valinor as the Elves reached the Hithaeglir (Misty Mountains). ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, the Elves are a sundered people. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Beleriand was the region of northwestern Middle-earth during the First Age. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the First Age began with the awakening of the Elves, and ended with the final overthrow of Morgoth by the combined armies of Valinor and Beleriand. ... location of Eregion in Middle-earth marked in red In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Eregion or Hollin was a kingdom of the Noldorin Elves in Eriador during the Second Age, located near the West Gate of Khazad-dûm under the shadow of the Hithaeglir (Misty Mountains). ... The Second Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ...

Settlements in the Vale of Anduin during the Third Age included the northman city of Framsburg, Beorn's Halls and the Stoor settlements near the Gladden Fields (where Sméagol/Gollum was born). It was in the Gladden Fields in the northern reaches of Anduin that Isildur was slain and the One Ring lost; and it was there, more than two millennia later, that Déagol found the Ring and Sméagol took it from him. Rhosgobel, home of Radagast the Brown, and the Elven Realm of Lothlórien also lay in the Vale of Anduin. In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Éothéod (horse-people, also horse-land) were a race of Northmen who were the ancestors of the Rohirrim. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Stoors are one of the three races of Hobbits. ... This article is about the fictional character. ... The Gladden Fields (Sindarin Loeg Ningloron) is a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, Isildur was a Dúnadan of Númenor, elder son of Elendil. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Déagol, from J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy universe of Middle-earth, was the Stoor Hobbit who became the third bearer of the One Ring, after Sauron and Isildur when he found the One Ring while diving in the Gladden river (a tributary to the Anduin) with his cousin... Gollum is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... Radagast the Brown is one of the five Wizards in J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings and is mentioned in The Hobbit. ...

Once it had entered Gondor the river flowed past Osgiliath and Minas Tirith and then Pelagir, close to the sea. After the fall of Osgiliath the river effectively marks the eastern limit of Gondor's influence.

Islands

The principal islands appear to have been Cair Andros, on the borders of Ithilien and Tol Brandir in Nen Hithoel. Carrock, in the north was where the Eagles deposited Thorin and Company. There was also an eyot, where the Fellowship rested during their travel between Lórien and Parth Galen. In The Lord of the Rings, Cair Andros is an island in the middle of the Anduin River. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, Ithilien is a region and fiefdom of Gondor. ... Tol Brandir In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional realm of Middle-earth, Tol Brandir is an island crag set in the lake of Nen Hithoel which straddles the Falls of Rauros. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, Carrock is a stony eyot in the upper reaches of the River Anduin, to the north of the Old Ford. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, Thorin Oakenshield was a Dwarf, the son of Thráin II and the grandson of King Thrór. ... Spoiler warning: The Fellowship of the Ring, as described in the first volume of The Lord of the Rings, which bears the same name, is a union of 9 representatives from each of the free peoples in Middle-earth, the number chosen to match the 9 Ringwraiths. ...