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Location of the river Isen in Middle-earth.
Location of the river Isen in Middle-earth.

The river Isen occurs in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth. The Isen (or Angren in Sindarin) began in the southern Misty Mountains, first flowing south through the fortress of Isengard (or Angrenost) to the White Mountains, where it abrubtly bent west and flowed to the sea of Belegaer. Its length is about 430 Númenórean miles, making it the eight-longest known river of Middle-earth. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x1887, 161 KB) Map shows location of river w:Isen in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth marked in red. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x1887, 161 KB) Map shows location of river w:Isen in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth marked in red. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... Isen (伊仙町; -chou) is a town located in Ooshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. ... Isen is a town in the district of Erding in Bavaria in Germany. ... Río Peralonso - El Zulia (Norte de Santander), Colombia River Gambia flowing through Niokolokoba National Park Nevėžis River in Lithuania A river is a natural waterway usually formed by water derived from either precipitation or glacial meltwater, and flows from higher ground to lower ground. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) was an English philologist, writer and university professor who is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ... Fiction (from the Latin fingere, to form, create) is storytelling of imagined events and stands in contrast to non-fiction, which makes factual claims about reality. ... 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. ... The Misty Mountains as seen in the prologue to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). ... Location of Isengard in Middle-earth marked in red In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Isengard, a translation of the Sindarin Angrenost, was a large fortress. ... The White Mountains, a loose translation of the Sindarin Ered Nimrais (White-horn mountains), is a fictional mountain range in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ... 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. ... Númenor is a fictional location from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth and is intended to be his version of Atlantis. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ...


Isen means Iron (cf. German Eisen = iron), Isengard meaning Iron fortress. General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Standard atomic weight 55. ...


At a distance of about 150 miles west of the Gap of Rohan, the Isen was joined by its only known tributary, the river Adorn. In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Gap of Rohan is the opening between the mountain ranges of the Misty Mountains and the White Mountains. ... The river Adorn occurs in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth. ...


The Isen and Adorn formed the boundary of the Kingdom of Rohan, but the triangle of land between Isen, Adorn, and the White Mountains was a contested land, claimed by the Rohirrim as well as the Dunlendings. The banner of Rohan, as rendered in Peter Jacksons movies; the sun is an embellishment on the books description of a white horse upon green. Rohan (from Sindarin Rochand), is a fictional realm in J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy era of Middle-earth. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Rohan. ... Dunland is a fictional land from J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth: the land of the Dunlendings. ...


The Isen formed a natural boundary in the Gap of Rohan, and was only crossable at Isengard or at the Fords of Isen, where the Rohirrim fought a number of great battles against the Dunlendings and Saruman's Orcs in the late Third Age. Saruman is a character in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium. ... Orcs in Moria, from the 1978 animated film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. ... The Third Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ...


Saruman diverted the Isen away from Isengard as he turned the fortress into a war machine, and it was dammed at the northern wall. When the Ents attacked Isengard, they broke the dam and restored the original flow of the river, temporarily drowning all of Isengard. An Ash Ent in the Lord of the Rings movie series Ents are a fictional race from J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy world of Middle-earth. ...


Coordinates: 48°13′N, 12°04′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...



Rivers from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium during the Third Age
Adorn | Anduin | Baranduin | Bruinen | Carnen | Celduin | Celebrant | Celos | Ciril | Deeping Stream | Enchanted River (Gûlduin) | Entwash | Erui | Forest River (Taurduin) | Gilrain | Gladden | Glanduin | Greylin | Gwathló (Greyflood) | Harnen | Isen | Langwell | Lefnui | Lhûn | Limlight | Mering Stream | Mitheithel (Hoarwell) | Morgulduin | Morthond | Nimrodel | Poros | Ringló | Sernui | Shirebourn | Sirith | Snowbourne | The Water | Withywindle

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Isen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (248 words)
The Isen (or Angren in Sindarin) began in the southern Misty Mountains, first flowing south through the fortress of Isengard (or Angrenost) to the White Mountains, where it abrubtly bent west and flowed to the sea of Belegaer.
The Isen and Adorn formed the boundary of the Kingdom of Rohan, but the triangle of land between Isen, Adorn, and the White Mountains was a contested land, claimed by the Rohirrim as well as the Dunlendings.
The Isen formed a natural boundary in the Gap of Rohan, and was only crossable at Isengard or at the Fords of Isen, where the Rohirrim fought a number of great battles against the Dunlendings and Saruman's Orcs in the late Third Age.
Isen, Kagoshima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (87 words)
For the river in the fictional Middle-earth universe, see Isen.
Isen (伊仙町; -chou) is a town located in Oshima District, Kagoshima, Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 7,532 and the density of 120.13 persons per km².
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