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Dates
The river Baranduin became known as the 'Brandywine' after the settlement of the Shire in III 1601
Location
The central and southern parts of Eriador
Source
Lake Nenuial beneath the Hills of Evendim
Tributaries
Shirebourn, Stock-brook, Water, Withywindle
Outflow
Into the Great Sea north of Eryn Vorn
Meaning
A corruption of Elvish 'Baranduin', meaning 'golden brown river'
Other names
Baranduin, Branda-nîn, Bralda-hîm, The River

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River Brandywine

The eastern border-river of the Shire

Map of the Brandywine

The name given by Hobbits to the river the Elves called Baranduin; its source was at Lake Nenuial in the north, and it flowed southwestwards to reach the Great Sea near Eryn Vorn. For part of its length it formed the eastern border of the Shire.


See also...

Brandagamba Family, Brandy Hall, Brandybuck Family, Brandywine Bridge, Bridge Inn, Bridge of Stonebows, Buckland Gate, Bucklanders, Bucklebury, Bucklebury Ferry, Budgeford, Bywater Pool, Deephallow, Drogo Baggins, Eastfarthing of the Shire, [See the full list...]

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River Brandywine

The eastern border-river of the Shire

Dates
The river Baranduin became known as the 'Brandywine' after the settlement of the Shire in III 1601
Location
The central and southern parts of Eriador
Source
Lake Nenuial beneath the Hills of Evendim
Tributaries
Shirebourn, Stock-brook, Water, Withywindle
Outflow
Into the Great Sea north of Eryn Vorn
Meaning
A corruption of Elvish 'Baranduin', meaning 'golden brown river'
Other names
Baranduin, Branda-nîn, Bralda-hîm, The River

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 10 May 2012
  • Updates planned: 1

River Brandywine

The eastern border-river of the Shire

Map of the Brandywine

The name given by Hobbits to the river the Elves called Baranduin; its source was at Lake Nenuial in the north, and it flowed southwestwards to reach the Great Sea near Eryn Vorn. For part of its length it formed the eastern border of the Shire.


See also...

Brandagamba Family, Brandy Hall, Brandybuck Family, Brandywine Bridge, Bridge Inn, Bridge of Stonebows, Buckland Gate, Bucklanders, Bucklebury, Bucklebury Ferry, Budgeford, Bywater Pool, Deephallow, Drogo Baggins, Eastfarthing of the Shire, [See the full list...]

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 10 May 2012
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000, 2007, 2012. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus is the perfect Job Matching tool, with a reference library of nearly 250 different roles.