Dates

Númenor was created at the beginning of the Second Age, and destroyed in the Downfall of II 3319

Location

On the river Nunduinë above its mouths at Eldalondë on Númenor's Bay of Eldanna

Race

Division

Culture

Settlements

Lay close to the port city of Eldalondë

Source

Nunduinë flowed into the lake from central Númenor

Outflow

Nunduinë continued from the western end of the lake down into the Great Sea

Pronunciation

nee'sinen

Meaning

'Fragrant water'

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Nísinen

The fragrant lake above Eldalondë

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Map of Nísinen

The long lake that formed along the lower course of the river Nunduinë, above the haven of Eldalondë on Númenor's western coast. Along its banks grew all manner of sweet-smelling plants, from which it got its name - Nísinen comes from the Elvish for 'fragrant water'.

See also...

River Nunduinë, Vardarianna

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