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Location
A wide region of northwest Middle-earth lying between the Misty Mountains in the west and the river Celduin in the east
Pronunciation
rovah'nion
Meaning
Not explicitly given by Tolkien; probably the Elvish equivalent of its English name, Wilderland
Other names
Wilderland

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Rhovanion

The wide lands east of the Misty Mountains

Map of Rhovanion

The region of Middle-earth that lay between the Misty Mountains in the west and the river Celduin in the east.


See also...

Battle of the Crossings of Erui, Bëorians, Brown Lands, Celepharn, Dark Plague, Durin’s Bane, Edge of the Wild, Eldar of the West, Emyn Duir, Grey Mountains, King of Gondor, King of Rhovanion, Last Homely House, Marhari, Men of the North (in the Third Age), [See the full list...]

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