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Location
The regions eastward of Mirkwood
Source
Beneath Erebor, the Lonely Mountain
Tributaries
Forest River, Redwater
Outflow
Into the Sea of Rhûn
Other names
Celduin
Note
This river is usually called the 'River Running', but from time to time, particulary in The Hobbit, it is referred to as the 'Running River'; the two terms are interchangeable

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River Running

The river that flowed out of the Lonely Mountain

Map of the river Running

Also called the Celduin, the Running was a great river that formed the eastern boundary of Rhovanion. It rose beneath Erebor, the Lonely Mountain, and flowed southeastwards for many hundreds of miles to its outflow into the Sea of Rhûn.


See also...

Dale-men, Desolation of the Dragon, Dorwinion, Forest Road, Gate of Erebor, Girion, Kíli, King of Rhovanion, Long Marshes, Men of the Long Lake, Mewlips, Northmen of Rhovanion, Old Forest Road, Ravenhill, River Carnen, [See the full list...]

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