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Dates
The shuddering of Niënor that gave these falls their name occurred in I 496; the falls were destroyed at the end of the First Age
Location
The point where the road to Ephel Brandir crossed the stream of Celebros within the Forest of Brethil
Origins
Given this name in memory of a great shuddering that came upon Niënor as she passed this way when she first came to Brethil
Race
Division
Culture
Within the forest of the Haladin, but Niënor came originally from the Men of Dor-lómin
Family
Brethil was ruled by the House of Haleth; Niënor was of the House of Hador
Source
Celebros rose in the western Forest of Brethil
Outflow
Celebros ran into Teiglin to the southwest of the falls of the Shuddering Water
Other names
Nen Girith; formerly known as Dimrost, the Rainy Stair

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Shuddering Water

The falls of Celebros

The road from the Crossings of Teiglin led uphill through the trees of Brethil towards the ephel on Amon Obel, and as it did so it came to the stream of Celebros, which flowed down in tumbling waterfalls from the heights above. Here the stream was crossed by a wooden bridge, and from that bridge was a clear view through the trees of the Ravines of Teiglin to the west. It was here that Turambar brought Niënor after finding her at the edge of the wood, and when she saw the Ravines, Niënor began to shudder violently and fell into a fever.

Three years later, it was on the spot that she had seen through the trees that Túrin slew Glaurung, and with his last breath the Dragon revealed that she was Túrin's sister and carrying his child, a revelation that caused her to leap to her death in the waters of Teiglin. Her fit of shivering was seen as a foreshadowing of these dreadful events, and the falls of Celebros, which had previously been known as Dimrost, gained a new name: Nen Girith or 'Shuddering Water'.


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