The Deeping-stream was a river in the west of Rohan.
Course
The Deeping-stream flowed from the gorge on the northern side of the White Mountains known as Helm's Deep[1] through a culvert in the Deeping Wall that blocked the entrance to Helm's Deep, then around the feet of the rock where the Hornburg stood, before flowing to the north into the Deeping-coomb and then out into the Westfold Vale[1].[2] South of the bottom of the coomb[3] the Deeping-stream ran beside the Deeping-road.[4] The Deeping-road ran northeast,[5] but it is not known into which river the Deeping-stream flowed. It is possible that if flowed northwestward into the river Isen, which is the nearest river from the northern end of the Westfold Vale. However, it is also possible that it flowed northeastwards into the river Entwash.
Etymology
The element Deeping in the name Deeping-stream means that the stream belongs to the deep,[6] out of which it flows.
Other versions of the legendarium
In an untitled drawing of Helm's Deep by J.R.R. Tolkien the line of the Deeping-stream seems to flow westwards after leaving the Deeping-coomb.[7]
Portrayal in adaptations
2013: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- The Deeping-stream originates inside the Glittering Caves and forms a small pool with an island in the middle before flowing out through the Deeping Wall. After flowing into Westfold, the stream turns east and joins the river Swiftwater, originating in the White Mountains, before eventually flowing into Entwash.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, entry Deeping-stream, p. 415
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Helm's Deep", pp. 528-29
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Road to Isengard", p. 548
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Road to Isengard", p. 546
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 768
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator, no. 160 Untitled (Helm's Deep), p. 165