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| '''Rathlóriel''' was the later name for the River [[Ascar]], the northernmost of the six rivers that flowed through [[Ossiriand]]. Its name was changed after [[Beren]] led a force of [[Green-elves|Laiquendi]] to defeat a band of the [[Dwarves of Nogrod]] on its banks. The Dwarves had sacked the kingdom of [[Doriath]], and with their defeat, the treasuries of [[Menegroth]] were emptied into the river. After that time it was known as '''Goldenbed'''.
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| ==Etymology==
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| The name ''Rathlóriel'' means "Golden-bed".<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref>
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| In the ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'', the name ''Rath Loriel'' is said to contain the [[Noldorin]] word ''[[Rath#Noldorin|rath]]'' ("coarse, river-bed") and ''[[glaur|lor-]]'' ("gold").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, pp. 368, 383</ref><ref>{{VT|46a}}, p. 11</ref>
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| [[Category:Beleriand]]
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| [[Category:Rivers]]
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| [[fi:Rathlóriel]] | | [[fi:Rathlóriel]] |
| [[fr:encyclo/geographie/eaux/beleriand/rathloriel]] | | [[fr:encyclo/geographie/eaux/beleriand/rathloriel]] |
