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| − | The | + | The '''Taeglin''' was a river in [[Beleriand]], a tributary of [[Sirion]]. |
| − | + | It rose in the [[Ered Wethrin]] and flowed southeast through [[Brethil]] to join Sirion on the borders of [[Doriath]]. It had two minor tributaries: [[Celebros]] and [[Malduin]]. | |
| − | It rose in the [[Ered Wethrin]] and flowed southeast through [[Brethil]] to join Sirion on the borders of [[Doriath]]. | + | |
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| + | The river could be forded at the [[Crossings of the Taeglin]], near the western border of Brethil. A road ran through it from [[Nargothrond]] to [[Minas Tirith (Beleriand)|Minas Tirith]]. | ||
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | The element ''[[taeg]]'' means "boundary".<ref name="WJ">{{WJ|Hurin}}, pp. 309-10</ref> | ||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | ==Other versions of the legendarium== | ||
| − | In earlier writings, the river was called '''Teiglin'''. As revealed in the ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'' series, the rivername should actually have been spelt ''Taeglin''. This was a relatively late change which was not adopted into the published ''[[Silmarillion]]'', which uses the old name. | + | In earlier writings, the river was called '''Teiglin'''. As revealed in the ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'' series, the rivername should actually have been spelt ''Taeglin'' ("Boundary River").<ref name="WJ"/> This was a relatively late change which was not adopted into the published ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', which uses the old name, as does ''[[The Children of Húrin]]''. |
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 13 June 2012
The Taeglin was a river in Beleriand, a tributary of Sirion. It rose in the Ered Wethrin and flowed southeast through Brethil to join Sirion on the borders of Doriath. It had two minor tributaries: Celebros and Malduin.
The river could be forded at the Crossings of the Taeglin, near the western border of Brethil. A road ran through it from Nargothrond to Minas Tirith.
[edit] Etymology
The element taeg means "boundary".[1]
[edit] Other versions of the legendarium
In earlier writings, the river was called Teiglin. As revealed in the The History of Middle-earth series, the rivername should actually have been spelt Taeglin ("Boundary River").[1] This was a relatively late change which was not adopted into the published The Silmarillion, which uses the old name, as does The Children of Húrin.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: I. The Wanderings of Húrin", pp. 309-10