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'''Brilthor''' was one of the six swift rivers that flowed westward from the mountains of the [[Ered Luin]] to meet the long course of the [[Gelion]] on the borders of [[Ossiriand]].  
'''Brilthor''' was one of the six swift rivers that flowed westward from the mountains of the [[Ered Luin]] to meet the long course of the [[Gelion]] on the borders of [[Ossiriand]].  



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Brilthor was one of the six swift rivers that flowed westward from the mountains of the Ered Luin to meet the long course of the Gelion on the borders of Ossiriand.

Etymology

Brilthor is said to mean "glittering torrent" in Ilkorin, from bril ("glass, crystal") and thôr ("swooping, leaping down").[1]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pp. 372 (root MBIRIL), 392-3 (root THOR-, THORON-)