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Dates
Created at the beginning of the Second Age; destroyed in the Downfall of Númenor in II 3319
Location
Running westward from the Inlands of Númenor to flow into the Bay of Eldanna at Eldalondë
Race
Division
Culture
Settlements
Eldalondë stood at the mouth of Nunduinë
Source
In the Mittalmar region of Númenor, some fifty miles westward of the Meneltarma
Tributaries
None
Outflow
Pronunciation
noondooi'neh
Meaning
Probably 'western river'1

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River Nunduinë

The river of Eldalondë

Map of the river Nunduinë

A river of Númenor, the second longest after the Siril. It flowed westward out of the central regions of the island, and as it approached the sea, its waters spread to form the fragrant lake of Nísinen. Its mouth was at the haven of Eldalondë, on the shores of the Bay of Eldanna.


Notes

1

The -duinë element of this name is definitely 'river', but the initial nun- is less clear. There are rare attested cases in Quenya of nun- being a derivative of numen, 'west', and as the river ran westward through Númenor, an interpretation of something like 'western river' seems appropriate. The Elvish word for 'west' ultimately derived from 'down' (that is, it was the direction of the sunset) so an alternative interpretation might be 'sunset river', though even in this case the association with the west remains relevant.

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