- Bruinen
In
J. R. R. Tolkien 'sfiction al universe ofMiddle-earth , the river Bruinen or Loudwater is a river which appears inThe Hobbit as well asThe Lord of the Rings . It is a major tributary of theMitheithel orHoarwell river. It is 215 miles long.The Bruinen began with two tributaries in the
Misty Mountains , one of them was began at the High Pass whereGoblin Town was later dug.The river formed the southern border of the Kingdom of
Arnor and later the petty-realm ofRhudaur , south of it layEregion or "Hollin".The southern arm of the Bruinen flowed through the deep valley where
Elrond founded the refuge of "Imladris" orRivendell . Elrond had some control over the river.The Bruinen had only one point where it could be passed, a ford near Rivendell. This ford, and by extension the river, was called the "Edge of the Wild".
When
Thorin Oakenshield and company went to reclaimErebor , they passed the Bruinen after their adventure with the Trolls, before they rested at Rivendell.At the beginning of the
War of the Ring ,Frodo Baggins was carried onGlorfindel 's horse towards the Ford of Bruinen, with theRingwraith s in hot pursuit. It was at the ford Frodo, poisoned by a deadly wound, made his stand, and defied theWitch-king of Angmar . This lured the Ringwraiths into the Bruinen, and Elrond andGandalf the Grey released a great flood, which took the form of horses made out of water due to Gandalf's magic. This flood killed the horses of the Ringwraiths and their physical forms.
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