Bruinen

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Bruinen is a river in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth that flows past Rivendell and is famed for the powerful, protective flood summoned there by Elrond.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional river
river of Middle-earth
alsoKnownAs Loudwater
linked to: The Loudwater
appearsIn The Fellowship of the Ring
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
appearsInAdaptation The Lord of the Rings (2001 film series)
associatedWithMagic Elven power
Rivendell’s protection
associatedWithPeople Elves of Rivendell
associatedWithRealm Imladris
cartographicallyDepictedIn Maps of Middle-earth
countryInAdaptation The Shire–Rivendell route in film adaptations
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
eventOccursAt Flight to the Ford
floodEnhancedBy Gandalf
floodSummonedBy Elrond
flowsFromRegion Misty Mountains
flowsPast Rivendell
genre High fantasy
hasCharacteristic Capable of great flood when summoned
Loud flow
Swift current
hasFord Ford of Bruinen
languageOfName Sindarin
locatedInFictionalUniverse Middle-earth
medium Water
mentionedIn The Fellowship of the Ring, Book I
The Lord of the Rings Appendices
mouthOfRiver Mithlond region
nameMeaning Loud water
nearbyFeature The Road to Rivendell
nearbyLocation The Ford of Bruinen
notableEvent Flood against the Nazgûl
protectsCharacter Aragorn
Frodo Baggins
Glorfindel
Hobbits of the Fellowship
linked to: Hobbits
region Eriador
role Magically empowered defense
Natural barrier
sceneTypeInAdaptations Action sequence location
thwarts Black Riders
Nazgûl
tributaryOf Mithlond river system
usedAsDefenseFor Rivendell

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