Baranduin (Brandywine)

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Baranduin, also called the Brandywine River, is a major river in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth that forms the eastern boundary of the Shire.

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Baranduin (Brandywine) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional river
river in Middle-earth
adjacentTo Buckland
the Eastfarthing of the Shire
linked to: Eastfarthing
alsoKnownAs Baranduin (Brandywine)
Brandywine
linked to: Brandywine Creek

Brandywine River
linked to: Brandywine Creek
appearsIn The Fellowship of the Ring
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings legendarium
associatedPeople Brandybuck family
Hobbits
cartographyBy Christopher Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
category Fictional rivers
Locations in The Lord of the Rings
Rivers of Middle-earth
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
crossedBy Brandywine Bridge
The Bridge of Stonebows
etymologyElement baran (brown)
duin (large river)
flowsPastSettlement Brandy Hall
Buckland
flowsThroughRegion Eriador
formsBoundaryOf the Shire
linked to: The Shire
formsEasternBoundaryOf the Shire
linked to: The Shire
functionInNarrative geographical barrier protecting the Shire
route crossed by the hobbits leaving the Shire
hasColorDescriptorInName brown
golden
hobbitNameDerivedFrom Brandywine
linked to: Brandywine Creek
hobbitNameFolkEtymologyOf Baranduin
languageOfName Sindarin
locatedInFictionalUniverse Middle-earth
mentionedIn The Fellowship of the Ring, Book I
The Lord of the Rings Appendices
mouthEmptiesInto Belegaer
the Great Sea
nameMeaning brown river with golden-brown water
golden-brown river
nearbyRegion Buckland
Evendim Hills
the Shire
linked to: The Shire
sourceLocatedIn Lake Nenuial
sourceLocatedNear Evendim Hills

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Baranduin alsoKnownAs Baranduin (Brandywine)
Baranduin alsoKnownAs Baranduin (Brandywine)
subject linked to: Baranduin (Brandywine)