Narog

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Narog is a river in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known for flowing through western Beleriand and giving its name to the realm of Nargothrond.

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Label Occurrences
Narog canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional river
river of Beleriand
appearsIn The Children of Húrin
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales
associatedCharacter Círdan
Finrod Felagund
Glaurung
Orodreth
Túrin Turambar
associatedRealm Nargothrond
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
crossedBy Bridge of Nargothrond
era First Age
fandomWikiPage https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Narog
fictionalUniverse Legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien
flowsInto Sirion
flowsThrough western Beleriand
linked to: Beleriand
fortifiedBy Finrod Felagund
givesNameTo Nargothrond
hasCavesOnBanks Nargothrond
hasMouthNear Aelin-uial
Talath Dirnen
involvedInEvent Glaurung’s invasion of Nargothrond
linked to: Sack of Nargothrond

sack of Nargothrond
linked to: Sack of Nargothrond
languageOfName Sindarin
locatedIn Beleriand
Middle-earth
western Beleriand
linked to: Beleriand
nameMeaning possibly related to "rushing" or "tumbling" (uncertain)
nearSettlement Nargothrond
notableFeature caverns suitable for stronghold construction
deep valley in Taur-en-Faroth
passesNear Taur-en-Faroth
passesUnder Andram
sourceRegion Dor-lómin region
linked to: Dor-lómin

Ered Wethrin
strategicImportance access route to Nargothrond
defense of western Beleriand
tolerates underground fortifications along its banks
tributaryOf Sirion
world Arda

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sirion hasTributary Narog
Beleriand containsRiver Narog
Amon Rûdh near Narog
subject linked to: Amon Rûdh (regionally)
Ivrin sourceOf Narog
Ivrin waterOf Narog