Esgalduin

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Esgalduin is a river in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, most notably flowing through the forest realm of Doriath.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Esgalduin canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional river
river of Middle-earth
appearsIn The Children of Húrin
The Silmarillion
associatedWith Melian
Thingol
linked to: Elwë
borders Doriath
category Locations in The Silmarillion
Rivers of Beleriand
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
crossedBy Bridge of Menegroth
flowsDirection southward
flowsFrom Ered Gorgoroth
linked to: Gorgoroth
flowsPast Menegroth
linked to: Doriath
flowsThrough Doriath
flowsTo Sirion
formsBoundaryOf the Girdle of Melian
guardedBy the Girdle of Melian
languageOfName Sindarin
locatedIn Beleriand
Doriath
nameMeaning River under Veil
near Forest of Neldoreth
Forest of Nivrim
Forest of Region
notableFor marking the heartland of Doriath
running beneath the halls of Menegroth
partOf River system of Sirion
linked to: Sirion river system
passesThrough Region of Neldoreth
Region of Nivrim
Region of Region (Doriath)
sourceRegion Ered Gorgoroth
linked to: Gorgoroth
timePeriod First Age
tributaryOf Sirion
universe Legendarium of Middle-earth

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Referenced by (6)

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

Sirion hasTributary Esgalduin
Beleriand containsRiver Esgalduin
Doriath borderedBy Esgalduin
Rivers of Middle-earth includes Esgalduin
Doriath hasRiver Esgalduin
The Fenced Land containsRiver Esgalduin