Nimrodel

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Nimrodel is a river in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, closely associated with the Elven realm of Lothlórien and the legend of the Elf-maiden of the same name.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Elf-maiden Nimrodel 2
Nimrodel canonical 2

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional river
geographical feature in Middle-earth
appearsIn The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings
associatedWith Elf-maiden Nimrodel
linked to: Nimrodel

Lothlórien
associatedWithSong “The Song of Nimrodel”
borderOf Lothlórien
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
crossedBy The Fellowship of the Ring (company)
describedAs clear
cold
swift
etymologyMeaning often interpreted as “white lady of the grotto” or similar in Sindarin tradition
fictionalTimePeriod Third Age of Middle-earth
firstPublishedIn 1954
flowsFrom Misty Mountains
flowsInto Celebrant
genre high fantasy
guardedBy Galadhrim
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Elves of Lothlórien
languageOfName Sindarin
locatedIn Lothlórien
Middle-earth
medium literature
mentionedBy Aragorn
Legolas
mentionedInChapter Lothlórien
namedAfter Elf-maiden Nimrodel
linked to: Nimrodel
near Moria
Silverlode (Celebrant)
linked to: Silverlode
notableEvent Fellowship rests on its banks before entering Lothlórien
relatedWork The History of Middle-earth
Unfinished Tales
universe Legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien
usedAs approach to Caras Galadhon

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

Lothlórien crossedBy Nimrodel
Nimrodel associatedWith Elf-maiden Nimrodel
linked to: Nimrodel
Nimrodel namedAfter Elf-maiden Nimrodel
linked to: Nimrodel