Baranduin

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Baranduin is a major river in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth that forms the eastern boundary of the Shire and flows southward to the sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional river
river of Middle-earth
adjacentToSettlement Brandy Hall
Buckland
alsoKnownAs Baranduin (Brandywine)
Baranduin River
Brandywine River
linked to: Brandywine Creek
appearsIn The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
cartographicSource maps drawn by J. R. R. Tolkien
maps redrawn by Christopher Tolkien
category Rivers of Middle-earth
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
crossedBy Brandywine Bridge
The Bridge of Stonebows
etymologyInSindarin brown river
fandomDomain Tolkien legendarium
flowsDirection southward
flowsFrom Lake Nenuial
flowsInto the Sea
flowsThroughRegion Buckland
formsBoundaryOf the Shire
linked to: The Shire
formsEasternBoundaryOf the Shire
linked to: The Shire
hasColorAssociation brown
hasFerryAt Buckleberry Ferry
hasNotableStructureOn Brandywine Bridge
Buckleberry Ferry landing
linked to: Buckleberry Ferry
inUniverseAge existed in the Third Age of Middle-earth
inUniverseFunction natural defense for the eastern border of the Shire
languageOfName Sindarin
linguisticNote Brandywine is a pun on brandy and wine
Hobbits altered the Elvish name Baranduin to Brandywine
locatedInFictionalRegion Eriador
locatedOnEasternSideOf the Shire
linked to: The Shire
mentionedIn The Fellowship of the Ring, Book I
mouthLocatedIn Bay of Belfalas (legendarium-wide sea to the south-west)
nearbyRegion Buckland
the Marish
the Old Forest
linked to: The Old Forest
notableEvent Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin crossed at Buckleberry Ferry while fleeing the Black Riders
partOf the river system of north-western Middle-earth
relatedWork The History of Middle-earth
separatesRegionFromRegion the Shire and the Old Forest
sourceLocatedIn north of the Shire
usedFor ferry crossings
river traffic

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Middle-earth hasRiver Baranduin