Geraint

2026-02-14T19:38:30Z

Atanalcar: Fixed Wikipedia link to West Wales.

'''Geraint''' of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Wales West Wales] was one of the companions of [[Ælfwine]] on his journey to [[Tol Eressëa]].<ref>{{SD|70}}, p. 279</ref>

== Etymology ==
The name ''Geraint'' is in [[Welsh]]. It might be derived from the Latinized Greek ''Gerontius'' ("old man").<ref>{{webcite|website=Wiktionary|articlename=Geraint|articleurl=http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Geraint}}</ref>

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Isen

2024-11-23T20:50:55Z

Atanalcar: Added etymology with reference

[[File:Alan Lee - The Road to Isengard.jpg|thumb|''The Road to Isengard'' by [[Alan Lee]]]]
The River '''Isen''' (or '''''Sîr Angren''''' in [[Sindarin]]<ref>{{UT|Wife}}, Note 6, p. 214</ref>) was a river that formed the western border of [[Rohan]].
==Course==
The source of the river was in the southern [[Misty Mountains]], first flowing south through [[Nan Curunír]] and across the [[Gap of Rohan]] to the edge of the [[White Mountains]], where it abruptly bent west and ran to the sea of [[Belegaer]]. At a distance of about 50 [[lár]]i west of the [[Gap of Rohan]], the Isen was joined by its tributary, the river [[Adorn]].<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> The [[North-South Road]] crossed the river at the [[Fords of Isen]] where there was a small eyot.<ref>{{UT|Isen}}, p. 356</ref> About a mile east of the gates of Isengard, a bridge had been built over the Isen where it ran through a deep channel.<ref>{{TT|III9}}</ref>

==History==
In the [[Third Age]] Isen and [[Adorn]] formed the boundary of the Kingdom of [[Rohan]], but the triangle of land between Isen, Adorn, and the White Mountains was a contested land, claimed by the [[Rohirrim]] as well as the [[Dunlendings]].<ref>{{UT|Isen}}, Note 4, p. 364</ref>

The Isen formed a natural boundary in the Gap of Rohan, and was only crossable at Isengard or at the [[Fords of Isen]], where the Rohirrim fought a number of great battles against the Dunlendings and [[Saruman]]'s [[Orcs]] in the late [[Third Age]].<ref>{{UT|Isen}}</ref>

The mouth of Isen was the northernmost landing point of the [[Corsairs of Umbar|Corsair fleets]] that assailed the coasts of [[Gondor]] in {{TA|2758}}<ref>{{App|Stewards}}</ref> and aided the [[Dunlendings]] against [[Rohan]].<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref>

When the [[Ents]] attacked [[Isengard]], they dammed the Isen and other springs and streams in Nan Curunír, and dug trenches to divert the river's flow, before breaking the dams and temporarily drowning all of Isengard.<ref>{{TT|III9}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Isen'' represents the [[Westron]] name of the river, albeit archaic in form. It is a non-rhotacised variant form of Old English ''iren'' ('iron'). In [[Sindarin]] it is known as the ''[[anga|Angren]]'' ('of iron'). In both languages the river's name is derived from the first element of the fortress at its source (Westron ''Isengard'', Sindarin ''Angrenost'').<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, entry '''Isengard, Isenmouthe''' pp. 772-3</ref> See also [[Isengard]].

==See also==
*[[:Category:Images of the Isen|Images of the Isen]]

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