The Morgulduin as it appears in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Morgulduin was a river of Ithilien, which began in the Ephel Dúath and flowed through the Morgul Vale, under the ghastly bridge that led into Minas Morgul,[1] and eventually into the Anduin.[2] Because it originated in the Morgul Vale, it was icy-cold and its waters were polluted and not safe to drink from.[1] According to The Atlas of Middle-earth, the river was less than twenty-five miles in length.[2]
Before the fall of Minas Ithil in TA 2002 the river was known as the Ithilduin.[3]
In the year TA 3019, Faramir warned Frodo and Sam not to drink from it, as the water was tainted and would harm whoever imbibed it.[4]
In adaptations[]
The Morgulduin appears, though it is not named, in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as a wide, polluted river adjacent to Minas Morgul.
Etymology[]
Morgulduin was a Sindarin word that meant 'Black-magic River'.[5] The name Ithilduin means 'Moon River'. It is unknown if the name reverted during the Fourth Age.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ሞርጉልዱይን |
| Arabic | مورغولدوولين |
| Armenian | Մորգոլդոին |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Моргулдуін |
| Bengali | মোড়গুল্ডউইন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Моргулдуин |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 魔窟都因河 |
| Danish | Morgulfloden |
| Georgian | მორგულდუინი |
| Gujarati | મોર્ગુલડુઇન |
| Hebrew | מורגולדוינ |
| Hindi | मोर्गुल्दुइन |
| Japanese | モルグルドゥイン |
| Kannada | ಮೊರ್ಗುಲ್ಡಿನ್ |
| Korean | 모르 굴듀 |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Моргулдуин |
| Marathi | मोर्गुलुडूइन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Моргулдуин |
| Nepalese | मोर्गुल्दुइन |
| Persian | مورگولودین |
| Punjabi | ਮੋਰਗੂਲਡੂ |
| Polish | Morgulduina |
| Russian | Моргулдуин |
| Serbian | Моргулдуин (Cyrillic) Morgulduin (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | මොර්ගුලාඩින් |
| Tamil | மொர்குல்துஇந் |
| Telugu | మొరుగులాదుయం |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Морґулдуін |
| Urdu | مورگولڈوان |
| Yiddish | מאָרגולדווין |
| Rivers | |
|---|---|
| Númenor | |
| Númenor | Nunduinë • Siril |
| Middle-earth | |
| Eriador | Glanduin • Gwathló • Hoarwell • Lune • Sirannon • Withywindle |
| Rhovanion | Anduin • Celebrant • Forest River • Gladden • Greylin • Langwell • Limlight • Nimrodel • Redwater • River Running |
| Gondor | Anduin • Ciril • Erui • Gilrain • Harnen • Lefnui • Glanhír • Morgulduin • Morthond • Poros • Ringló • Serni |
| Rohan | Adorn • Entwash • Isen • Glanhír • Snowbourn |
| The Shire | Brandywine River • Shire-water • Shirebourn |
| Ossiriand | Gelion • Adurant • Ascar • Brilthor • Duilwen • Greater Gelion • Legolin • Little Gelion • Thalos |
| Tributaries to Sirion | Aros • Dry River • Esgalduin • Mindeb • Narog • Rivil • Taeglin |
| Other rivers | Brithon • Celebros • Celon • Malduin • Nenning • Ringwil • Sirion |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Four, Chapter VIII: "The Stairs of Cirith Ungol"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Mordor (and Adjacent Lands)"
- ↑ Tolkien: Treasures. p.129
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Four, Ch. VII: "Journey to the Cross-roads"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth