Land of Seven Rivers

Land of Seven Rivers
 / Land of the Seven Rivers
   The homeland of the Laiquendi.
   A name for Ossiriand, and a literal translation of that Elvish name. The Land of the Seven Rivers lay between the River Gelion and the Blue Mountains, and was the home of the Green-elves, the Laiquendi. The Seven Rivers from which it took its name were the Gelion itself and six of its tributaries. From north to south, these tributaries were the Ascar, the Thalos, the Legolin, the Brilthor, the Duilwen and the Adurant.

J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary. . 2003.

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