Ravines of Teiglin

Ravines of Teiglin
 / Teiglin
   The thundering chasms south of Brethil.
   The ravines into which the River Teiglin descended as it skirted the eaves of the Forest of Brethil. They were used by Túrin Turambar to climb beneath the belly of Glaurung and slay him.

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

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  • Teiglin —   1) A tributary of Sirion, rising in Ered Wethrin and bounding the Forest of Brethil on the south; see also Crossings of Teiglin.        The river that ran through Brethil.    A river of Beleriand that rose in the Ered Wethrin on the borders of… …   J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary

  • Celebros —     Silver Foam or Silver Rain , a stream in Brethil falling down to Teiglin near the Crossings.        The stream of the Rainy Stair.    A minor tributary of the River Teiglin that flowed beneath the eaves of the Forest of Brethil. The Celebros… …   J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary

  • Cabed-en-Aras —  / Deer s Leap    Deep gorge in the river Teiglin, where Túrin slew Glaurung, and where Nienor leapt to her death; translated the Deer s Leap . See Cabed Naeramarth. The Deer s Leap ; a narrow point in the Ravines of Teiglin.    It was here that… …   J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary

  • Hunthor —    A Man of the Haladin in Brethil who accompanied Túrin in his attack on Glaurung at Cabed en Aras and was killed there by a falling stone.        Companion of Túrin and Dorlas.    A Man of the House of Haleth, the kinsman of Brandir. He went… …   J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary

  • Nen Girith —     Shuddering Water , name given to Dimrost, the falls of Celebros in the Forest of Brethil.        The Shuddering Water where the stream of Celebros fell into the Ravines of Teiglin; so named for the great shivering that came upon Nienor Níniel …   J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary

  • Niënor Níniel — Nienor (or Niënor) Tolkien s legendarium character Aliases Níniel Race Men Book(s) The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin …   Wikipedia

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