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Location
The lower Glanduin, east of Tharbad
Outflow
Into the River Gwathló
Meaning
'Water(lands) of the Swans'
Other names
Swanfleet, Waterlands of the Swans

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  • Updated 25 June 1999
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Nîn-in-Eilph

The marshland region known as Swanfleet

The Fenlands of Nin-in-Eilph
The fenlands of Nîn-in-Eilph. In the far distance, the Misty Mountains can be seen.

The expansive wetland region on the borders of Eriador that formed where the River Glanduin flowed into the Hoarwell to form the Gwathló or Greyflood. It was known to Men as Swanfleet.


See also...

River Glanduin, Swanfleet, Waterlands of the Swans

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