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Location
Flowing southward through central Gondor, from its source above Erech in the White Mountains to meet the Great Sea at Edhellond
Race
Culture
Settlements
Erech stood near the river's source; Edhellond stood near its mouth
Source
Tributaries
Met the Ringló at its mouth
Outflow
Important peaks
Rose in the caverns beneath the Dwimorberg
Meaning
A reference to the fact that the springs lay within the dark caverns of the Dead, and its upper course ran through a shadowed gorge
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River Blackroot

The river that rose above Erech

Map of the river Blackroot

Also known as the Morthond, the Blackroot was one of the many rivers that flowed out from the southern feet of the White Mountains to water the plains of Gondor. The Blackroot sprang from the mountains within the southern gateway of the Paths of the Dead, above Erech, and so it acquired its sinister name. Its waters flowed south to meet the Ringló above Edhellond, and then on to empty into the Great Sea a little to the north of Dol Amroth.


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