The Enchanted stream was a black stream in Mirkwood that flowed north from its source in the Mountains of Mirkwood towards the Forest River, which it joined about ten miles before (west of) the Elven-king's halls. It had fast and strong currents, but was not too wide at least in the area near the Forest Path where Thorin and Company crossed it.
The stream's enchantment made it so that anyone who drank or bathed in the water fell into a deep sleep, and suffered amnesia when they finally awoke.[1]
History
Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves of Thorin and Company had to cross the stream while traveling through Mirkwood on their quest to the Lonely Mountain. One of the Dwarves, Bombur, clumsily fell backwards into the stream while trying to get out of a boat they used in the crossing. He fell asleep for many days and dreamt of Elvish feasts. When he finally awoke, he could not remember anything since the party at Bilbo's house before they left.[2]
Translations around the world
Foreign Language | Translated name |
---|---|
Afrikaans | Betower rivier |
Albanian | Magjepsës lumë |
Amharic | አስማታዊ ወንዝ |
Arabic | نهر مسحور |
Armenian | Կախարդական գետը |
Azerbaijani | Ovsunlu çay |
Basque | Sorgindutako ibai |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Чароўны рака |
Bengali | মায়াময় নদী |
Bosnian | Očarani rijeka |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Омагьосана река |
Catalan | Riu encantat |
Cebuano | Salamangka suba |
Chinese (Hong Kong) | 魔法溪流 |
Croatian | Začarani Rijeka |
Czech | Kouzelný řeka |
Danish | Den fortryllede flod |
Dutch | Betoverde Rivier |
Esperanto | Sorĉita rivero |
Estonian | Nõiutud jõgi |
Filipino | Nakapagtataka ilog |
Finnish | Lumottu joki |
French | Rivière Enchantée |
Galician | Encantada río |
Georgian | მოჯადოებული მდინარე |
German | Verzauberter Fluss |
Greek | Μαγεμένο ποταμού |
Gujarati | એન્ચેન્ટેડ નદી |
Hausa | Sihirce kogin |
Hebrew | הנהר הקסום |
Hindi | मुग्ध नदी |
Hungarian | Elvarázsolt folyó |
Icelandic | Hreiffljót |
Indonesian | Terpesona Sungai |
Italian | Fiume Incantato |
Irish Gaelic | ahainn Gleoite |
Japanese | 魅惑の川 |
Kannada | ಎನ್ಚ್ಯಾಂಟೆಡ್ ನದಿ |
Kazakh | Сиқырлы өзен (Cyrillic) Sïqırlı özen (Latin) |
Korean | 마법에 걸린 강 |
Kurdish | Sêrik çem ? (Kurmanji Kurdish) |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Сыйкырдуу дарыя |
Luxembourgish | Begeeschtert Floss |
Macedonian Cyrillic | маѓепсана река |
Malaysian | Terpesona sungai |
Marathi | जादूसारखा नदी |
Mongolian Cyrillic | ид шидийн гол |
Nepalese | जादुई नदी |
Norwegian | Fortryllende elven |
Polish | Zaczarowana Rzeka |
Portuguese | Rio encantado |
Punjabi | ਐਂਚੈਂਤਡ ਨਦੀ |
Romanian | Râul fermecat |
Russian | Зачарованная река |
Scottish Gaelic | Maiseach abhainn |
Sesotho | Natefisa nōka |
Sinhalese | මැජික් ගඟේ ? |
Sindhi | جادوگر درياء |
Slovak | Okúzlil rieky |
Slovenian | Začaran reke |
Somalian | Webiga sixray |
Spanish | Río Encantado |
Sudanese | Walungan dihapunten |
Swahili | Kichawi Mto |
Swedish | Förtrollade floden |
Tamil | மந்திரித்த நதி |
Telugu | ఎన్చాన్టెడ్ నది |
Thai | หลงเสน่ห์แม่น้ำ |
Turkish | Büyülü Nehri |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Зачарований річка |
Urdu | جادو دریا |
Uzbek | Сеҳрланган дарё (Cyrillic) Sehrlangan daryo (Latin) |
Vietnamese | Huyền diệu sông |
Welsh | Afon swyngyfareddol |
Xhosa | Imilingo umlambo |
Yiddish | ענטשאַנטעד טייַך |
Nunduinë • Siril | |
Glanduin • Gwathló • Hoarwell • Lune • Sirannon • Withywindle | |
Anduin • Celebrant • Forest River • Gladden • Greylin • Langwell • Limlight • Nimrodel • Redwater • River Running | |
Anduin • Ciril • Erui • Gilrain • Harnen • Lefnui • Mering Stream • Morgulduin • Poros • Ringló • Serni | |
Adorn • Entwash • Isen • Mering Stream • Snowbourn | |
Brandywine River • Shire-water • Shirebourn | |
Adurant • Ascar • Brilthor • Duilwen • Gelion • Legolin • Little Gelion • Thalos | |
Aros • Dry River • Esgalduin • Mindeb • Narog • Rivil • Taeglin | |
Brithon • Celebros • Celon • Malduin • Nenning • Ringwil • Sirion |
References
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Wilderland"
- ↑ The Hobbit, Chapter VIII: "Flies and Spiders"