Esgalduin was the main river of Doriath. The Esgalduin flowed from the hills of Dorthonion through Doriath past the caves of Menegroth under the Stone Bridge leading to the gates of the city, and finally meeting up with the River Sirion in the west.
The Esgalduin had two unnamed upper branches of its own in Ered Gorgoroth. One ran along the border between Dor Dínen and Nan Dungortheb, and the other ran west for about 20 miles from the mountains into Nan Dungortheb and further south-east until merging with the first.[1][2]
Etymology
In a manuscript dating from the late 1950s and early 1960s, Tolkien wrote that Esgalduin is a Sindarin name meaning "the river under shade".
In the earlier Etymologies, the name Esgalduin was said to be Ilkorin for "River under Veil (of [?leaves])", consisting of the elements esgal ("screen, hiding, roof of leaves") + duin ("water, river").:[citation needed]
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Amharic | ዐስጋልዱኢን |
| Arabic | اسغالدوان |
| Armenian | Եսգալդւին |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Эсгалдуін |
| Bengali | জগাল্ডউইন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Есгалдуин |
| Burmese | ဧသ္ဂလ္ဒုဣန္ |
| Cambodian | អេសហ្គីឌីន |
| Catalan | Esgàlduin |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 愛斯卡督印河 |
| Georgian | ესგალდუინი |
| Greek | Εσγαλδοιν |
| Gujarati | એસ્ગ્લડુઇન |
| Hebrew | יסגאלדוין |
| Hindi | एस्गल्दुइन |
| Japanese | エスガルドゥイン |
| Kannada | ಏಸ್ಗಲ್ದುಇನ |
| Kazakh | Эскалдин (Cyrillic) Éskaldïn (Latin) |
| Korean | 에스 갈딘 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Эсгалдуин |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Есгалдуин |
| Marathi | एस्गल्डुइन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Эсгалдуин |
| Nepalese | एस्गलडिन |
| Pashto | ېسګالدوین |
| Persian | هسگالدوین ? |
| Polish | Esgalduina |
| Punjabi | ਐਸਗਲਾਡੁਇਨ |
| Russian | Эсгалдуин |
| Sanskrit | एस्गल्दुइन् |
| Serbian | Есгалдуин (Cyrillic) Esgalduin (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඒස්ගල්දුඉන් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Есгалдуин |
| Tamil | ஏஸ்கல்துஇந் |
| Telugu | ఏస్గల్దుఇన |
| Thai | แซgะลดุิน ? |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Есгальдуин |
| Urdu | اسگالڈوان |
| Uzbek | Есгалдуин (Cyrillic) Esgalduin (Latin) |
| Yiddish | ײסגאַלדוינ |
| 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, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Menegroth, the Thousand Caves"