#sarn gebir

[tolkienillustrations]

Sarn Gebir Rapids by kovah  

[negreabsolut]

Fragment d’un mapa de la Terra Mitjana, amb Anòrien, el Rieradent, part de Góndor, part de Ròhan i l’Emyn Muil. L’autor n’és Fabio Leone.

[tolkienencyclopedia]

Sarn Gebir

Sarn Gebir: Fierce, dangerous shoals on the Anduin shortly before the Great River ran through the gorge of the Argonath and subsequently emptied into a wide basin in the Emyn Muil, called Nen Hithoel. These rapids were impassable to all river traffic, and travellers were obliged to take to the land if they wished further to descend the Anduin; for this purpose a portage-way was constructed early in the Third Age of Gondor.

Tyler, J. E. A., and J. R. R. Tolkien. The Tolkien Companion. New York, NY: St. Martin’s, 1976. Print.

*Note: This encyclopedia was published before The Silmarillion. Some entries in this encyclopedia will not be 100 % accurate, but they’re still awesome to read.

[the-lady-eowyn-blog]

The horn of Gondor!!!!!

[neverbythebook]

'Sarn Gebir rapids' checkpoint - 2039.04 kilometres into the Walk to Mordor challenge.

The name Sarn Gebir is derived from the Elvish stone spikes, referring to the sharp and dangerous rocks at the rapids' northern end. 

South of the rapids, the River Anduin became difficult to cross at any point: falls, marshes, and fortifications obstructed anyone travelling from one side to the other. For that reason, the northern limit of the rapids marked a strategic crossing-point.

It was here that the Fellowship encountered a force of orc archers and a Nazgul, whose fell beast was shot down by Legolas.

[steelstoneandsky-blog]

Stones