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Location
On Anduin, the outflow of the lake of Nen Hithoel above the Mouths of Entwash
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Gondorians
Source
Fed by waters out of the great lake of Nen Hithoel
Outflow
Continuing the Great River Anduin running southwards
Important peaks
Amon Hen stood to the west, and Amon Lhaw to the east
Pronunciation
row'ros ('row' to rhyme with English 'now')
Meaning
'Roaring spray'

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Falls of Rauros

The falls beneath Nen Hithoel

Map of the Falls of Rauros

The great falls of the River Anduin where it fell from the heights of the Emyn Muil into the wetlands of the Nindalf.


See also...

Amon Hen, Amon Lhaw, Aragorn Elessar, Great Horn, Hill of Sight, Hill of the Eye, Lugdush, Nen Hithoel, Nine Companions, North March, North Stair, Parth Galen, Rauros-foot, River Anduin, River of Gondor, [See the full list...]

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