The Carnen, also known as the Redwater, was a river in the region of Rhovanion in Middle-earth.
The Carnen originated in the Iron Hills and was east of the Lonely Mountain. It flowed southward before emptying into the River Running, which was about 250 Númenórean miles to the south. This river, in turn, flowed past the land of Dorwinion and into the Sea of Rhûn.[1]
In the War of the Ring, in the year TA 3019, a large force of Easterlings under Sauron's command crossed and forded this river on their way to attack the Dwarf realm of the Lonely Mountain and the Mannish kingdom of Dale.[2]
Etymology[]
Carnen is a Sindarin name meaning "Redwater", consisting of the words caran ("red") and nen ("water; lake, pool; lesser river").[3]
It is possible that Redwater is a translation of the name for the river in the common tongue.[4]
In adaptations[]
In The Lord of the Rings Online, the origins of river Carnen can be found in the Ironfold region. It begins as six streams flowing into the Iron Hills from the nearby mountains, all shallow and rust-brown in colour. Across the Iron Hills, the streams eventually join into a single river, which then plummets down through several waterfalls into the area called "the Barding-lands", clearing it of sediment before it flows further to the south.
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Afrikaans | Rooi water |
Albanian | Uji i kuq |
Arabic | ماء أحمر |
Armenian | Կարմիր ջուր |
Basque | Ur gorri |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Чырвона вада |
Bengali | লাল জল |
Bosnian | Crvene vod |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Червена вода |
Catalan | Aigua vermella |
Chinese (Hong Kong) | 紅水河 (Redwater)
卡南河 (Carnen) |
Croatian | Crvena voda |
Czech | Cervená voda |
Danish | Rødkildefloden |
Dutch | Rood water |
Esperanto | Ruga akvo |
Estonian | Punane vesi |
Faroese | Reyðvatn |
Filipino | Pulang tubig |
Finnish | Punainen vesi |
French | Eau rouge |
Galician | Auga vermella |
Georgian | წითელი წყალი |
German | Rotwasser |
Greek | Κόκκινο νερό |
Gujarati | લાલ પાણી |
Hebrew | (Redwater) נהר אדום
(Carnen) קארנן |
Hindi | लाल पानी |
Hmong | liab dej |
Hungarian | Vörös víz |
Icelandic | Rauðvatn |
Irish Gaelic | uisce dearg |
Italian | Acqua rossa |
Japanese | 赤水川 (Redwater)
カルネン (Carnen) |
Kannada | ಕೆಂಪು ನೀರು |
Kazakh | Қызыл су (Cyrillic) Qizil sw (Latin) |
Korean | 혈뇨 |
Ladino | Agua kolorado |
Laotian | ນ້ໍາແດງ |
Latvian | Sarkanais udens |
Lithuanian | Raudona vandens |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Црвена вода |
Malayalam | റെഡ് വെള്ളം |
Malaysian | Air merah |
Maltese | Ilma ahmar |
Marathi | रेड वॉटर |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Улаан ус |
Nepalese | रातो पानी |
Norwegian | Rødt vann |
Persian | آب قرمز |
Polish | Czerwona Woda |
Portuguese | água vermelha |
Punjabi | ਰੈੱਡ ਵਾਟਰ |
Romanian | Apa ro?u |
Russian | Красная (Redwater) Карнен (Carnen) |
Samoan | Vai mumu |
Scottish Gaelic | Uisge dearg |
Serbian | Црвена вода (Cyrillic) Crvena voda (Latin) |
Sinhalese | රතු වතුර |
Slovak | Cervená voda |
Slovenian | Rdeca voda |
Spanish | Aguas Rojas |
Swedish | Rödälven |
Tajik Cyrillic | сурх Об |
Tamil | சிவப்பு நீர் |
Telugu | రెడ్ వాటర్ |
Thai | น้ำแดง |
Turkish | Kirmizi su |
Urdu | سرخ پانی |
Uzbek | Қизил сув (Cyrillic) Qizil suv (Latin) |
Vietnamese | Đỏ Nước |
Welsh | Dwr coch |
Xhosa | Amanzi alubomvu |
Yiddish | רויט וואסער |
Rivers | |
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Númenor | |
Númenor | Nunduinë • Siril |
Middle-earth | |
Eriador | Glanduin • Gwathló • Hoarwell • Lune • Sirannon • Withywindle |
Rhovanion | Anduin • Celebrant • Forest River • Gladden • Greylin • Langwell • Limlight • Nimrodel • Redwater • River Running |
Gondor | Anduin • Ciril • Erui • Gilrain • Harnen • Lefnui • Glanhír • Morgulduin • Morthond • Poros • Ringló • Serni |
Rohan | Adorn • Entwash • Isen • Glanhír • Snowbourn |
The Shire | Brandywine River • Shire-water • Shirebourn |
Ossiriand | Gelion • Adurant • Ascar • Brilthor • Duilwen • Greater Gelion • Legolin • Little Gelion • Thalos |
Tributaries to Sirion | Aros • Dry River • Esgalduin • Mindeb • Narog • Rivil • Taeglin |
Other rivers | Brithon • Celebros • Celon • Malduin • Nenning • Ringwil • Sirion |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Wilderland"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Great Years"
- ↑ Carnen on eldamo.org
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth