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Rivendell
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|{{Infobox LOTR place |
image_place=Rivendell.png|
image_caption =Rivendell in
the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy|
place_name = ''Rivendell''|
place_alias = ''Imladris''
''Karningul''''Last Homely House East of the Sea''|
place_description= Refuge of the Elves|
place_built=
Elrond|
place_type = Hidden Refuge|
place_realm = None|
place_sub_realm =|
place_time=|
place_lord =
Elrond|
}}
Image:RIVENDELL location map in middle earth.PNG thumb|Location of Rivendell in [[Middle-earth marked in red]]
'''Rivendell''' (
Sindarin: '''Imladris''') is an
Elves (Middle-earth) Elven outpost in
Middle-earth, a
fictional realm created by
J. R. R. Tolkien. It is also referred to as 'The Last Homely House East of the Sea,' a reference to
Valinor, which is west of the sea. It was established by
Elrond in the Second Age of Middle-earth (four or five thousand years before the events of ''
The Lord of the Rings''). Besides Elrond himself, notable Elves who live there include
Arwen and
Glorfindel.
{{Spoiler}}
In ''
The Hobbit'',
Bilbo Baggins stopped off at Rivendell with the dwarves on the way to the
Lonely Mountain and also on the way back to
the Shire with
Gandalf.
In ''
The Lord of the Rings'',
Frodo Baggins and his
Hobbit companions journey to Rivendell, where they meet with Bilbo, who had retired there after his 111th birthday, spending his time on his memoirs,
The Hobbit There and Back Again. Several other Elves,
Dwarves (Middle-earth) Dwarves and
Men (Middle-earth) Men also arrive at Rivendell on separate errands; at the Council of Elrond they learn that all of their errands are related to the fate of the
One Ring, and they must decide what to do about it. In the end it is the Hobbits who influence the decision.
Rivendell is located at the edge of a narrow gorge of the river
Bruinen (one of the main approaches to Rivendell comes from a nearby
ford (river) ford of Bruinen), but well hidden in the moorlands and foothills of the
Hithaeglir or the
Misty Mountains.
The
Sindarin name for Rivendell (which is a translation thereof) is '''Imladris''', meaning "deep valley of the cleft".
The physical appeareance of the valley of Rivendell is based upon the
Lauterbrunnen Lauterbrunnental in Switzerland, where J.R.R. Tolkien had hiked in 1911.
Rivendell Academy is the name of a High School located in Orford, New Hampshire.
Nathan Donarum and
Christian Andal graduated from Rivendell Academy in June of 2006.
See also
*
Rivendell Bicycle Works
*
J.R.R. Tolkien
*
The Hobbit
External links
-
Rivendell Christian Fellowship
-
Rivendell Buddhist retreat centre
Category:Middle-earth towns and cities
Category:Fictional valleys
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fr:Fondcombe
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ja:裂�谷
no:Kløvendal
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sv:Vattnadal
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