Baranduin


 * Type: River.
 * Length: 440 miles.
 * Geographic Area: Eriador.

The Baranduin (S."Brown River"), nicknamed Brandywine by the Hobbits, was a reddish-brown river of Arthedain and the Shire with it's source at Nenuial and it's mouth in the Belegaer by the Rast Vorn. Navigable to small craft for all of it's length, the Baranduin was an important trade artery for Arthedain.