Morgulduin

Morgulduin was a river of Ithilien, which began in the Ephel Dúath and flowed through the Morgul Vale, under the ghastly bridge that led into Minas Morgul,The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Four, Chapter VIII: "The Stairs of Cirith Ungol" and eventually into the Anduin.The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Mordor (and Adjacent Lands)" Because it originated in the Morgul Vale, it was icy-cold and its waters were polluted and not safe to drink from. According to The Atlas of Middle-earth, the river was less than twenty-five miles in length.
Before the fall of Minas Ithil in TA 2002 the river was known as the Ithilduin.Tolkien: Treasures. p.129
In the year TA 3019, Faramir warned Frodo and Sam not to drink from it, as the water was tainted and would harm whoever imbibed it.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Four, Ch. VII: "Journey to the Cross-roads"
==In adaptations==
The Morgulduin appears, though it is not named, in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as a wide, polluted river adjacent to Minas Morgul.
==Etymology==
Morgulduin was a Sindarin word that meant 'Black-magic River'.The Complete Guide to Middle-earth The name Ithilduin means 'Moon River'. It is unknown if the name reverted during the Fourth Age.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ሞርጉልዱይን
Arabic 	مورغولدوولين
Armenian 	Մորգոլդոին
Belarusian Cyrillic	Моргулдуін
Bengali 	মোড়গুল্ডউইন
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Моргулдуин
Chinese (Hong Kong)	魔窟都因河
Danish 	Morgulfloden
Georgian 	მორგულდუინი
Gujarati 	મોર્ગુલડુઇન
Hebrew 	מורגולדוינ
Hindi 	मोर्गुल्दुइन
Japanese 	モルグルドゥイン
Kannada 	ಮೊರ್ಗುಲ್ಡಿನ್
Korean 	모르 굴듀
Macedonian Cyrillic	Моргулдуин
Marathi 	मोर्गुलुडूइन
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Моргулдуин
Nepalese 	मोर्गुल्दुइन
Persian 	مورگولودین
Punjabi 	ਮੋਰਗੂਲਡੂ
Polish 	Morgulduina
Russian 	Моргулдуин
Serbian 	Моргулдуин (Cyrillic) Morgulduin (Latin)
Sinhalese 	මොර්ගුලාඩින්
Tamil 	மொர்குல்துஇந்
Telugu 	మొరుగులాదుయం
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Морґулдуін
Urdu 	مورگولڈوان
Yiddish 	מאָרגולדווין
==References==
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