Fictional valley of Elves in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
This article is about a place in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. For other uses, see Rivendell (disambiguation).
Rivendell
Middle-earth location
J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 painting of Rivendell
First appearance
The Hobbit (1937)
In-universe information
Other name(s)
Imladris Karningul Last Homely House East of the Sea
Type
Refuge of the Elves Hidden Refuge
Ruler
Elrond
Location
eastern Eriador: a western valley of the Misty Mountains
Lifespan
S.A. 1697 - Abandoned by F.A. 120
Founder
Elrond
Rivendell (Sindarin: Imladris) is a valley in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, representing both a homely place of sanctuary and a magical Elvish otherworld. It is an important location in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, being the place where the quest to destroy the One Ring began.
Rivendell's feeling of peace may have contributed to the popularity of The Lord of the Rings during the war-troubled 1960s. Scholars have noted that Rivendell was the home of Elvish song, from the hymn to Elbereth, recalling Tolkien's Catholicism, to the complex Song of Eärendil with its multiple poetic devices. Others have written that it resembles the Celtic Otherworld of Tír na nÓg; and that it physically recalls the valley of Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland where Tolkien had gone hiking in 1911.
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