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The '''River Ilathw''' (Wertian, Olgish ''Ilgasob'', both meaning 'River of Life') is a major river of western [[Elondor]] and traditionally considered the northwestern boundary of [[Belkondíl]], separating it from [[Geran]]. Rising from the [[Black Mountains]] northwest of [[Nassar Niom (city)|Nassar Niom]], it exits the [[Reknayan Mountains|Reknaya]] through the [[Blue Ravine]], crossing the [[Ilathw Arnym]] (Fields of the Ilgasob) on the southern boundary of the [[Heath of Geran]] and converging with the [[Dôkob|River Dôkob]] near [[Cas Gennwr]] before breaching the southern tip of the [[Ílgar's Woods|Ílgarian Forest]]. Separating the county of [[Tarébras]] and the Geranian [[Hajalad]], it forms a long and narrow estuary at [[Belkison]], flowing into the [[Runion]]. | The '''River Ilathw''' (Wertian, Olgish ''Ilgasob'', both meaning 'River of Life') is a major river of western [[Elondor]] and traditionally considered the northwestern boundary of [[Belkondíl]], separating it from [[Geran]]. | ||
==Course== | |||
Rising from the [[Black Mountains]] northwest of [[Nassar Niom (city)|Nassar Niom]], it exits the [[Reknayan Mountains|Reknaya]] through the [[Blue Ravine]], crossing the [[Ilathw Arnym]] (Fields of the Ilgasob) on the southern boundary of the [[Heath of Geran]] and converging with the [[Dôkob|River Dôkob]] near [[Cas Gennwr]] before breaching the southern tip of the [[Ílgar's Woods|Ílgarian Forest]]. Separating the county of [[Tarébras]] and the Geranian [[Hajalad]], it forms a long and narrow estuary at [[Belkison]], flowing into the [[Runion]]. | |||
==Cultural Significance== | |||
Early on connected with the [[Olgish Religion|Olgish goddess of life]], [[Ílgar]], and long seen as a holy site, the river has played a major role in the history of western Elondor. In the Neolithic, it was one of several points of [[Geranian peoples|Geranian]] immigration into the area; in the early Bronze Age, the main sites of the [[Proto-Aribelians|Proto-Aribelian]] culture were located around the eastern side of the [[Ílgar's Woods|Ílgarian Woods]]. During and after the [[Conquests of Dárin|conquests of Dárin]], it became an important cultural boundary and a common place of conflict between the [[Olgish people|Olgs]] of Belkondíl and the Proto-Aribelians, Geranians, Geranian Olgs, and [[Kalparians]]. The [[Geranian War#Ilathw Campaign|Ilathw Campaign]] of 688/689 was a major engagement of the [[Geranian War]]. | Early on connected with the [[Olgish Religion|Olgish goddess of life]], [[Ílgar]], and long seen as a holy site, the river has played a major role in the history of western Elondor. In the Neolithic, it was one of several points of [[Geranian peoples|Geranian]] immigration into the area; in the early Bronze Age, the main sites of the [[Proto-Aribelians|Proto-Aribelian]] culture were located around the eastern side of the [[Ílgar's Woods|Ílgarian Woods]]. During and after the [[Conquests of Dárin|conquests of Dárin]], it became an important cultural boundary and a common place of conflict between the [[Olgish people|Olgs]] of Belkondíl and the Proto-Aribelians, Geranians, Geranian Olgs, and [[Kalparians]]. The [[Geranian War#Ilathw Campaign|Ilathw Campaign]] of 688/689 was a major engagement of the [[Geranian War]]. | ||