Taeglin
The Taeglin was a river in Beleriand, a tributary of Sirion.
Course
It rose in the Ered Wethrin and flowed southeast through Brethil to join Sirion on the borders of Doriath. It had three minor tributaries: Glithui, Malduin and Celebros.
In its pass by the southeast of Brethil, it descended through the Ravines of Taeglin that skirted the eaves of the Forest. Further south, the river could be forded at the Crossings of the Taeglin, near the western border of Brethil. A road ran through it from Nargothrond to Minas Tirith.
Etymology
The element taeg means "boundary".
In the Etymologies the name appears in its earlier form "Taiglin" and its second element appears to be lin "pool".
Other versions of the legendarium
In earlier writings, the river was called Teiglin. As revealed in the The History of Middle-earth series, the name of the river should actually have been spelt Taeglin ("Boundary River"). This was a relatively late change which was not adopted into the published The Silmarillion, which uses the old name, as does The Children of Húrin.
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