Haltwen

Haltwen is a river starting in the Nelean Highland. It takes a sharp turn eastwards and eventually converges with Holme. Haltwen does not have a lot of settlements on its banks due to it being a historical borderland between various lands, a situation that got especially bad during the last years of Asàel, when different noble houses were struggling for power and open warfare between them was not uncommon.

Etymology
The second element -twen is descendent form Proto-Asatic *dūni, survived also as -duin and -duín in Coeric river names and Duin, a city in Ína. Etymology of hal- is uncertain, but it might be related to the hol- in Holme.

The name Haltwen was pronounced ['haltwɛn] in Classical Arazi, but the name has since evolved into [aʊtʷœn] in Bantazi Arazi.

In History
The main strife in this region was between the Nummurezi and Astfelizi, two nobles houses. The Nummurezi had their seat in Mirg Soyazi upon Mount Soyaza, and they tried to establish their dominance over the region between Eduin and Haltwen, which was mostly already controlled by the Astfelizi family. The conflict got even worse when the Bürad family, the holders of the northern land between Eduin and Haltwen, joined forces with the Nummurezi. Haltwen then became the place were a lot of battles were fought, towns and villages pillaged. The area was sparsely populated after that, because it was damaged badly during Magorion's expansion and the Asáelese War of Freedom, up until late in the Fourth Age.