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Crossings of Erui
Fords
General Information
Location	Gondor
Type	Fords
Regions	Gondor, Reunited Kingdom
History
Events	Battle of the Crossings of Erui

The Crossings of Erui or Ethraid Erui^[1] were fords in Gondor.

Some fifty miles south of Minas Tirith, the main road to Pelargir crossed the river Erui.^[2] In the Kin-Strife of T.A. 1447,^[3] Eldacar battled Castamir the Usurper at the crossing. Eldacar won and killed his foe, but many Gondorians fell that day.^[4]

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-The '''Crossings of Erui''' were fords in [[Gondor]], known in [[Sindarin]] as ''Ethraid Erui''. It was part of the South road from [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]] to [[Pelargir]]. In [[Third Age 1447|T.A. 1447]], the last [[Battle of Erui|battle]] of the [[Kin-strife]] was fought here, with many losses on both sides.
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+| location=[[Gondor]]
+| inhabitants=
+| realms=[[Gondor]], [[Reunited Kingdom]]
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+| created=
+| destroyed=
+| events=[[Battle of the Crossings of Erui]]
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+The '''Crossings of Erui''' or '''''Ethraid Erui'''''<ref>{{PM|VII}}</ref> were fords in [[Gondor]].
+==History==
+Some fifty miles south of [[Minas Tirith]], the main road to [[Pelargir]] crossed the river [[Erui]].<ref>{{RK|Map}}</ref> In the [[Kin-Strife]] of {{TA|1447}},<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> [[Eldacar (King of Gondor)|Eldacar]] battled [[Castamir|Castamir the Usurper]] at the crossing. Eldacar won and killed his foe, but many Gondorians fell that day.<ref>{{App|A1iv}}</ref>
+{{references}}
 [[Category:Gondor]]
 [[Category:Fords]]