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The '''Crossings of Erui''' | {{location | ||
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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> | |||
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[[Category:Gondor]] | |||
[[Category:Fords]] | |||
[[de:Übergänge des Erui]] | |||
[[fi:Eruin kahlaamot]] | |||
Revision as of 14:06, 6 July 2015
| Crossings of Erui | |
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| 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.
History
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]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
