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In the early years of the [[Third Age]], the northwest of [[Middle-earth]] was dominated by two mighty Númenórean Kingdoms, [[Arnor]] in the north and [[Gondor]] in the south. Between them lay a narrow land that properly belonged to neither kingdom, known as [[Enedwaith]]. Through this land ran a road built by the [[Exiles of Númenor|Númenórean Exiles]] to connect their realms. A traveller journeying southward through Enedwaith along the [[North-South Road]] would eventually come to the point where it crossed the River [[Isen]] (then known by its [[Elvish]] name of '[[Angren]]'). The crossing of the [[Fords of Isen]]—the Ethraid Engrin as they were known in those times—marked the point of entry into the southern land of Gondor. | In the early years of the [[Third Age]], the northwest of [[Middle-earth]] was dominated by two mighty Númenórean Kingdoms, [[Arnor]] in the north and [[Gondor]] in the south. Between them lay a narrow land that properly belonged to neither kingdom, known as [[Enedwaith]]. Through this land ran a road built by the [[Exiles of Númenor|Númenórean Exiles]] to connect their realms. A traveller journeying southward through Enedwaith along the [[North-South Road]] would eventually come to the point where it crossed the River [[Isen]] (then known by its [[Elvish]] name of '[[Angren]]'). The crossing of the [[Fords of Isen]]—the Ethraid Engrin as they were known in those times—marked the point of entry into the southern land of Gondor. | ||
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In the early years of the Third Age, the northwest of Middle-earth was dominated by two mighty Númenórean Kingdoms, Arnor in the north and Gondor in the south. Between them lay a narrow land that properly belonged to neither kingdom, known as Enedwaith. Through this land ran a road built by the Númenórean Exiles to connect their realms. A traveller journeying southward through Enedwaith along the North-South Road would eventually come to the point where it crossed the River Isen (then known by its Elvish name of 'Angren'). The crossing of the Fords of Isen—the Ethraid Engrin as they were known in those times—marked the point of entry into the southern land of Gondor.
