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{{location | |||
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| name=Ethring | |||
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| etymology=Possibly [[S.]] ''[[ath]]'' "across"/''[[athrad]]'' "ford" + ''[[ring]]'' "cold" | |||
| type=Ford | |||
| location=Head of the [[Ringló Vale]] | |||
| inhabitants= | |||
| realms=[[Gondor]] | |||
| description=Cold ford | |||
| events=Passing of the [[Grey Company]] | |||
| references=Map of Gondor | |||
|}} | |||
'''Ethring''' was a major crossing point, maybe even the only one, of River [[Ringló]]. It was located near the head of the [[Ringló Vale]], some fifty miles beneath the sources of the river in the [[White Mountains]]. The mountain road from [[Erech]] to [[Linhir]] (and [[Pelargir]] beyond) went by Ethring, so [[Aragorn]] and the [[Shadow Host]] must surely have passed through the location during the [[War of the Ring]]. | '''Ethring''' was a major crossing point, maybe even the only one, of River [[Ringló]]. It was located near the head of the [[Ringló Vale]], some fifty miles beneath the sources of the river in the [[White Mountains]]. The mountain road from [[Erech]] to [[Linhir]] (and [[Pelargir]] beyond) went by Ethring, so [[Aragorn]] and the [[Shadow Host]] must surely have passed through the location during the [[War of the Ring]]. | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 12 February 2008
| Ethring | |
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| Ford | |
| General Information | |
| Location | Head of the Ringló Vale |
| Type | Ford |
| Description | Cold ford |
| Regions | Gondor |
| History | |
| Events | Passing of the Grey Company |
| Gallery | Images of Ethring |
Ethring was a major crossing point, maybe even the only one, of River Ringló. It was located near the head of the Ringló Vale, some fifty miles beneath the sources of the river in the White Mountains. The mountain road from Erech to Linhir (and Pelargir beyond) went by Ethring, so Aragorn and the Shadow Host must surely have passed through the location during the War of the Ring.
The only reference to Ethring appears in the Map of Gondor in The Return of the King. Ethring is often thought to be a town, but strictly speaking in the markings of the map no town is indicated, only a ford similar to the Crossings of Erui or Entwade. It is however certainly logical that at such place there would have been some sort of settlement.
Etymology
Ethring comes from ath meaning "across" and athrad translates to "ford, crossing" with the plural being ethraid. Ring translates to "cold" as in Ringló river.
