Ethring

Ethring was a town near the head of the Ringló Vale. Built about fifty miles beneath the springs of the River Ringló, Ethring was a major crossing point (and probably the only one) on that wide river. It stood on the road from the southern fiefs of Gondor to Pelargir, and so Aragorn must surely have passed through the town during the War of the Ring.

Etymology

Ethring comes from ath meaning "across" and athrad translates to "ford, crossing" with the plural being ethraid. Ring translates to "cold" as in Ringlo river.

References

• The Return of the King, Map of Gondor by Christopher Tolkien
• The History of Middle-earth, The Lost Road and Other Writings, "The Etymologies"