Ethring

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Ethring
Ford
General Information
LocationHead of the Ringló Vale
TypeFord
DescriptionCold ford
RegionsGondor
History
EventsPassing of the Grey Company
GalleryImages 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.

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