Ethring
| Ethring | |
|---|---|
| Ford | |
| General Information | |
| Location | Head of the Ringló Vale |
| Type | Ford |
| Description | Cold ford |
| Regions | Gondor Reunited Kingdom |
| 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". Ring translates to "cold" as in Ringló river, and probably refers to the river.
