Last Bridge - Revision history

Gamling: Rewrote text, added an infobox, Other Versions information from "The History of the Hobbit", added references.

2012-07-02T20:03:12Z

Rewrote text, added an infobox, Other Versions information from "The History of the Hobbit", added references.

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−	[[Image:The Last Bride.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|~~''The~~ Last Bridge~~'' in~~ [[~~Middle~~-~~earth Collectible Card Game~~\|~~MECCG~~]]~~. Note that this depiction only shows one of three arches.~~]]	+	{{location
−	The '''Last Bridge''' was ~~the “ancient~~ stone ~~bridge”~~<ref name="~~H30~~">~~[[The Hobbit]], Chapter 2: “[[Roast~~ Mutton~~]]”, page 30 obliquely describes the [[Last Bridge]].~~</ref> that carried the [[East-West Road]] over the River [[Hoarwell]] (''[[Mitheithel]]''), about a hundred miles east of [[Weathertop]]. Its three arches{{~~fact~~}} crossed the ~~wide~~ river at the bottom of a ~~“deep valley”~~<ref name="~~H30~~"/>, and to the east the land rose again into the wooded hills of the [[Trollshaws]], in ~~which~~ [[~~Bilbo Baggins~~]] ~~and his companions encountered an unfriendly trio of trolls~~.	+	\| image=[[ Image:The Last Bride.jpg \|250px]]
		+	\| name=Last Bridge
		+	\| othernames=
		+	\| etymology=
		+	\| type=Bridge
		+	\| location=Eastern [[Eriador]] on the [[East-West Road]]
		+	\| inhabitants=
		+	\| realms=[[Arnor]]</br>[[Rhudaur]]
		+	\| description=Ancient stone bridge
		+	\| events=
		+	\| references=
		+	}}
		+	The '''Last Bridge''' was an ancient stone bridge<ref name="Mutton">{{H\|Mutton}}</ref> that carried the [[East-West Road]] over the River [[Hoarwell]] (''[[Mitheithel]]''), about a hundred miles east of [[Weathertop]] and roughly the same distance west of [[Rivendell]].<ref name="UTmap">{{UT\|Map}}</ref> Its three arches<ref name="Flight">{{FR\|I12}}</ref> crossed the rushing river at the bottom of a deep valley<ref name="Mutton"/> and to the east the land rose again into the wooded hills of the [[Trollshaws]].<ref name="UTmap"/> It was the only practicable crossing point south of the river's sources in the [[Ettenmoors]].<ref name="Flight"/>

−	~~No record of its builders survives, but it~~ was ~~most likely constructed by~~ the [[~~Dúnedain of Arnor~~]], or ~~perhaps of~~ the ~~later kingdom of~~ [[~~Rhudaur~~]], ~~in which it lay. There was no other means~~ of ~~crossing~~ the ~~river for hundreds of miles to the north, and so the Bridge had great strategic value.~~ In the [[~~War~~ of the ~~Ring]], three~~ [[~~Nazgûl\|Black Riders]] attempted to hold it against [[Aragorn~~]] and ~~the~~ [[~~Hobbits]] on their journey to [[Rivendell]]. Their plan was foiled by [[Glorfindel~~]], ~~who drove them away~~ and ~~left his token, a green beryl, on~~ the ~~Bridge~~.	+	==History==
		+	How ancient the bridge was is unknown. It may have been as old as the East-West Road, which possibly dated to the [[First Age]],<ref>{{UT\|Concerning}}, notes 3 and 4</ref> or it may have been built or improved by the [[Númenóreans]].<ref>{{UT\|Index}}, ''Roads'', (2) East of the Blue Mountains</ref> In the [[Third Age]] the bridge was within the bounds of the realm of [[Arnor]] and then [[Rhudaur]],<ref name="UTmap"/> and probably these two realms kept up the maintenance of this strategic structure.

−	{{~~references~~}}	+	In {{TA\|2941}}<ref>{{App\|TA}}</ref> [[Thorin and Company]] passed over the bridge on their way to the [[Lonely Mountain]]. After the crossing the one of the ponies bolted back into the river and its load of food was lost. This loss of provisions and the dwarves' inability to ignite a fire in the wind and rain led to the encounter of [[Bilbo Baggins]] and his companions with the unfriendly trio of trolls.<ref name="Mutton"/>

		+	On [[11 October]] {{TA\|3018}}<ref name="Great">{{App\|Great}}</ref> three [[Nazgûl\|Black Riders]] were guarding the bridge against [[Aragorn]] and the hobbits on their journey to Rivendell. Their plan was foiled by [[Glorfindel]], who drove them away<ref name="Flight"/> and left his token, a green beryl, on the Bridge. Two days later<ref name="Great"/> Aragorn found the beryl, took it as a sign that the bridge was safe, and led the hobbits over it.<ref name="Flight"/>
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		+	==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
		+	In the 1960 abandoned rewrite of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' the Last Bridge was more prominent in the story. When the Company came to the bridge they found its single arch broken ([[J.R.R. Tolkien]] had forgotten in this draft that the bridge had three arches in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' - see above). The company had to cross the dangerous ford instead. [[Gandalf]] (not yet vanished as in the published story) tried the crossing first on his horse [[Rohald]]. His success led to the dwarves crossing, followed by Bilbo, although one of the pack-ponies still bolted back into the river.<ref>{{HH\|NC2}}, pp. 795-796</ref>
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		+	The 1960 rewrite ended in the next chapter just as the Company came to the edge of the valley of [[Rivendell]]. In a note regarding contents yet to write it was stated "Ch. III should make clear [[Elrond]]'s care for roads etc. from Greyflood to <Mountains>".<ref>{{HH\|NC3}}, p. 803</ref> This would explain how the Last Bridge got fixed before [[Frodo Baggins]] arrived and found structure intact.
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		+	{{references}}
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	No record of its builders survives, but it was most likely constructed by the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]], or perhaps of the later kingdom of [[Rhudaur]], in which it lay. There was no other means of crossing the river for hundreds of miles to the north, and so the Bridge had great strategic value. In the [[War of the Ring]], three [[Nazgûl\|Black Riders]] attempted to hold it against [[Aragorn]] and the [[Hobbits]] on their journey to [[Rivendell]]. Their plan was foiled by [[Glorfindel]], who drove them away and left his token, a green beryl, on the Bridge.		No record of its builders survives, but it was most likely constructed by the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]], or perhaps of the later kingdom of [[Rhudaur]], in which it lay. There was no other means of crossing the river for hundreds of miles to the north, and so the Bridge had great strategic value. In the [[War of the Ring]], three [[Nazgûl\|Black Riders]] attempted to hold it against [[Aragorn]] and the [[Hobbits]] on their journey to [[Rivendell]]. Their plan was foiled by [[Glorfindel]], who drove them away and left his token, a green beryl, on the Bridge.
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−	~~== Etymology ==~~
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−	~~The Last Bridge was known by no other name in cannon. However, a literal translation into the [[Elvish]] [[Sindarin]] would be ''Iant Vedui''.~~

	{{references}}		{{references}}

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Ainaldo: Made a note on inaccuracy in depiction.

2011-11-26T00:05:00Z

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−	[[Image:The Last Bride.jpg\|thumb\|''The Last Bridge'' in [[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game\|MECCG]]]]	+	[[Image:The Last Bride.jpg\|thumb\|''The Last Bridge'' in [[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game\|MECCG]]. Note that this depiction only shows one of three arches.]]
	The '''Last Bridge''' was the “ancient stone bridge”<ref name="H30">[[The Hobbit]], Chapter 2: “[[Roast Mutton]]”, page 30 obliquely describes the [[Last Bridge]].</ref> that carried the [[East-West Road]] over the River [[Hoarwell]] (''[[Mitheithel]]''), about a hundred miles east of [[Weathertop]]. Its three arches{{fact}} crossed the wide river at the bottom of a “deep valley”<ref name="H30"/>, and to the east the land rose again into the wooded hills of the [[Trollshaws]], in which [[Bilbo Baggins]] and his companions encountered an unfriendly trio of trolls.		The '''Last Bridge''' was the “ancient stone bridge”<ref name="H30">[[The Hobbit]], Chapter 2: “[[Roast Mutton]]”, page 30 obliquely describes the [[Last Bridge]].</ref> that carried the [[East-West Road]] over the River [[Hoarwell]] (''[[Mitheithel]]''), about a hundred miles east of [[Weathertop]]. Its three arches{{fact}} crossed the wide river at the bottom of a “deep valley”<ref name="H30"/>, and to the east the land rose again into the wooded hills of the [[Trollshaws]], in which [[Bilbo Baggins]] and his companions encountered an unfriendly trio of trolls.

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	No record of its builders survives, but it was most likely constructed by the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]], or perhaps of the later kingdom of [[Rhudaur]], in which it lay. There was no other means of crossing the river for hundreds of miles to the north, and so the Bridge had great strategic value. In the [[War of the Ring]], three [[Nazgûl\|Black Riders]] attempted to hold it against [[Aragorn]] and the [[Hobbits]] on their journey to [[Rivendell]]. Their plan was foiled by [[Glorfindel]], who drove them away and left his token, a green beryl, on the Bridge.		No record of its builders survives, but it was most likely constructed by the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]], or perhaps of the later kingdom of [[Rhudaur]], in which it lay. There was no other means of crossing the river for hundreds of miles to the north, and so the Bridge had great strategic value. In the [[War of the Ring]], three [[Nazgûl\|Black Riders]] attempted to hold it against [[Aragorn]] and the [[Hobbits]] on their journey to [[Rivendell]]. Their plan was foiled by [[Glorfindel]], who drove them away and left his token, a green beryl, on the Bridge.
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		+	== Etymology ==
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		+	The Last Bridge was known by no other name in cannon. However, a literal translation into the [[Elvish]] [[Sindarin]] would be ''Iant Vedui''.

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	[[Image:The Last Bride.jpg\|thumb\|''The Last Bridge'' in [[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game\|MECCG]]]]		[[Image:The Last Bride.jpg\|thumb\|''The Last Bridge'' in [[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game\|MECCG]]]]
−	The '''Last Bridge''' was the ~~old~~ stone ~~bridge~~ that carried the [[East-West Road]] over the River [[Mitheithel]], about a hundred miles east of [[Weathertop]]. Its three arches crossed the wide river at the bottom of a ~~valley~~, and to the east the land rose again into the wooded hills of the [[Trollshaws]], in which [[Bilbo Baggins]] and his companions encountered an unfriendly trio of trolls~~. Indeed, there is an oblique reference to an 'ancient stone bridge' in chapter 2 of [[The Hobbit]] that seems to be a reference to the [[Last Bridge]]~~.	+	The '''Last Bridge''' was the “ancient stone bridge”<ref name="H30">[[The Hobbit]], Chapter 2: “[[Roast Mutton]]”, page 30 obliquely describes the [[Last Bridge]].</ref> that carried the [[East-West Road]] over the River [[Hoarwell]] (''[[Mitheithel]]''), about a hundred miles east of [[Weathertop]]. Its three arches{{fact}} crossed the wide river at the bottom of a “deep valley”<ref name="H30"/>, and to the east the land rose again into the wooded hills of the [[Trollshaws]], in which [[Bilbo Baggins]] and his companions encountered an unfriendly trio of trolls.

	No record of its builders survives, but it was most likely constructed by the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]], or perhaps of the later kingdom of [[Rhudaur]], in which it lay. There was no other means of crossing the river for hundreds of miles to the north, and so the Bridge had great strategic value. In the [[War of the Ring]], three [[Nazgûl\|Black Riders]] attempted to hold it against [[Aragorn]] and the [[Hobbits]] on their journey to [[Rivendell]]. Their plan was foiled by [[Glorfindel]], who drove them away and left his token, a green beryl, on the Bridge.		No record of its builders survives, but it was most likely constructed by the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]], or perhaps of the later kingdom of [[Rhudaur]], in which it lay. There was no other means of crossing the river for hundreds of miles to the north, and so the Bridge had great strategic value. In the [[War of the Ring]], three [[Nazgûl\|Black Riders]] attempted to hold it against [[Aragorn]] and the [[Hobbits]] on their journey to [[Rivendell]]. Their plan was foiled by [[Glorfindel]], who drove them away and left his token, a green beryl, on the Bridge.
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		+	{{references}}

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Morgan: Image link

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Image link

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		+	[[Image:The Last Bride.jpg\|thumb\|''The Last Bridge'' in [[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game\|MECCG]]]]
	The '''Last Bridge''' was the old stone bridge that carried the [[East-West Road]] over the River [[Mitheithel]], about a hundred miles east of [[Weathertop]]. Its three arches crossed the wide river at the bottom of a valley, and to the east the land rose again into the wooded hills of the [[Trollshaws]], in which [[Bilbo Baggins]] and his companions encountered an unfriendly trio of trolls. Indeed, there is an oblique reference to an 'ancient stone bridge' in chapter 2 of [[The Hobbit]] that seems to be a reference to the [[Last Bridge]].		The '''Last Bridge''' was the old stone bridge that carried the [[East-West Road]] over the River [[Mitheithel]], about a hundred miles east of [[Weathertop]]. Its three arches crossed the wide river at the bottom of a valley, and to the east the land rose again into the wooded hills of the [[Trollshaws]], in which [[Bilbo Baggins]] and his companions encountered an unfriendly trio of trolls. Indeed, there is an oblique reference to an 'ancient stone bridge' in chapter 2 of [[The Hobbit]] that seems to be a reference to the [[Last Bridge]].

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2010-07-03T22:47:50Z

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	The '''Last Bridge''' was the old stone bridge that carried the [[East-West Road]] over the River [[Mitheithel]], about a hundred miles east of [[Weathertop]]. Its three arches crossed the wide river at the bottom of a valley, and to the east the land rose again into the wooded hills of the [[Trollshaws]], in which [[Bilbo Baggins]] and his companions encountered an unfriendly trio of trolls. Indeed, there is an oblique reference to an 'ancient stone bridge' in chapter 2 of [[The Hobbit]] that seems to be a reference to the [[Last Bridge]].		The '''Last Bridge''' was the old stone bridge that carried the [[East-West Road]] over the River [[Mitheithel]], about a hundred miles east of [[Weathertop]]. Its three arches crossed the wide river at the bottom of a valley, and to the east the land rose again into the wooded hills of the [[Trollshaws]], in which [[Bilbo Baggins]] and his companions encountered an unfriendly trio of trolls. Indeed, there is an oblique reference to an 'ancient stone bridge' in chapter 2 of [[The Hobbit]] that seems to be a reference to the [[Last Bridge]].

−	No record of its builders survives, but it was most likely constructed by the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]], or perhaps of the later kingdom of [[Rhudaur]], in which it lay. There was no other means of crossing the river for hundreds of miles to the north, and so the Bridge had great strategic value. In the [[War of the Ring]], three [[Black Riders]] attempted to hold it against [[Aragorn]] and the [[Hobbits]] on their journey to [[Rivendell]]. Their plan was foiled by [[Glorfindel]], who drove them away and left his token, a green beryl, on the Bridge.	+	No record of its builders survives, but it was most likely constructed by the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]], or perhaps of the later kingdom of [[Rhudaur]], in which it lay. There was no other means of crossing the river for hundreds of miles to the north, and so the Bridge had great strategic value. In the [[War of the Ring]], three [[Nazgûl\|Black Riders]] attempted to hold it against [[Aragorn]] and the [[Hobbits]] on their journey to [[Rivendell]]. Their plan was foiled by [[Glorfindel]], who drove them away and left his token, a green beryl, on the Bridge.

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−	The '''Last Bridge''' was the old stone bridge that carried the [[East-West Road]] over the River [[Mitheithel]], about a hundred miles east of [[Weathertop]]. Its three arches crossed the wide river at the bottom of a valley, and to the east the land rose again into the wooded hills of the [[Trollshaws]], in which [[Bilbo]] and his companions encountered an unfriendly trio of trolls. Indeed, there is an oblique reference to an 'ancient stone bridge' in chapter 2 of [[The Hobbit]] that seems to be a reference to the [[Last Bridge]].	+	The '''Last Bridge''' was the old stone bridge that carried the [[East-West Road]] over the River [[Mitheithel]], about a hundred miles east of [[Weathertop]]. Its three arches crossed the wide river at the bottom of a valley, and to the east the land rose again into the wooded hills of the [[Trollshaws]], in which [[Bilbo Baggins]] and his companions encountered an unfriendly trio of trolls. Indeed, there is an oblique reference to an 'ancient stone bridge' in chapter 2 of [[The Hobbit]] that seems to be a reference to the [[Last Bridge]].

	No record of its builders survives, but it was most likely constructed by the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]], or perhaps of the later kingdom of [[Rhudaur]], in which it lay. There was no other means of crossing the river for hundreds of miles to the north, and so the Bridge had great strategic value. In the [[War of the Ring]], three [[Black Riders]] attempted to hold it against [[Aragorn]] and the [[Hobbits]] on their journey to [[Rivendell]]. Their plan was foiled by [[Glorfindel]], who drove them away and left his token, a green beryl, on the Bridge.		No record of its builders survives, but it was most likely constructed by the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]], or perhaps of the later kingdom of [[Rhudaur]], in which it lay. There was no other means of crossing the river for hundreds of miles to the north, and so the Bridge had great strategic value. In the [[War of the Ring]], three [[Black Riders]] attempted to hold it against [[Aragorn]] and the [[Hobbits]] on their journey to [[Rivendell]]. Their plan was foiled by [[Glorfindel]], who drove them away and left his token, a green beryl, on the Bridge.

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	No record of its builders survives, but it was most likely constructed by the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]], or perhaps of the later kingdom of [[Rhudaur]], in which it lay. There was no other means of crossing the river for hundreds of miles to the north, and so the Bridge had great strategic value. In the [[War of the Ring]], three [[Black Riders]] attempted to hold it against [[Aragorn]] and the [[Hobbits]] on their journey to [[Rivendell]]. Their plan was foiled by [[Glorfindel]], who drove them away and left his token, a green beryl, on the Bridge.		No record of its builders survives, but it was most likely constructed by the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]], or perhaps of the later kingdom of [[Rhudaur]], in which it lay. There was no other means of crossing the river for hundreds of miles to the north, and so the Bridge had great strategic value. In the [[War of the Ring]], three [[Black Riders]] attempted to hold it against [[Aragorn]] and the [[Hobbits]] on their journey to [[Rivendell]]. Their plan was foiled by [[Glorfindel]], who drove them away and left his token, a green beryl, on the Bridge.

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