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The point where the [[Old Forest Road]] crossed the River [[Anduin]], about forty miles downriver from the [[Carrock]]. In older times, the river was crossed by a stone bridge here, but by the end of the [[Third Age]], the bridge had long since disappeared, and the crossing was no more than a simple ford. | The '''Old Ford''' was the point where the [[Old Forest Road]] crossed the River [[Anduin]], about forty miles downriver from the [[Carrock]].<ref>{{H|Wilderland}}</ref> In older times, the river was crossed by a stone bridge here, but by the end of the [[Third Age]], the bridge had long since disappeared, and the crossing was no more than a simple ford.<ref>{{UT|Gladden}}, Note 14</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:41, 7 December 2020
The Old Ford was the point where the Old Forest Road crossed the River Anduin, about forty miles downriver from the Carrock.[1] In older times, the river was crossed by a stone bridge here, but by the end of the Third Age, the bridge had long since disappeared, and the crossing was no more than a simple ford.[2]
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References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Map of Wilderland"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields", Note 14
