Crossings of Erui
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| Crossings of Erui | |
|---|---|
| Fords | |
| General Information | |
| Location | Gondor |
| Type | Fords |
| Regions | Gondor, Reunited Kingdom |
| History | |
| Events | Battle of the Crossings of Erui |
The Crossings of Erui or Ethraid Erui[1] were fords in Gondor.
History
Some fifty miles south of Minas Tirith, the main road to Pelargir crossed the river Erui.[2] Of old, it marked the border between Anórien and Lossarnach.[3] In the Kin-Strife of T.A. 1447,[4] Eldacar battled Castamir the Usurper at the crossing. Eldacar won and killed his foe, but many Gondorians fell that day.[5]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 509
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
