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It was here that the [[Battle of Sarn Athrad]] took place between the [[Elves]] and [[Dwarves of Nogrod]]. | It was here that the [[Battle of Sarn Athrad]] took place between the [[Elves]] and [[Dwarves of Nogrod]]. | ||
''Sarn Athrad'' means "Ford of Stones" in [[Sindarin]] (''[[sarn]]'' + ''[[athrad]]'').<ref name="silmindex">{{S|Index}}</ref> | ''Sarn Athrad'' means "Ford of Stones" or "stony ford" in [[Sindarin]] (''[[sarn]]'' + ''[[athrad]]'').<ref name="silmindex">{{S|Index}}</ref><ref name="RC">{{HM|RC}}, p. 163</ref><ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 775</ref> | ||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':''' | |||
: Sarn Athrad (S. "Stony Ford") is an abandoned ford on what remains of the Gelion in Forlindon. It was replaced by Edenathrad (S. "New ford") a little north, and a small village had been constructed nearby.<ref>{{ICE|Lindon}}, "Lindon Gazetteer: Geleidhien"</ref> | |||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[category:Fords]] | [[category:Fords]] | ||
[[category:Beleriand]] | [[category:Beleriand]] | ||
[[Category:Sindarin Locations]] | [[Category:Sindarin Locations]] | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 9 December 2010
Sarn Athrad was the stony ford of the River Gelion across which the Dwarf-road from the Blue Mountains entered East Beleriand.
It was here that the Battle of Sarn Athrad took place between the Elves and Dwarves of Nogrod.
Sarn Athrad means "Ford of Stones" or "stony ford" in Sindarin (sarn + athrad).[1][2][3]
Portrayal in adaptations
1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- Sarn Athrad (S. "Stony Ford") is an abandoned ford on what remains of the Gelion in Forlindon. It was replaced by Edenathrad (S. "New ford") a little north, and a small village had been constructed nearby.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 163
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 775
- ↑ Jeff J. Erwin, Oliver Schick (1990s), Lindon (unpublished manuscripts), "Lindon Gazetteer: Geleidhien"
