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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
''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>
''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>
== Other versions of the legendarium==
In a late text dated to 1970, Tolkien write that the name ''Sarn Athrad'' must be changed to ''Harathrad'' 'Southern Ford', or ''Athrad Daer''<ref>{{NM|P3ix}}, p. 311</ref>.


==Portrayal in adaptations==
==Portrayal in adaptations==

Revision as of 15:03, 9 October 2021

This article is about a ford in Beleriand. For the ford near the Shire, see Sarn Ford.

Sarn Athrad was the stony ford of the River Gelion across which the Dwarf-road from the Blue Mountains entered East Beleriand.[1]

It was here that the Battle of Sarn Athrad took place between the Elves and Dwarves of Nogrod.[2]

Etymology

Sarn Athrad means "Ford of Stones" or "stony ford" in Sindarin (sarn + athrad).[3][4][5]

Other versions of the legendarium

In a late text dated to 1970, Tolkien write that the name Sarn Athrad must be changed to Harathrad 'Southern Ford', or Athrad Daer[6].

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 has been constructed nearby.[7]

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