Sarn Athrad

Sarn Athrad was a stony ford on the river Gelion in East Beleriand.
It was located in the southern part of Thargelion and a little north of the river Ascar of the land of Ossiriand. The Dwarf-Road that ran from the Dwarvish cities in the Blue Mountains all the way to Menegroth in Doriath, crossed the ford.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
==History==
The road dates back to the ancient times before the rising of the Sun, and was built by the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains to travel on as they trafficked into Beleriand going to and from their cities and Menegroth, where they worked as metallurgists for the Elves.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter X: "Of the Sindar" When the Ñoldor returned to Middle-earth, the Dwarves established a trade relationship with them especially with Caranthir's realm and frequently crossed the ford. Finrod Felagund, the King of Nargothrond who was fond of wandering, crossed the Gelion at the ford on his way to meeting Men for the first time.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVII: "Of the Coming of Men into the West"
The site was best known for being the site where Beren Erchamion and a group of Laiquendi ambushed the Dwarves of Nogrod and destroyed them for their sacking of Menegroth.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath" Sarn Athrad was lost with the sinking of Beleriand at the end of the First Age.
==Etymology== 
Sarn Athrad was Sindarin for 'Ford of Stones'.The Silmarillion, Index of Names 
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ጻርን ዓጥራድ
Arabic 	سارن أثراد
Armenian 	Սարն Ատհրադ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Сарн Атрадская бітва
Bengali 	সার্ন এথ্রাদ
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Сарн Атрад
Greek 	Σαρν Αθραδ
Gujarati 	ષર્ન આથ્રદ
Hebrew 	סטרן אתרד
Hindi 	सर्न अथैड
Kannada 	ಸರ್ನ್ ಅಥ್ರಾಡ್
Kazakh 	Сарн Атһрад (Cyrillic) Sarn Athrad (Latin)
Korean 	사른 아트 라드
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Сарн Атhрад
Macedonian Cyrillic	Сарн Атрад
Marathi 	सर्न अथ्राद
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Сарн Атрад
Nepalese 	सार्न एथेदर
Pashto 	سرن اتاداد
Persian 	سارن آتراد
Russian 	Сарн Атрад
Serbian 	Сарн Атхрад (Cyrillic) Sarn Athrad (Latin)
Sinhalese 	සර්න් ඇතඩ්
Tamil 	சார்ன் அத்ராட்
Telugu 	సర్న్ అత్రాడ్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Сарн Аттрад
Urdu 	سآرن اتراڈ
Yiddish 	תאַרן ײַטהראַד
==References==
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