Ford of Brithiach

The Ford of Brithiach was a means of crossing the river Sirion, with the empty land of Dimbar to the east and the Forest of Brethil to the south.Unfinished Tales, Part One: The First Age, Chapter I: "Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin"
==History==
After Aredhel Ar-Feiniel made the decision to leave Gondolin and her brother Turgon, it was at the Ford of Brithiach that she sent away the three lords that Turgon had assigned to travel with her. She soon afterwards returned that way after being denied passage through the realm of Thingol, in order to search for the land of Celegorm. Later, when Maeglin and Aredhel fled from Eöl, it was at the ford they abandoned their horses and yet were betrayed by the noise of their steeds, and Eöl marked which way they traveled.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVI: "Of Maeglin"
The people of Lady Haleth also passed the ford in their journey to the Forest of Brethil, though many regretted it.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVII: "Of the Coming of Men into the West"
During Tuor and Voronwë's journey to Gondolin commanded by Ulmo, they were able to pass the ford during the day without fear of attack from Oorcs due to the help of the Great Eagles.
Húrin later passed over the ford into Dimbar on his journey to once again come to Gondolin and see its lord, Turgon. Not long after, he returned that way searching for Morwen along the eaves of Brethil.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Ch. XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath"
Afterwards the fords are not mentioned further, but were destroyed along with all Beleriand at the ending of the First Age.
== Description ==
The ford was shallow across the width of the Sirion, and able to easily be crossed on foot. Its water was clear and very cold, and in some places the water froze for at least part of the year. The Sirion, however, could never freeze in its entirety, not even during the Fell Winter of Nargothrond.
==Etymology==
The word Brithiach contains the element brith "gravel", as in 'Brithon' and the haven of 'Brithombar'.Unfinished Tales, Part One: The First Age, I: "Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin", Note 22
==Translations==
Foreign Language	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Drif van Brithiach
Albanian 	Va e Brithiach
Alemannisch 	Furt am Brithiach
Breton 	Roudouz Brithiach
Catalan 	Gual de Brithiach
Czech 	Brod z Brithiach
Danish 	Brithiach ("Vadestedet over Sirion")
Dutch 	De Voorde van Brithiach
Estonian 	Brithiach koolmekoht
Finnish 	Brithiachin kahlaamo
French 	Gué de Brithiach
Frisian 	Furde fan Brithiach (Western)
German 	Furt von Brithiach
Hebrew 	מעברת בריתיאך
Hungarian 	Brithiach Gázlója
Icelandic 	Brithiachvað
Italian 	Guado del Brithiach
Latvian 	Brithiach brasls
Lithuanian 	Brithiach brasta
Manx 	Brithiach Aah
Norwegian 	Brithiachvad
Polish 	Bród na Brithiach
Portuguese 	Vau de Brithiach
Romanian 	Vadul de Brithiach
Scottish Gaelic 	Beul-àtha Brithiach
Sicilian 	Sguazzu di Brithiach
Slovak 	Brithiach Brod
Slovenian 	Brithiach Brod
Spanish 	Vado de Brithiach
Swedish 	Brithiachvaden
Turkish 	Brithiach Nehir geçidi
Turkmen 	Brithiach Güzer
==References==
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Category:Beleriand
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