Ethring

Ethring was a bridge and a townThe Atlas of Middle-earth pg. 89 built over the river Ringló across a major crossing over that river, the only recorded town in the Ringló Vale. The South Road that led from Morthond Vale to Pelargir ran through it.The Lord of the Rings, Vol. III: The Return of the King, "Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor"
During the War of the Ring, Aragorn II crossed the river Ringló at Ethring with his Dead Men of Dunharrow.The Lord of the Rings, Vol. III: The Return of the King, Book Five, Ch. IX: "The Last Debate"
== Etymology ==
Ethring is a Sindarin word possibly meaning "across cold", likely containing the element ring ("cold, chill")Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor", pgs. 9, 13-14 and eth-, a possible mutated formDavid Salo, A Gateway to Sindarin, pg. 378 of the prefix ath- ("on both sides, across")The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entries "AT(AT)" and "RAT".Ethring on eldamo.org
== See also ==
*Hills of Tarnost
== References ==
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