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ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates The Battle of the Crossings of Erui was fought here in III 1447 Location On the road between Minas Tirith and Pelargir, where it crossed the river Erui to the south of Lossarnach Race Men Culture Gondorians Source Erui had its source in the White Mountains, westward of Mindolluin Outflow Erui flowed into Anduin some sixty miles above Pelargir Pronunciation Erui is pronounced 'e'rui', where ui is the vowel sound in the English word 'ruin' Meaning Erui means 'single, alone' Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: E Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 26 November 2017 This entry is complete The place of Eldacar’s revenge The place in the lowlands of Lossarnach where the road running southward from Minas Tirith to Pelargir crossed the River Erui. It was here that a great battle was fought in III 1447 between the deposed King Eldacar and his usurper Castamir. Having evaded capture for ten years, Eldacar was able to build an army and face the man who had taken his throne. Eldacar was victorious, and Castamir was slain, but his sons fled down the long southward road to Pelargir, and escaped from there to Umbar in the far south. See also... Battle of the Crossings of Erui, River Erui, South Road, The Usurper Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: E Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 26 November 2017 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2015, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates The Battle of the Crossings of Erui was fought here in III 1447 Location On the road between Minas Tirith and Pelargir, where it crossed the river Erui to the south of Lossarnach Race Men Culture Gondorians Source Erui had its source in the White Mountains, westward of Mindolluin Outflow Erui flowed into Anduin some sixty miles above Pelargir Pronunciation Erui is pronounced 'e'rui', where ui is the vowel sound in the English word 'ruin' Meaning Erui means 'single, alone' Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: E Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 26 November 2017 This entry is complete The place of Eldacar’s revenge Map of the Crossings of Erui

The place in the lowlands of Lossarnach where the road running southward from Minas Tirith to Pelargir crossed the River Erui. It was here that a great battle was fought in III 1447 between the deposed King Eldacar and his usurper Castamir. Having evaded capture for ten years, Eldacar was able to build an army and face the man who had taken his throne. Eldacar was victorious, and Castamir was slain, but his sons fled down the long southward road to Pelargir, and escaped from there to Umbar in the far south. See also... Battle of the Crossings of Erui, River Erui, South Road, The Usurper Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: E Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 26 November 2017 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2015, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.