The Encyclopedia of Arda - Iant Iaur (original) (raw)

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 Destroyed at the end of the First Age Location On the northern borders of Doriath, crossing Esgalduin near the eastern end of Nan Dungortheb Origins Built by the Elves of Doriath Race Elves Division Sindar Culture Elves of Doriath Source Esgalduin flowed down from the mountains of Ered Gorgoroth to the north Pronunciation ya'nt yow'rr ('rr' indicates that the final r sound should be distinctly pronounced) Meaning 'Old bridge' Other names Known in earlier times as Esgaliant, the 'Bridge of Esgalduin' Indexes: Alphabetical: I Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 7 March 2019 This entry is complete The old stone bridge over the Esgalduin Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A stone bridge built in ancient days by the people of Doriath on the northern borders of their land, crossing the Esgalduin into Dor Dínen. At the time it was originally built, long before Morgoth returned to Middle-earth, it was simply known as Esgaliant, the 'Bridge of Esgalduin'. Later, in the First Age, the valley where it stood, and the hills to the north, became a place of horror and dread, and the bridge was little used. However, it still stood, and it became known in those days as Iant Iaur, meaning simply 'old bridge'. See also... Bridge of Esgalduin, Dor Dínen, Silent Land, Valley of Dreadful Death Indexes: Alphabetical: I Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 7 March 2019 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2006, 2018-2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.

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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 Destroyed at the end of the First Age Location On the northern borders of Doriath, crossing Esgalduin near the eastern end of Nan Dungortheb Origins Built by the Elves of Doriath Race Elves Division Sindar Culture Elves of Doriath Source Esgalduin flowed down from the mountains of Ered Gorgoroth to the north Pronunciation ya'nt yow'rr ('rr' indicates that the final r sound should be distinctly pronounced) Meaning 'Old bridge' Other names Known in earlier times as Esgaliant, the 'Bridge of Esgalduin' Indexes: Alphabetical: I Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 7 March 2019 This entry is complete The old stone bridge over the Esgalduin

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of Iant Iaur

A stone bridge built in ancient days by the people of Doriath on the northern borders of their land, crossing the Esgalduin into Dor Dínen. At the time it was originally built, long before Morgoth returned to Middle-earth, it was simply known as Esgaliant, the 'Bridge of Esgalduin'. Later, in the First Age, the valley where it stood, and the hills to the north, became a place of horror and dread, and the bridge was little used. However, it still stood, and it became known in those days as Iant Iaur, meaning simply 'old bridge'. See also... Bridge of Esgalduin, Dor Dínen, Silent Land, Valley of Dreadful Death Indexes: Alphabetical: I Rivers and Lakes About this entry: Updated 7 March 2019 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2006, 2018-2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.