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Dates Founded some time before II 1098;1 ruined and abandoned III 2912 Location On the river Gwathló, at the point where the North-South Road passed from Minhiriath into Enedwaith Origins Probably founded by Tar-Aldarion of Númenor Race Men Division Dúnedain Pronunciation tha'rbad Meaning From thara-pata meaning 'crossway'2 Indexes: Alphabetical: T Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 22 September 2010 Updates planned: 1 The city at the crossings of Greyflood Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV An ancient city of Men that grew up where the North-South Road crossed the River Gwathló (Greyflood). Tharbad was deserted in the late Third Age after it was devastated in the floods that followed the Fell Winter. Notes 1 We have no record of the exact date of Tharbad's foundation, but it clearly dated back well into the early Second Age: an account exists of Aldarion of Númenor visiting the town and meeting Galadriel there. Aldarion was known to have founded at least one settlement in Middle-earth (at Lond Daer downriver from Tharbad) so it seems likely that he created Tharbad, too; he died in II 1098, hence the date shown above. 2 Tharbad stood at the crossing of two important routes through Middle-earth: the river Gwathló leading to the coast, and the North-South Road leading between Arnor and Gondor. Since neither Arnor nor Gondor existed at the time Tharbad was founded, it wouldn't actually have been a 'crossway' for much of its earlier history. It's therefore possible that the town originally had a different name (now lost), and only acquired the name Tharbad later in its history. See also... Battle of the Gwathló, Bridge of Mitheithel, Bridge of Tharbad, Fell Winter of the Third Age, Great Fens, Nîn-in-Eilph, North Road, Old South Road, River Glanduin, River Hoarwell, Royal Road, Shire-reckoning, Swanfleet, The Angle, Turuphanto Indexes: Alphabetical: T Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 22 September 2010 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2009-2010. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.

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Dates Founded some time before II 1098;1 ruined and abandoned III 2912 Location On the river Gwathló, at the point where the North-South Road passed from Minhiriath into Enedwaith Origins Probably founded by Tar-Aldarion of Númenor Race Men Division Dúnedain Pronunciation tha'rbad Meaning From thara-pata meaning 'crossway'2 Indexes: Alphabetical: T Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 22 September 2010 Updates planned: 1 The city at the crossings of Greyflood

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

An ancient city of Men that grew up where the North-South Road crossed the River Gwathló (Greyflood). Tharbad was deserted in the late Third Age after it was devastated in the floods that followed the Fell Winter. Notes 1 We have no record of the exact date of Tharbad's foundation, but it clearly dated back well into the early Second Age: an account exists of Aldarion of Númenor visiting the town and meeting Galadriel there. Aldarion was known to have founded at least one settlement in Middle-earth (at Lond Daer downriver from Tharbad) so it seems likely that he created Tharbad, too; he died in II 1098, hence the date shown above. 2 Tharbad stood at the crossing of two important routes through Middle-earth: the river Gwathló leading to the coast, and the North-South Road leading between Arnor and Gondor. Since neither Arnor nor Gondor existed at the time Tharbad was founded, it wouldn't actually have been a 'crossway' for much of its earlier history. It's therefore possible that the town originally had a different name (now lost), and only acquired the name Tharbad later in its history. See also... Battle of the Gwathló, Bridge of Mitheithel, Bridge of Tharbad, Fell Winter of the Third Age, Great Fens, Nîn-in-Eilph, North Road, Old South Road, River Glanduin, River Hoarwell, Royal Road, Shire-reckoning, Swanfleet, The Angle, Turuphanto Indexes: Alphabetical: T Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 22 September 2010 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2009-2010. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.