The Entwade was a ford and road-crossing over the River Entwash[1] some fifty-five miles northeast of Edoras in Rohan[2].
On their journey north to the Shire in search of Baggins, the Nazgûl secretly and invisibly, on foot, had passed west through Anórien, and on over the Entwade[3] before turning eastward again to return to the banks of the Anduin.[note 1]
After Éomer and his riders attacked the Orc-band outside Fangorn,[4] he was leading his Riders for this ford when he met Aragorn and his companions in the Eastemnet. He lent the horses Hasufel and Arod to the Three Hunters, and asked that they would follow him at some time across the Entwade to Edoras.[5][note 2]
Etymology
Entwade is a modernisation of Old English Entwaed. The second element waed means "ford". The name is modernised, because it was recognisable by speakers of Westron. Gondorians used that name, assimilated to their own language.[6]
Portrayal in adaptations
2012: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Despite the Entwash being the shallowest in this spot, the Entwade crossing is only made possible by the wooded raft-bridges that connect both banks to a small island in the middle. The crossing itself is guarded by the town also called Entwade on the western bank, and only those granted leave are allowed to cross.
Notes
- ↑ This considerable detour suggests that the Entwade must have been the only crossing-place on the Entwash.
- ↑ Their later adventures in Fangorn Forest probably meant that they eventually came to Edoras by a different route. Cf. Karen Wynn Fonstad (1991), The Atlas of Middle-earth, "Rauros to Dunharrow", p. 167
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, entry Entwade, p. 369
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Hunt for the Ring"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Uruk-hai", pp. 452-60
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Riders of Rohan", pp. 434-35 and 439.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, entry Entwade, pp. 769-70