Dates

Destroyed at the end of the First Age

Location

On the river Gelion, a little northward of the inflow of Ascar

Origins

Apparently established as part of the Dwarf-road from the Blue Mountains

Race

Used especially by Dwarves

Culture

Tributaries

Above the inflow of Ascar, first of the six rivers of Ossiriand to flow into Gelion

Pronunciation

sa'rrn a'thrad ('rr' emphasises that the r sound should be distinctly pronounced)

Meaning

'Stone crossing'

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Sarn Athrad

The crossing-place of the River Gelion

The stony ford of the River Gelion across which the Dwarf-road from the Blue Mountains entered East Beleriand.