Iant Iaur was a stone bridge in East Beleriand during the First Age.
History[]
Iant Iaur was built in ancient times by the Elves of Doriath on the northern borders of their land. It crossed the Esgalduin and led into Dor Dínen.[1] At the time of its building, which was long before Morgoth returned from his chaining in Aman, it was called Esgaliant. It was also called the Esgalduin Bridge.
Later on in the First Age, the valley in which it stood and the hills to its north became places of horror and dread. The bridge was used little afterward but still stood intact; it was then called Iant Iaur.[2]
Etymology[]
Iant Iaur is Sindarin for "old bridge."
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Danish | Iant Iaur ("Den Gamle Bro") |
| Dutch | Iant Iaur (De Oude Brug) |
References[]
- ↑ The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIV: "Of Beleriand and its Realms"