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Location
Origins
Probably established by the Gondorians1
Race
Division
Culture
Source
Poros rose in Ephel Dúath, to the east of the Crossings
Outflow
Important peaks
The mound of Haudh in Gwanûr was raised above the Crossings
Pronunciation
Poros is pronounced 'po'ros'
Meaning
The meaning of Poros is obscure, but it perhaps means 'boundary'
Other names
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Crossings of PorosThe ford that led into South Gondor![]() The point on the River Poros where it was crossed by the Harad Road. This was the site of a battle in the late Third Age in which Steward Túrin II of Gondor and King Folcwine of Rohan defeated a force of the Haradrim. Notes
See also...Folcred, Fords of Poros, Harondor, Haudh in Gwanûr, Southern Army, Southward Road, Túrin II Indexes: About this entry:
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