The Fords of Isen were fords in the river Isen, guarded by the Rohirrim in Middle-earth. The Fords of Isen were important because they were the only crossing of the Isen into Rohan. It was located in the Gap of Rohan at the border of Rohan and the road leading to Isengard nearly fifty miles away.
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| - The Fords of Isen were fords in the river Isen, guarded by the Rohirrim in Middle-earth. The Fords of Isen were important because they were the only crossing of the Isen into Rohan. It was located in the Gap of Rohan at the border of Rohan and the road leading to Isengard nearly fifty miles away.
- Those wishing to cross the Gap of Rohan found themselves blocked by the raging river Isen. No bridges spanned this mighty waterway, and all had to travel to the fords to gain passage. The Rohirrim patrol this area as best they could, for it marked the main entrance into their lands from the west, and the Men of Dunland had often taken control of the fords, demanding payment in exchange for passage, especially during the time of the Dunlending occupation of Nan Curunír. Also called the Crossings of Isen (S. "Athrad Angren" or "Ethraid Engrin"), the fords had been the site of a battle between King Helm Hammerhand and Wulf I in TA 2758. Later, during the War of the Ring, Saruman’s forces and the Rohirrim waged two fierce battles here. Three rows of broad, flat step-ping-stones proceed straigh
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| - Fords of Rohan located near Isengard
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| - The Fords of Isen as depicted in The Lord of the Rings Online.
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| - The Fords of Isen were fords in the river Isen, guarded by the Rohirrim in Middle-earth. The Fords of Isen were important because they were the only crossing of the Isen into Rohan. It was located in the Gap of Rohan at the border of Rohan and the road leading to Isengard nearly fifty miles away.
- Those wishing to cross the Gap of Rohan found themselves blocked by the raging river Isen. No bridges spanned this mighty waterway, and all had to travel to the fords to gain passage. The Rohirrim patrol this area as best they could, for it marked the main entrance into their lands from the west, and the Men of Dunland had often taken control of the fords, demanding payment in exchange for passage, especially during the time of the Dunlending occupation of Nan Curunír. Also called the Crossings of Isen (S. "Athrad Angren" or "Ethraid Engrin"), the fords had been the site of a battle between King Helm Hammerhand and Wulf I in TA 2758. Later, during the War of the Ring, Saruman’s forces and the Rohirrim waged two fierce battles here. Three rows of broad, flat step-ping-stones proceed straight across the waters, with graded fords between them for horses. The path led over a sandbar lingering in the centre. The rushing waters usually babbled and churned over the stones, offering only a minor impediment to those keeping to the ford. During Saruman’s rise to power however, he dammed the Isen near Orthanc, diverting much of its flow, reducing the current at the fords to a mere trickle and eliminating the river as a viable defence against invasions from the west
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