Iant Tinnen

The Iant Tinnen (S. "Stillwater bridge") bridged the course of the Tinnen thirty-miles upstream from its confluence with the Anduin, where it intersected the path of the Men Ithilien. The bridge and its accompanying settlement came into being soon after the creation of Harondor, when traffic along the north-south road became more frequent. Overshadowed by the importance of neighboring settlements, however, Iant Tinnen never attained township status. The settlement was abandoned in T.A. 2109, due to Orc attacks from Minas Morgûl, but the bridge remained in use by the hosts of Mordor and their Harunze allies during the later Third Age.Thee site was not reinhabited until long into the Fourth Age.