The Great East Road near the Bree-land region was a pivotal junction in Middle-earth, as it intersected with the Greenway, or North-South Road. This crossroads was the precise location of the town of Bree, with the road running directly through it. The portion of the East Road passing Bree was an old, well-maintained Dwarven route, originally part of a much longer highway stretching from the Grey Havens in the west to Rivendell and beyond in the east. For the people of Bree, this section of the road was their lifeblood, bringing travelers, commerce, and news from the wider, increasingly dangerous world. The famous Prancing Pony Inn was strategically located right beside the road as it curved around the foot of Bree-hill.
East of Bree, the character of the East Road changed dramatically. It left the relative civilization of Bree-land and plunged into the empty, desolate Lone-lands, which were once part of the kingdom of Arnor but had long since fallen into ruin. Here, the road became a much more perilous path, flanked by the Midgewater Marshes to the north and passing by the desolate Weather Hills, where the ruins of the ancient fortress of Amon Sûl stood guard. Despite being an ancient and once-grand thoroughfare, by the late Third Age, this section was far less traveled and often more dangerous, making it a place where brigands, wild creatures, and the agents of the rising Shadow, such as the Black Riders, could lurk in wait.
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