Middle-Earth

The Greenway crosses the East Road at the ancient meeting of ways to the west of Bree. Once known as the North Road, it fell into disrepair long ago, and in the vicinity of Bree it became so grass-grown that it earned its current nickname. Long ago, its north-south course joined the kingdom of Arnor to its southern counterpart, the realm of Gondor, running for thousands of miles. On its way, it passed the great bridge at Tharbad, until it was flooded and mostly abandoned, and the crossing reduced to a dangerous ford. Having lost most of its traffic, the Greenway has earned a dark reputation as a dangerous thoroughfare, plagued by bandits and cutthroats. Yet, groups of honest folk endure in small communities, spread thinly along the way.