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The '''Andrath''' was a defile between the [[Barrow-downs]] (to the west) and the [[South Downs]] (to the east) in [[Eriador]]. Through this narrow way just south of [[Bree]] passed the [[North-South Road]] ([[Greenway]]).<ref name="Ind">{{UT|Index}}</ref>
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'''Andrath''' was the name given to a reach of the [[Greenway]] in the lands southward from [[Bree]]. For a stretch, the road ran through a narrow gorge between the [[Barrow-downs]] to the west, and the [[South Downs]] to the east. From this geography, no doubt, comes the name Andrath, which appears to mean "Long Street". According to some sources, it was at Andrath that the [[Witch-king|Lord of the Nazgûl]] encamped for a time during his search for [[the Shire]] and "[[Baggins Family|Baggins]]".
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==History==
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When the [[Nazgûl|Black Riders]] came up the Greenway in search of the [[The One Ring|One Ring]] the [[Witch-king|Black Captain]] established a camp at Andrath.  From there he sent some Riders out to patrol while he visited the Barrow-downs.<ref>{{UT|Hunt}}</ref>
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==Etymology==
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The [[Sindarin]] word ''Andrath'' was composed of the elements “and” + “rath”.  ''And'' means “long”, from the root [[ÁNAD]].<ref name="Ety">{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref>  ''Rath'' means “street” in a number of examples ([[Rath Dínen]], [[Rath Celerdain]]), but in the index of the [[Unfinished Tales]] it is defined as “climb”.<ref name="Ind"/>  Its root is RAT-, meaning “walk”.<ref name="Ety"/>
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The Andrath was a defile between the Barrow-downs (to the west) and the South Downs (to the east) in Eriador. Through this narrow way just south of Bree passed the North-South Road (Greenway).[1]

History

When the Black Riders came up the Greenway in search of the One Ring the Black Captain established a camp at Andrath. From there he sent some Riders out to patrol while he visited the Barrow-downs.[2]

Etymology

The Sindarin word Andrath was composed of the elements “and” + “rath”. And means “long”, from the root ÁNAD.[3] Rath means “street” in a number of examples (Rath Dínen, Rath Celerdain), but in the index of the Unfinished Tales it is defined as “climb”.[1] Its root is RAT-, meaning “walk”.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, Index
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Hunt for the Ring"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies"
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