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{{quote|. . . Out from the main range [of [[Ephel Dúath]]] there sprang a high barren spur, thrusting eastward like a wall.  To meet it there stretched out from the grey and misty northern range of [[Ered Lithui]] a long jutting arm; and between the ends there was a narrow gap: [[Carach Angren]], the Isenmouthe, beyond which lay the deep dale of [[Udûn]]. . .|[[The Lord of the Rings]], ''[[The Land of Shadow]]''}}
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| etymology=[[S.]] ''[[carach]]'' "jaws" + ''[[angren]]'' "iron"
| caption="Carach Angren" by Darrell Midgette
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| location=Meeting of [[Udûn]] and [[Gorgoroth]], joining of spurs of [[Ered Lithui]] and [[Ephel Dúath]]
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| location=[[Mordor]], at meeting of [[Udûn (valley)|Udûn]] and [[Plateau of Gorgoroth|Gorgoroth]], joining of spurs of [[Ered Lithui]] and [[Ephel Dúath]]
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'''Carach Angren''' or '''Isenmouthe''' was a pass in the northwest of [[Mordor]].  The pass was formed where spurs reaching out from the ranges of the [[Ephel Dúath]] and the [[Ered Lithui]] met, leaving only a narrow passage between the [[Plateau of Gorgoroth]] and the smaller valley of [[Udûn (valley)|Udûn]] to the north.<ref>{{RK|Map}}</ref>
'''Carach Angren''' was the pass in the northwest of [[Mordor]], also called by the [[Mannish]] name of the [[Isenmouthe]] (both versions of the name mean 'iron jaws')It was formed where spurs reaching out from the ranges of the [[Ephel Dúath]] and the [[Ered Lithui]] met, leaving only a narrow passage between the [[Plateau of Gorgoroth]] and the smaller valley of [[Udûn]] to the north.  
 
==History==
As the passage to the [[Black Gate]] of the Morannon, Carach Angren was heavily fortified, and both the rocky spurs that overlooked it carried fortresses and watchtowers. Across the passage itself, a wall of earth had been built, and a great ditch had been dug across the opening spanned by a single bridge.<ref>{{RK|Doom}}</ref>
==Etymology==
Both ''Carach Angren'' and ''Isenmouthe'' mean "Iron-mouth": "''It was so called because of the great fence of pointed iron posts that closed the gap leading into Udûn, like teeth in jaws.''"<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 772</ref> The [[Sindarin]] name ''Carach Angren'' comes from ''[[carach]]'' "jaws" and ''[[angren]]'' "iron".
 
''Isen'' is an old English variant form of iron; and mouthe represents [[Old English]] ''mūða'' < ''mūð'' "opening, mouth" especially used of the mouths of rivers, but also applied to other openings.<ref name="Nomen"/>


As the passage to the [[Black Gate]] of the [[Morannon]], Carach Angren was heavily fortified, and both the rocky spurs that overlooked it carried fortresses and watchtowers. Across the passage itself, a wall of earth had been built, and a great ditch had been dug across the opening spanned by a single bridge.
Despite the Old English, the name is not to be understood as [[Rohirric]], but rather as archaic [[Westron]], translation of [[Sindarin]] ''Carach Angren''.<ref name="Nomen"/>


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Revision as of 09:18, 11 February 2018

Carach Angren
Pass
Darrell Midgette - Carach Angren.jpg
"Carach Angren" by Darrell Midgette
General Information
Other namesIsenmouthe
LocationMordor, at meeting of Udûn and Gorgoroth, joining of spurs of Ered Lithui and Ephel Dúath
TypePass
InhabitantsOrcs
GalleryImages of Carach Angren

Carach Angren or Isenmouthe was a pass in the northwest of Mordor. The pass was formed where spurs reaching out from the ranges of the Ephel Dúath and the Ered Lithui met, leaving only a narrow passage between the Plateau of Gorgoroth and the smaller valley of Udûn to the north.[1]

History

As the passage to the Black Gate of the Morannon, Carach Angren was heavily fortified, and both the rocky spurs that overlooked it carried fortresses and watchtowers. Across the passage itself, a wall of earth had been built, and a great ditch had been dug across the opening spanned by a single bridge.[2]

Etymology

Both Carach Angren and Isenmouthe mean "Iron-mouth": "It was so called because of the great fence of pointed iron posts that closed the gap leading into Udûn, like teeth in jaws."[3] The Sindarin name Carach Angren comes from carach "jaws" and angren "iron".

Isen is an old English variant form of iron; and mouthe represents Old English mūða < mūð "opening, mouth" especially used of the mouths of rivers, but also applied to other openings.[3]

Despite the Old English, the name is not to be understood as Rohirric, but rather as archaic Westron, translation of Sindarin Carach Angren.[3]

References