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'''Carach Angren''' was | '''Carach Angren''' or '''Isenmouthe''' was a pass in the northwest of [[Mordor]]. | ||
==History== | |||
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. | |||
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> | |||
''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"/> | |||
It was used to show an archaic [[Westron]] name of the place, translation of [[Sindarin]] ''Carach Angren''.<ref name="Nomen"/> | |||
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[[Category:Passes]] | [[Category:Passes]] | ||
[[Category:Mordor]] | [[Category:Mordor]] | ||
[[fi:Carach Angren]] | [[fi:Carach Angren]] | ||
Revision as of 15:57, 21 December 2010
| Carach Angren | |
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| Guarded pass | |
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| General Information | |
| Other names | Isenmouthe |
| Location | Meeting of Udûn and Gorgoroth, joining of spurs of Ered Lithui and Ephel Dúath |
| Type | Guarded pass |
| Regions | Mordor |
| Inhabitants | Orcs |
| Gallery | Images of Carach Angren |
Carach Angren or Isenmouthe was a pass in the northwest of Mordor.
History
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.
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.[1]
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."[2]
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.[2]
It was used to show an archaic Westron name of the place, translation of Sindarin Carach Angren.[2]
