Anach: Difference between revisions
From Tolkien Gateway
No edit summary |
m (Added category) |
||
(14 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{location infobox | |||
| name=Anach | |||
| image= | |||
| caption= | |||
| pronun= | |||
| othernames= | |||
| location=Between [[Ered Gorgoroth]] and the [[Crissaegrim]] | |||
| type=Valley | |||
| description="hard and dangerous road" | |||
| regions= | |||
| towns= | |||
| inhabitants=[[Orcs]] of [[Morgoth]], foul unknown beasts | |||
| created= | |||
| destroyed= | |||
| events= | |||
}} | |||
'''Anach''' (from ''[[an]]'' = "long") was a long, narrow pass that ran down out of the highlands of [[Dorthonion]], cutting south-west between the near-impassable mountains of the [[Crissaegrim]] and [[Ered Gorgoroth]]. Towards its southern end, where it opened into the land of [[Dimbar]], were the springs of the River [[Mindeb]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> | |||
In the later years of the [[First Age]], | In the later years of the [[First Age]], Dorthonion fell under [[Morgoth]]'s control, and with it the Pass of Anach. His [[Orcs]] began to use it as a way down from the highlands, building a road through the valley to reach and harass the lands beyond.<ref>{{S|Turin}}</ref> Ultimately they succeeded in conquering not only [[Dimbar]], but also the regions to the east that ran along the borders of [[Doriath]]. | ||
{{references}} | |||
[[Category:Beleriand]] | |||
[[Category:Passes]] | |||
[[Category:Roads and streets]] | |||
[[Category:Sindarin locations]] | |||
[[ | [[de:Anach]] | ||
[[fi:Anachin Sola]] | |||
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/reliefs/beleriand/passe_d_anach]] |
Revision as of 16:47, 10 February 2021
Anach | |
---|---|
Valley | |
General Information | |
Location | Between Ered Gorgoroth and the Crissaegrim |
Type | Valley |
Description | "hard and dangerous road" |
Inhabitants | Orcs of Morgoth, foul unknown beasts |
Anach (from an = "long") was a long, narrow pass that ran down out of the highlands of Dorthonion, cutting south-west between the near-impassable mountains of the Crissaegrim and Ered Gorgoroth. Towards its southern end, where it opened into the land of Dimbar, were the springs of the River Mindeb.[1]
In the later years of the First Age, Dorthonion fell under Morgoth's control, and with it the Pass of Anach. His Orcs began to use it as a way down from the highlands, building a road through the valley to reach and harass the lands beyond.[2] Ultimately they succeeded in conquering not only Dimbar, but also the regions to the east that ran along the borders of Doriath.