The Encyclopedia of Arda - Pass of Anach (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates Destroyed at the end of the First Age Location At the western end of Ered Gorgoroth, running southwestwards out of the highlands of Dorthonion towards Dimbar Race Used particularly by Orcs Settlements Lay to the east of the Encircling Mountains that concealed Gondolin Source A tributary of Mindeb rose in this pass Pronunciation Anach is pronounced 'a'nach' ('ch' as in German 'Bach') Meaning Uncertain1 Other names Also known simply as Anach Indexes: Alphabetical: A Alphabetical: P Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 13 August 2017 Updates planned: 1 The western pass of Ered Gorgoroth Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A pass through the western Ered Gorgoroth, and the only southward route out of the land of Dorthonion. It was discovered by the spies of Morgoth after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and used by his forces as a means of entering Beleriand. Notes 1 The name Anach is never explained. The initial an- element seems almost sure to be 'long', but -ach is rather far less certain. It is perhaps connected to the root ak, 'narrow', which would make Anach simply 'long and narrow'. There are various other possibilities from different sources; see footnote 1 to the entry for Anach for a more detailed discussion. See also... Anach, Dimbar, River Mindeb, Valley of Dreadful Death Indexes: Alphabetical: A Alphabetical: P Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 13 August 2017 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2015, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus is a truly international DISC profile solution available in dozens of languages.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Destroyed at the end of the First Age Location At the western end of Ered Gorgoroth, running southwestwards out of the highlands of Dorthonion towards Dimbar Race Used particularly by Orcs Settlements Lay to the east of the Encircling Mountains that concealed Gondolin Source A tributary of Mindeb rose in this pass Pronunciation Anach is pronounced 'a'nach' ('ch' as in German 'Bach') Meaning Uncertain1 Other names Also known simply as Anach Indexes: Alphabetical: A Alphabetical: P Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 13 August 2017 Updates planned: 1 The western pass of Ered Gorgoroth

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Pass of Anach

A pass through the western Ered Gorgoroth, and the only southward route out of the land of Dorthonion. It was discovered by the spies of Morgoth after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and used by his forces as a means of entering Beleriand. Notes 1 The name Anach is never explained. The initial an- element seems almost sure to be 'long', but -ach is rather far less certain. It is perhaps connected to the root ak, 'narrow', which would make Anach simply 'long and narrow'. There are various other possibilities from different sources; see footnote 1 to the entry for Anach for a more detailed discussion. See also... Anach, Dimbar, River Mindeb, Valley of Dreadful Death Indexes: Alphabetical: A Alphabetical: P Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 13 August 2017 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2015, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus is a truly international DISC profile solution available in dozens of languages.