The Encyclopedia of Arda - Andrath (original) (raw)

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Dates The North-South Road was constructed in the last years of the Second Age Location Running between the Barrow-downs and the South Downs on the Greenway southward of Bree Race The North-South Road was made by Men Settlements Bree lay directly to the north of the Andrath Pronunciation a'ndrath Meaning Literally 'Long climb'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: A Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 20 July 2017 This entry is complete The Greenway south from Bree In the lands southward from Bree, the Greenway 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 climb' or 'long road'. According to some sources, it was at Andrath that the Lord of the Nazgûl encamped for a time during his search for the Shire and 'Baggins'. Notes 1 The Elvish word rath originally meant 'climb', used especially for a stretch of path or roadway climbing up into hills (for example, Cirith Forn en Andrath, 'northern pass of the long climb', was the Elvish name for the High Pass through the Misty Mountains). For historical reasons, the word came to be used by the Dúnedain for 'street' or 'roadway', so for example Rath Celerdain in Minas Tirith was the 'Lampwrights' Street', not the 'Lampwrights' Climb'). Either meaning might in principle apply to Andrath, but in practice 'long climb' seems to be the intended meaning, especially since the North-South Road ran through hilly country along this stretch of its length. See also... Black Riders, Lord of the Nazgûl, South Downs Indexes: Alphabetical: A Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 20 July 2017 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2005, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.With Discus our world-class support is free for all users. We believe in empowering clients to get the most from the DISC test.

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Dates The North-South Road was constructed in the last years of the Second Age Location Running between the Barrow-downs and the South Downs on the Greenway southward of Bree Race The North-South Road was made by Men Settlements Bree lay directly to the north of the Andrath Pronunciation a'ndrath Meaning Literally 'Long climb'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: A Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 20 July 2017 This entry is complete The Greenway south from Bree Map of Andrath

In the lands southward from Bree, the Greenway 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 climb' or 'long road'. According to some sources, it was at Andrath that the Lord of the Nazgûl encamped for a time during his search for the Shire and 'Baggins'. Notes 1 The Elvish word rath originally meant 'climb', used especially for a stretch of path or roadway climbing up into hills (for example, Cirith Forn en Andrath, 'northern pass of the long climb', was the Elvish name for the High Pass through the Misty Mountains). For historical reasons, the word came to be used by the Dúnedain for 'street' or 'roadway', so for example Rath Celerdain in Minas Tirith was the 'Lampwrights' Street', not the 'Lampwrights' Climb'). Either meaning might in principle apply to Andrath, but in practice 'long climb' seems to be the intended meaning, especially since the North-South Road ran through hilly country along this stretch of its length. See also... Black Riders, Lord of the Nazgûl, South Downs Indexes: Alphabetical: A Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 20 July 2017 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2005, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.With Discus our world-class support is free for all users. We believe in empowering clients to get the most from the DISC test.