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| | | location=Between [[Ered Gorgoroth]] and the [[Crissaegrim]] | ||
| | | type=Valley | ||
| | | description="hard and dangerous road" | ||
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| inhabitants=[[Orcs]] of [[Morgoth]], foul unknown beasts | | inhabitants=[[Orcs]] of [[Morgoth]], foul unknown beasts | ||
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'''Anach''' (from ''[[an]]'' = "long") was a long, narrow | '''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]], 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]]. | 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]]. |
Revision as of 17:51, 4 February 2018
Anach | |
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Valley | |
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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.