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Revision as of 05:50, 19 April 2018
- ". . .[ Ephel Dúath and Ered Lithui] swung out long arms northward; and between these arms there was a deep defile. This was Cirith Gorgor, the Haunted Pass, the entrance to the land of the Enemy. High cliffs lowered upon either side. . ."
- ― The Two Towers, "The Black Gate is Closed"
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| "Cirith Gorgor" by Ted Nasmith | |
| General Information | |
| Pronunciation | keer-ith gor-gor |
| Other names | Haunted Pass |
| Location | North-west end of Udûn, Mordor |
| Type | Pass |
| Description | Evil, dark pass guarded by the Black Gate |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | Orcs |
| Events | Battle of the Morannon |
| Gallery | Images of Cirith Gorgor |
Cirith Gorgor was the point where the mountain ranges of the Ered Lithui and the Ephel Dúath met, to the north-west of Udûn and Mordor. It was sealed by the Morannon (Black Gate) and guarded by the two Towers of the Teeth, Carchost and Narchost.[1]
It was also called the Haunted Pass of Cirith Gorgor, because of the evil that lurked there.
Etymology
Cirith Gorgor is Sindarin from cirith "pass" and gorgor "extreme horror".
