The Causeway Forts, also called the Bered Ondrath was a twin-towered fortification in the Rammas Echor which surrounded the Pelennor Fields.[1]
Its purpose was to guard the Causeway on the road from Osgiliath to Minas Tirith against the possibility of enemy attack.
History[]
During the War of the Ring, they were guarded by Faramir and the men under his command. At the start of the Siege of Gondor on March 13, 3019, the Causeway Forts were overrun and captured by the armies of Mordor under the Lord of the Nazgûl, and Faramir and his troops were forced to retreat.[2][3]
The defense lasted the better part of a day and bought vital time for Rohan to ride to the aid of Gondor.
Etymology[]
Bered Ondrath means 'towers of the stone road'.[4]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Hoë pad Forte |
| Albanian | Kala të ngritura rrugore |
| Amharic | ከፍተኛ የመንገድ ምሽጎች |
| Arabic | حصون الطرق المرتفعة |
| Armenian | Բարձր ճանապարհային ամրոցներ |
| Assamese | উচ্চ পথৰ দুৰ্গসমূহ |
| Asturian | Fortificaciones de carreteres altes |
| Azerbaijani | Yüksək yol Istehkamlar |
| Basque | Altxatutako errepideko gotorlekuak |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Высокія дарожныя фарты |
| Bengali | উঁচু রাস্তার দুর্গ |
| Bosnian | Izdignute putne utvrde |
| Breton | Kreñvlec'hioù hent uhel |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Крепости по високите пътища |
| Burmese | မြင့်မားသောလမ်းခံတပ်များ |
| Cambodian | បន្ទាយផ្លូវខ្ពស់។ |
| Catalan | Fortins de carretera elevada |
| Chinese | 堤路防御工事 |
| Croatian | Visoke cestovne utvrde |
| Czech | Vysoké silniční pevnosti |
| Danish | Dæmningsmurene |
| Dari | قلعه های جاده مرتفع |
| Dutch | Dijk Vestingwerken |
| Esperanto | Digvojo-fortikaĵoj |
| Estonian | Kõrgendatud tee linnused |
| Faroese | Høvuðsvegur virkir |
| Filipino | Mga kuta sa matataas na kalsada |
| Finnish | Viertolinnake |
| French | Forts de chaussée |
| Frisian | Ferhevene wei Forten (Western) |
| Friulian | Fortissis stradâls elevadis |
| Galician | Fortes de calzada elevada |
| Georgian | მაღალი გზის ციხესიმაგრეები |
| German | Erhöhte straße Festungen |
| Greek | Φρούρια υψηλών δρόμος |
| Gujarati | હાઇ રોડ કિલ્લાઓ |
| Hebrew | מבצרי כביש גבוהים |
| Hindi | कॉजवे किलों |
| Hungarian | Magasabb közúti erődök |
| Icelandic | Hár vegur virkjum |
| Indonesian | Benteng-benteng Jalan lintas |
| Italian | Fortini di Strada rialzata |
| Japanese | 土手道要塞 |
| Kannada | ಒಡ್ಡುದಾರಿ ಕೋಟೆಗಳು |
| Kazakh | Жоғары жол Бекіністер (Cyrillic) Joğarı jol Bekinister (Latin) |
| Korean | 높은 도로 요새 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Бийик жол чептер |
| Laotian | ປ້ອມຖະຫນົນຫົນທາງສູງ |
| Latin | Princeps via munitiones |
| Latvian | Augsts ceļš forti |
| Lithuanian | Aukštos kelio fortai |
| Luxembourgish | Héich Strooss Forten |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Насипи тврдини |
| Malayalam | ഉയർന്ന റോഡ് കോട്ടകൾ |
| Malaysian | Kubu-kubu jalan tinggi |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Өндөр зам бэхлэлтүүд |
| Maithili | ऊँच सड़क किला |
| Marathi | कॉजवे तटबंदी |
| Nepalese | हाई रोड फोर्ट्स |
| Norwegian | Høy vei festninger |
| Occitan | Fòrts de rota nauta |
| Pashto | د لوړ سړک قلعې |
| Persian | استحکامات میانگذر |
| Polish | Strażnice na Grobli |
| Portuguese | Fortes de estrada elevada |
| Punjabi | ਉੱਚੀ ਸੜਕ ਦੇ ਕਿਲੇ |
| Romanian | Forturile Drum înălțat |
| Russian | Высокие дорожные форты |
| Sardinian | Fortes artziados pro sas istradas |
| Serbian | Утврде на високим путевима (Cyrillic) Utvrde na visokim putevima (Latin) |
| Sicilian | Furtizzi di strata auta |
| Sinhalese | කෝස්වේ බලකොටු |
| Slovak | Vysoké cestné pevnosti |
| Slovenian | Utrdbe na nasipih |
| Spanish | Fuertes de pedraplén |
| Swahili | Ngome za barabara zilizoinuliwa |
| Swedish | Hög väg fästningar |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Қалъаҳои роҳи баланд |
| Tamil | தரைப்பாலம் கோட்டைகள் |
| Tatar | Биек юл ныгытмалары |
| Telugu | ఎత్తైన రహదారి కోటలు |
| Thai | ป้อมปราการถนนยกระดับ |
| Turkish | Yüksek yol Tahkimatlar |
| Turkmen | Beýik ýol Galalar |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Фортеці високої дороги |
| Urdu | کاز وے قلعے |
| Uzbek | Юқори йўл Истеҳкомлар (Cyrillic) Yuqori yo'l Istehkomlar (Latin) |
| Venetian | Forti de strada ełevada |
| Vietnamese | Pháo đài đường cao |
| Welsh | Caerau ffordd uchel |
| Yiddish | הויך וועג פעסטונגען |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter I: "Minas Tirith"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter IV: "The Siege of Gondor"
- ↑ "Bered Ondrath" on eldamo.org