Thorin and Company crossing the pass, as depicted in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The High Pass, also named Cirith Forn en Andrath (S. "Northern Pass of the Long-climb"), was an important pass over the Misty Mountains.
On its western end was the refuge of Rivendell, and from there the Great East Road climbed into the mountains until it reached the mountain under which lay Goblin-town,[1][2] and from thence down eastward into the Vales of Anduin.
History[]
First Age[]
The High Pass was first created before the First Age by Oromë the Vala, in order to allow for a crossing of the mountains by the Eldar. Later in the First Age the High Pass was found by the Dwarves, who connected their roads (the Great East Road and the Men-i-Naugrim through Mirkwood) with it.
Second Age[]
In the later days of the Second Age, the High Pass was used by the armies of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men led by Gil-galad and Elendil when they marched through it on their way to confront the armies of Sauron in Mordor.[3]
Third Age[]
During the early Third Age, the pass was frequently treaded by traveling Dwarves, who often came into contact with the Harfoot-Hobbits farther south in the Vales of Anduin. The breed of Hobbits named the Fallohides lived in northern forests adjacent to the High Pass, and this is the way they migrated into Eriador to flee the spreading shadow of Mirkwood. In the later Third Age, the High Pass became dangerous again because of the Orcs increasing in the mountains. Only with the advent of the War of the Dwarves and Orcs, which nearly eliminated these Orcs, did the pass become safe again. Afterwards, the pass was considered safe for about one-hundred and forty years until TA 2940, just before the Quest of Erebor when goblins of Goblin-town had delved an entrance to their underground tunnels on the pass. Thorin and Company were captured there in TA 2941 when they intended to pass through the mountains on their way to the Lonely Mountain.[4]
After the Battle of Five Armies, the pass was once again free from danger and was maintained by the Beornings, and for many years afterwards it became important for trade between Eriador and Rhovanion. During the War of the Ring, the Fellowship of the Ring bypassed the High Pass because the eastern side of the Misty Mountains had become too dangerous due to a winter snow storm. It was also the most obvious route they could have taken from Rivendell.
In adaptations[]
Goblins heading to the High Pass to attack the Elves in The Battle for Middle-earth II
The High Pass is portrayed in a number of adaptations, including The Battle for Middle-earth II as the site of a conflict between goblins and Elves.
It also appears in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in much the same capacity as in the book, though Gandalf does not join Thorin and Company for the crossing.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Hoë Slaagsyfer |
| Albanian | Kalojë Të lartë |
| Amharic | ሊቀ ማለፊያ |
| Arabic | ارتفاع تمرير |
| Armenian | բարձր անցնել |
| Azerbaijani | Yüksək keçid |
| Basque | Goi pasatzea |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | высокіх частот |
| Bengali | উচ্চ পাস |
| Bosnian | Visoka Proći |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Високо пропусклив |
| Cambodian | ដំណាក់ខ្ពស់ |
| Catalan | Pas Elevat |
| Chinese | 高 山口 |
| Croatian | Visoke Proći |
| Czech | Vysoká Průchod |
| Danish | Det Høje Pas |
| Dutch | Hoog Passeren |
| Esperanto | Alta Enirpermesilo |
| Estonian | Kõrge Liigu |
| Filipino | Mataas Pumasa |
| Finnish | Korkea Kulkea |
| French | Haut Col |
| Galician | Alto Pase |
| Georgian | მაღალი უღელტეხილი |
| German | Hoher Pass |
| Greek | Υψηλή Πέρασμα |
| Gujarati | ઉચ્ચ પાસ |
| Haiti Creole | Segondè Pase |
| Hawaiian | Kiʻekiʻe Hele ? |
| Hebrew | ה מעבר הגבוה |
| Hindi | उच्च दर्रा |
| Hungarian | Északi Magas Hágó |
| Icelandic | Hár Fjallaskarð |
| Igbo | Elu Ngafe |
| Indonesian | Tinggi Iewat |
| Irish Gaelic | Pas Ard |
| Italian | Alto Passo |
| Japanese | ハイパス |
| Javanese | Dhuwur Pass |
| Kannada | ಹೈ ಪಾಸ್ |
| Kazakh | Жоғары Асу (Cyrillic) Joğarı Asw (Latin) |
| Korean | 하이 패스 |
| Kurdish | Bilind Nasname (Kurmanji) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | бийик ашуу |
| Laotian | ຜ່ານສູງ |
| Latin | pervium Mons |
| Latvian | Augstas Caurlaide |
| Lithuanian | Aukštoji perėja |
| Luxembourgish | Héich Zéit |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | високи тонови |
| Malagasy | Avo Mandalo |
| Malaysian | Lulus Tinggi |
| Malayalam | ഹൈ പാസ് |
| Maltese | Għoli Jgħaddu |
| Manx | Harrym Ard ? |
| Maori | Teitei ara |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Өндөр уулын ам |
| Nepalese | उच्च भन्ज्याड़ |
| Norwegian | Høypasset |
| Pashto | د لوړ کوتل |
| Persian | رمز بالا |
| Polish | Wysoka Przełęcz |
| Portuguese | Passa Alta |
| Punjabi | ਹਾਈ ਪਾਸ |
| Romanian | Mare Trece |
| Romansh | Passar Ault |
| Scottish Gaelic | Àrd Bhealaich |
| Serbian | Високи превој (Cyrillic) Visoki prevoj (Latin) |
| Shona | Yakakwirira Zvichipfuura |
| Sindhi | هاء لڪ |
| Sinhalese | ඉහළ සාමාර්ථයක් |
| Slovak | Horná Priepusť |
| Slovenian | Visoka Podaja |
| Spanish | Paso Alto |
| Swedish | Högpass |
| Tajik Cyrillic | ағбаи баланди |
| Tamil | உயர் பாதை |
| Telugu | అధిక ప్రవాహం |
| Thai | สูงทางเดิน |
| Turkish | Yüksek Geçit |
| Turkmen | Ýokary Gezmelemek ? |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | висока Пас |
| Urdu | اعلی درہ |
| Uzbek | Ҳигҳ Пасс (Uzbek Cyrillic) Yuqori O'tkazgan (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Vượt qua cao |
| Welsh | Uchel Pasio |
| Yoruba | Ga Kọja |
| Yiddish | הויך פאָרן |
| Zulu | Kudlule Okusezingeni |
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Middle-earth Locations:
Provinces/Regions: Arnor | Dunland | Ettenmoors | Forochel | Forodwaith | Gondor | Harad | Ithilien | Khand | Lindon | Minhiriath | Mordor | Rhovanion | Rhûn | Rivendell | Rohan | The Shire Forests & Mountains: Amon Dîn | Amon Hen | Amon Lhaw | Caradhras | Emyn Muil | Erebor | Fangorn Forest | High Pass | Iron Hills | Lórien | Mirkwood | Mount Doom | Mount Gundabad | Old Forest | Orod-na-Thôn | Tower Hills | Weathertop Hill City/Fortifications: Angband | Barad-dûr | Bree | Caras Galadhon | Dol Guldur | Fornost Erain | Hornburg | Isengard | Khazad-dûm (Moria) | Minas Morgul | Minas Tirith | Last Homely House | Tower of Amon Sûl | Tower of Orthanc | Osgiliath | Umbar | Utumno Miscellaneous: Argonath | Astulat | Buckland | Cair Andros | Dagorlad | Dead Marshes | Enedwaith | Fords of Isen | Gap of Rohan | Grey Havens The rest of Arda:
Aman | Burnt Land of the Sun | Dark Land | Empty Lands | Neldoreth | New lands | Númenor | Tol Eressëa |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Wilderland"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "The Misty Mountains"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Three: The Third Age, I: "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields"
- ↑ The Hobbit, Chapter IV: "Over Hill and Under Hill"