Cirith Faedin

The Cirith Faedin (S.""Pass of the Silent Spirit") was a pass in the Ered Mithrin ,which was crossed by the rugged tracks of the Men Rhûnen. The wagons, carts, and Men] from the East were guarded, particularly at night,by the [[Orcs of the Asharag tribe.Ten Asharag bands, each numbering about twenty Orcs and six War-wolves, patroled the foothill region between it and the Cirith Mithlin at a point twenty miles east of the pass in the lightless hours throughout the year.