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Anghiril Cut
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Map of Anghiril Cut (MERP)
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The Anghiril Cut (S. Rist Anghiril, Anghiril = "Iron-stream"), also called Cirith Hithaer or Pass of Dol Hithaer (Hi. Torc Ceó), was a cleft in the Mountains of Angmar allowing passage between Nan Angmar and the Ettenmoors. It was situated at the lower end of the Coldfells and could be reached by passing the Dol Hithaer. A keyhole-shaped vale that stretched southeast of Litash, cutting deep into the mountains at the point where the Great Spur of the Hithaeglir broke westward out of the main range, it was filled with freshwater lakes, and provided a secluded haven in an otherwise inhospitable area. Originally scoured by glaciers during the Elder Days, two types of karst formations, called stonements and stonefields, constituted two belts that separated the Anghiril Cut from mountain foothills to the north and south. The pass between the Anghiril Cut and the Ettenmoors was guarded by the citadels of Dol Hithaer and Suk Skuthruga.
Notes[]
- Original form in MERP: Rist Angsiril
References[]
- MERP: Angmar (2nd Edition)