The Red Road was an ancient system of passageways below the Orocarni that was originally constructed by Morgoth in order to shelter his troops from the eye of Orome. Many of the ancient passageways in this network have collapsed or become blocked, but other have been had been enlarged to create a vast subterranean road by the Dwarves and connected the Uax-Deeps with the Sammath Helcar and Ruuriik.[1]
- ↑ ICE Moria 2nd Edition. (Section 13.2 Morgoth's Legacy)