Morgul-Road

The Morgul-road, known also as the Morgul-way or the wraith-road, was the road that ran east and west through the Morgul Vale, and over the Morgul Pass in western Mordor. It began on the banks of the Anduin at Osgiliath, running through Ithilien and below the pass of Cirith Ungol, before passing the fortress of Minas Morgul. In Ithilien it crossed the Harad Road at the place known as the Cross-roads.
== History ==
The road was made by the Númenóreans of Gondor during the Second Age, though under an unspecified name. During the War of the Ring, in the year TA 3019, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee were led by Gollum along the road from the Cross-roads to the Stairs of Cirith Ungol. By this time, at least part of the road glowed with an eerie luminescence, as observed by Frodo.