High Pass

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,The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Wilderland"The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "The Misty Mountains" 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.Unfinished Tales, Part Three: The Third Age, I: "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields"
=== 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.The Hobbit, Chapter IV: "Over Hill and Under Hill"
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 ==
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
==References==
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es:Paso Alto
it:Alto Passo
pl:Wysoka Przełęcz
ru:Высокий Перевал
Category:Passes
Category:Misty Mountains