The Gap of Rohan is the opening between the mountain ranges of the Misty Mountains and the White Mountains.[1]
History
Through the Gap of Rohan flowed the rivers Isen and Adorn, which formed the effective boundary of the Kingdom of Rohan. Rohan was formerly known as Calenardhon, and thus the Gap was then known as the Gap of Calenardhon. The triangle between the Isen and Adorn rivers and the White Mountains was a contested area between the Rohirrim and the Dunlendings.
The ancient Great Road which connected the realms of Gondor and Arnor of old ran through the Gap, crossing the Isen at the Fords of Isen.
Access to the Gap was controlled by the fortress of Angrenost, or Isengard, which in the later Third Age was controlled by Saruman.
During the War of the Ring, the Fellowship of the Ring chose not to travel through the gap because they had learned Saruman was in league with Sauron, and instead passed through Moria, much to the frustration of Boromir, who had proposed that turning back towards the gap would be the best option after witnessing Moria's destruction.
The Rohirrim fought a number of battles against the Dunlendings and the orcs of Saruman in the gap, during one of which Prince Théodred, son of Théoden, was mortally wounded.
Portrayal in adaptations
Video games
The Gap of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings Online.
- The Gap of Rohan appears as a battleground in both The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth and The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II. It is also represented in The Lord of the Rings Online, where it is the site of constant skirmishes between Dunlendings and the Rohirrim, who are trying to hold the Fords of Isen.
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gaping van Rohan |
| Albanian | Hendeku i Rohanit |
| Arabic | فجوة روهان |
| Armenian | Գապ ոֆ Րոհան |
| Azerbaijani | Rohanın boşluğu |
| Basque | Rohango Hutsune |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Разрыў Рохан |
| Bengali | রোহান এর শূন্যস্থান |
| Bosnian | Jaz Rohana |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Пропастта на Рохан |
| Catalan | Pas de Rohan |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 洛汗之隘 |
| Croatian | Jaz Rohana |
| Czech | Mezera Rohan |
| Dutch | Kloof van rohan |
| Esperanto | Breĉo de Rohan |
| Estonian | Rohani vahemik |
| Finnish | Rohanin aukko |
| French | Passe de Rohan |
| German | Pforte von Rohan |
| Greek | χάσμα του Ροηαν |
| Gujarati | રોહનનો ગેપ |
| Haitian Creole | Espas de Rohan |
| Hausa | Rata na Rohan |
| Hebrew | הפער של רוהאן |
| Hindi | रोहन का गैप |
| Hungarian | Rohan Kapuja |
| Indonesian | Celah Rohan |
| Italian | Breccia di Rohan |
| Irish Gaelic | Bearna de Rohan |
| Japanese | ローハンのギャップ |
| Kannada | ರೋಹನ್ ಗ್ಯಾಪ್ |
| Laotian | ຊ່ອງຫວ່າງຂອງຣໂຮະນ |
| Latvian | Rohan Plaisa |
| Lithuanian | Rohano spraga |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Јазот на Рохан |
| Maltese | Qasma ta ' Rohan |
| Marathi | रोहनचा गॅप |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Рохан-ийн цонх |
| Norwegian | Rohansvelget (Werenskiold tr.) Rohansgapet (Bugge Høverstad tr.) |
| Persian | گذرگاه روهان |
| Polish | Szczelina Rohanu |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Desfiladeiro de Rohan |
| Punjabi | ਰੋਹਨ ਦੇ ਪਾੜੇ |
| Romanian | Decalaj de Rohan |
| Samoan | Va o Rohan |
| Serbian | Рохански Пролаз (Cyrillic) Rohanski Prolaz (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | රොහාන් ගැප් |
| Slovak | Medzera Rohana |
| Slovenian | Vrzel Rohan |
| Somalian | Faraqa ee Rohan |
| Spanish | Paso de Rohan |
| Swahili | Pengo la Rohan |
| Swedish | Gapet i Rohan |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Холигии Роҳан |
| Tamil | ரோஹன் இடைவெளியை |
| Telugu | రోహన్ గ్యాప్ |
| Turkish | Rohan'ın boşluk |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Розрив Рогана |
| Urdu | روہان کے درمیان فرق ? |
| Uzbek | Роҳаннинг оралиқ (Cyrillic) Rohanning oraliq ? (Latin) |
| Welsh | Bwlch o Rohan |
| Yiddish | ריס פון ראָהאַן |
| Yoruba | Aafo ti Rohan |
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Places of Middle-earth and Arda
Middle-earth Locations:
Provinces/Regions: Arnor | Dunland | Ettenmoors | Forochel | Forodwaith | Gondor | Harad | Ithilien | Khand | Lindon | Minhiriath | Mordor | Rhovanion | Rhûn | Rivendell | Rohan | The Shire Forests & Mountains: Amon Dîn | Amon Hen | Amon Lhaw | Caradhras | Emyn Muil | Erebor | Fangorn Forest | High Pass | Iron Hills | Lórien | Mirkwood | Mount Doom | Mount Gundabad | Old Forest | Orod-na-Thôn | Tower Hills | Weathertop Hill City/Fortifications: Angband | Barad-dûr | Bree | Caras Galadhon | Dol Guldur | Fornost Erain | Hornburg | Isengard | Minas Morgul | Minas Tirith | Last Homely House | Tower of Amon Sûl | Tower of Orthanc | Osgiliath | Umbar | Utumno Miscellaneous: Argonath | Astulat | Buckland | Cair Andros | Dagorlad | Dead Marshes | Enedwaith | Fords of Isen | Gap of Rohan | Grey Havens The rest of Arda:
Aman | Burnt Land of the Sun | Dark Land | Empty Lands | Neldoreth | New lands | Númenor | Tol Eressëa |
References
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Wilderland"