The Old Forest Road, also known as the Men-i-Naugrim or simply Forest Road, was the remnant of the Dwarf road that originally ran from Khazad-dûm to the Iron Hills. Starting at Khazad-dûm, the road went north, passing over a causeway in the Gladden Fields and then turned east where a bridge crossed the Anduin river at the Old Ford. Passing through Greenwood the Great, the road crossed another bridge over the River Running and turned northeast to the Iron Hills.
The surviving section through Mirkwood was around three hundred miles in length.[1][2][3]
History[]
It was laid out during the First Age to connect the Dwarves of the Iron Hills with their kin in the Misty Mountains. The road was completed early in the Second Age and saw its greatest use in that time due to the increase of Khazad-dûm's population with refugees from the Blue Mountains.
After Sauron's occupation of Dol Guldur in the Third Age, the forest of Mirkwood became more and more dark and dangerous, so most chose not to travel upon it for fear of being attacked. The fall of Khazad-dûm to the Balrog also decreased traffic, with the result that by the end of the Third Age large stretches of the road had fallen out of use and did not appear on maps.
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Afrikaans | Ou Bos Pad |
Albanian | Rruga e vjetër pyjore |
Amharic | የድሮው የደን መንገድ |
Arabic | طريق الغابة القديم |
Armenian | Հին անտառային ճանապարհ |
Assamese | পুৰণি বন পথ |
Azerbaijani | Köhnə Meşə Yolu |
Basque | Oihan Zaharra errepidea |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Старая лясная дарога |
Bengali | পুরানো বন রাস্তা |
Bosnian | Stari Šumsku cestu |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Старият горски път |
Burmese | ဟောငျးသစ်တောလမ်း |
Cambodian | ផ្លូវព្រៃឈើចាស់ |
Chinese | 老森林路 |
Croatian | Stari šumski cesta |
Czech | Stará lesní cesta |
Danish | Gamle skovvej |
Dutch | Oude Bosweg |
Esperanto | Malnova Arbaro Vojo |
Estonian | Vana metsatee |
Faroese | Gamal Skógurvegur |
Filipino | Lumang kalye ng kagubatan |
Fijian | Gaunisala ni veikau ni makawa |
Finnish | Vanha metsätie |
French | Vieille Route de la Forêt |
Frisian | Alde Wâldwei |
Galician | Estrada de bosque antigo |
Georgian | ძველი ტყის გზა |
German | Alte Waldstraße |
Greek | Παλιός δασικός δρόμος |
Gujarati | જૂનો ફોરેસ્ટ રોડ |
Hebrew | דרך היער העתיקה |
Hindi | पुराना जंगल रोड |
Hungarian | Öregerdő út |
Indonesian | Jalan Hutan Tua |
Irish Gaelic | Seanbhóthar Foraoise |
Italian | Antica Via Silvana |
Japanese | オールドフォレストロード |
Javanese | Lawas Alas |
Kannada | ಹಳೆಯ ಅರಣ್ಯ ರಸ್ತೆ |
Kazakh | Ескі орман Жол (Cyrillic) Eski orman Jol (Latin) |
Korean | 오래된 숲 길 |
Kurdish | ڕێگای دارستانی کۆن (Sorani) Rêya Daristana Kevin (Kurmanji) |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Эски Токой жол |
Laotian | ຖະຫນົນປ່າເກົ່າ |
Latin | Silva vetus via |
Latvian | Vecais meža ceļš |
Lithuanian | Senojo Miško Kelias |
Luxembourgish | Al Bësch Strooss |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Стар шумски пат |
Maithili | पुराना वन सड़क |
Malagasy | Taloha Ala Lalana |
Malayalam | പഴയ ഫോറസ്റ്റ് റോഡ് |
Malaysian | Jalan Hutan lama |
Maltese | Triq Forestali antika |
Maori | Tawhito ngahere huarahi |
Marathi | जुने फॉरेस्ट रोड |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Хуучин Ойн зам |
Nepalese | पुरानो वन सडक |
Norwegian | Gammel skogsvei |
Pashto | زاړه ځنګل سړک |
Persian | جاده قدیمی جنگل |
Polish | Stara Droga Leśna |
Portuguese | Estrada Floresta Velha |
Punjabi | ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਫੋਰੈਸਟ ਰੋਡ |
Romanian | Vechiul Drum forestier |
Russian | Старая лесная дорога |
Samoan | Tuai Vaomatua Auala |
Scottish Gaelic | Seann Rathad coille |
Serbian | Стари шумски пут (Cyrillic) Stari šumski put (Latin) |
Sindhi | پراڻي جنگل روڊ |
Sinhalese | පැරණි වනාන්තර මාර්ගය |
Slovak | Stará lesná cesta |
Slovenian | Stara gozdna cesta |
Somali | Waddo kaynta qadiimiga ? |
Spanish | Viejo Camino del Bosque |
Sundanese | Heubeul Leuweung Jalan |
Swahili | Barabara ya msitu ya kale |
Swedish | Gamla skogsväg |
Tajik Cyrillic | Роҳи кӯҳнаи ҷангал |
Tatar | Иске урман юлы |
Tamil | பழைய வன சாலை |
Telugu | పాత అటవీ రహదారి |
Thai | ถนนป่าเก่า |
Turkish | Eski Orman Yolu |
Turkmen | Köne Tokaý Ýoly |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Старий Лісовій Дорозі |
Urdu | اولڈ فارسٹ روڈ |
Uzbek | Ески ўрмон йўли (Cyrillic) Eski o'rmon yo'li (Latin) |
Vietnamese | Vell Camí Forestal |
Welsh | Hen Ffordd Goedwig |
Xhosa | Endala yehlathi kwendlela |
Yiddish | אַלט פאָרעסט וועג |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Third Age, "Introduction"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Wilderland"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "The Misty Mountains"