Grey Mountain Narrows
Lands South of The Grey Mountains and North of Mirkwood
Before the Forest
"The thin strip of land that separated Mirkwood from the Ered Mithrin, which got its name from the sections where the forest drew within a few miles of the mountains, was known throughout the Wilderland as the Narrows (Q. Arka). The Narrows proper were held to be the wide, flat-bottomed valley which stretches either side of the young Taurduin (S. Forest river), where it emerged from the Ered Mithrin. Its boundaries were two areas where the mountains and the forest almost met — the west gap and the east gap."The Road
"A major feature of the Narrows was the Men-i-Mithrin, winding its way through the hills and valleys. During the middle years of the Third Age this road was much used for goods traveling from Dale to Framsburg (Wraecburg), and it was kept in good repair."Balcoth Bridge
A serviceable bridge was built across the Taurduin for heavier traffic 100 years before the days just after Smaug. It has recently been captured by Easterlings from the south, claiming the bridge, and subsequent tolls, in the name of Balcoth the Conqueror. Prose 'Before the Forest' & 'The Road' in this section quoted from: Notion Club Archives
Points of Interest
A long winding road, the Men-i-Mirith, and Balcoth BridgeLocation
South of the Grey Mountains, North of MirkwoodWeather
Largely protected from the worst of the arctic weather by the bulwark of the Ered Mithrin, it was a fairly hospitable land and wildlife was plentiful.
Type
Valley
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