Cirith Ungol (pronounced [ˈkiriθ ˈuŋɡɔl]) is a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth in his fantasy work The Lord of the Rings. The name is Sindarin for Spider's Cleft, or Pass of the Spider, presumably referring to the ancient guardian of the pass, Ungoliant (Shelob, the spider guarding the pass in the Lord of the Rings, is the daughter of Ungoliant). It is the pass through the western mountains of Mordor and the one ...
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Cirith Ungol (pronounced [ˈkiriθ ˈuŋɡɔl]) is a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth in his fantasy work The Lord of the Rings. The name is Sindarin for Spider's Cleft, or Pass of the Spider, presumably referring to the ancient guardian of the pass, Ungoliant (Shelob, the spider guarding the pass in the Lord of the Rings, is the daughter of Ungoliant). It is the pass through the western mountains of Mordor and the one of two entrances to that land from the West, along with the Morgul Pass.
The Pass of Cirith Ungol was high above the Morgul Pass, on the northern side of the Morgul Vale. In Mordor, the road from Cirith Ungol came down to join the Morgul-road. These routes were guarded by the Tower of Cirith Ungol, built by the Men of Gondor after the War of the Last Alliance, but occupied by Orcs at the time of the War of the Ring.
Its principal purpose was to defend Ithilien and Minas Ithil (later known as Minas Morgul) from attacks from Sauron's remaining...
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