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   Translating Men-i-Naugrim, a name of the Old Forest Road.
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   The long east-west road beneath the trees of Mirkwood. The old road that followed a straight path through the forest of Mirkwood. Its history is unclear, but it seems to have been built by the Dwarves as a route between their cities and colonies on either side of the forest.
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   Road leading down into Beleriand from the cities of Nogrod and Belegost, and crossing Gelion at the ford of Sarn Athrad.
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   The Dwarves' road westward from the Blue Mountains.
   The road built by the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains as a trade route to the Elves of Beleriand. It ran westward along the River Ascar for many miles, and entered East Beleriand where it crossed the Gelion at the ford called Sarn Athrad.

J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary. . 2003.

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