Caradhras

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Caradhras is a treacherous, snow-clad mountain peak in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, notorious for thwarting the Fellowship’s attempt to cross the Misty Mountains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional mountain
geographical feature in Middle-earth
alsoKnownAs Barazinbar NERFINISHED
Redhorn NERFINISHED
Redhorn Pass (by metonymy for the route) NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
associatedWith Redhorn Gate NERFINISHED
belongsToRegion Hithaeglir (Misty Mountains) NERFINISHED
causes snowstorm that blocks the pass
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
describedAs cruel
having a will of its own
dwarvishName Barazinbar NERFINISHED
dwarvishNameLanguage Khuzdul NERFINISHED
encounteredBy Aragorn NERFINISHED
Boromir NERFINISHED
Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED
Gandalf NERFINISHED
Gimli NERFINISHED
Legolas NERFINISHED
Meriadoc Brandybuck NERFINISHED
Peregrin Took NERFINISHED
Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED
forcesAlternativeRoute Moria NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic snow-clad
storm-prone
treacherous
very cold
hasReputationFor malice toward climbers
thwarting travelers
higherThan surrounding passes of the Misty Mountains
isOneOf the three great peaks above Moria
isRouteOptionFor journey from Rivendell to Mordor
languageOfName Sindarin NERFINISHED
locatedInFictionalUniverse Middle-earth NERFINISHED
mentionedIn The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter 3 "The Ring Goes South" NERFINISHED
nameMeaning Red-horn NERFINISHED
near Celebdil NERFINISHED
Fanuidhol NERFINISHED
Moria NERFINISHED
overlooks Dimrill Dale NERFINISHED
partOf Misty Mountains NERFINISHED
standsBetween Eriador and Rhovanion
thwarts the Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED
the Fellowship’s attempt to cross the Misty Mountains

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Misty Mountains contains Caradhras