|Description||Deep gorge, with Teiglin flowing below| |Other
names||Cabed Naeramarth| |Etymology||S. cabed "leap" + en "of" +
aras "deer"| |Events||Leap of Nienor| Cabed-en-Aras (translated
as Leap of the Deer) was a deep, narrow gorge near Brethil
through which the river Taeglin ran. Its name was given when
once a deer leaped across to escape from some huntsmen. It was
just upriver or north of the inflow of the Celebros into
Taeglin. On its eastern side was a sheer cliff some forty feet
tall with a crown of trees. The western side was less sheer and
lower, with hanging trees and bushes. The waters of the Taeglin
rushed through the narrow defile, which was filled with rocks
that a person might ford, at great peril. Túrin led Dorlas and
Hunthor to the gorge with the intent of attacking the dragon
Glaurung as he straddled the gap. Dorlas led the party down to
the water on the east side, but could not find the courage to
cross the fearsome waters. Túrin and Hunthor pressed on,
ascending the western side to make