The Encyclopedia of Arda - Gates of Mordor (original) (raw)

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Dates Originally built during the Second Age (probably between II 1000 and II 1600); destroyed 25 March III 3019 Location Crossing the Haunted Pass of Cirith Gorgor Origins Built by Sauron Pronunciation Mordor is pronounced 'mo'rrdorr' (all the r sounds should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this) Meaning Mordor means 'Black Land' Other names Black Gate, Black Gates, Morannon, Gate of Mordor Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: M Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 24 August 2023 Updates planned: 1 Sauron's Black Gate Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A term for the defended pass in the northwest of Mordor, and great Black Gate - the Morannon - that protected it. The Gates opened onto a narrow valley, Udûn, and were highly defensible. Indeed, they were only successfully assaulted once in their history, by the armies of the Last Alliance. See also... Eagles of the North, Elrohir, Firefoot, Gollum, Great Battle, Host of the West, Isildur, Legolas Greenleaf, Lord of the Black Land, Men of the West, Meneldor, Noman-lands, Olog-hai, Radagast, River Anduin, [See the full list...]Silver Swan, Slag-hills, The Ship and the Silver Swan, War of the Last Alliance, White Horse Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: M Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 24 August 2023 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2000, 2009, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Job Matching at a glance: instantly identify key personality strengths and needs for any role.

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Dates Originally built during the Second Age (probably between II 1000 and II 1600); destroyed 25 March III 3019 Location Crossing the Haunted Pass of Cirith Gorgor Origins Built by Sauron Pronunciation Mordor is pronounced 'mo'rrdorr' (all the r sounds should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this) Meaning Mordor means 'Black Land' Other names Black Gate, Black Gates, Morannon, Gate of Mordor Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: M Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 24 August 2023 Updates planned: 1 Sauron's Black Gate

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Gates of Mordor

A term for the defended pass in the northwest of Mordor, and great Black Gate - the Morannon - that protected it. The Gates opened onto a narrow valley, Udûn, and were highly defensible. Indeed, they were only successfully assaulted once in their history, by the armies of the Last Alliance. See also... Eagles of the North, Elrohir, Firefoot, Gollum, Great Battle, Host of the West, Isildur, Legolas Greenleaf, Lord of the Black Land, Men of the West, Meneldor, Noman-lands, Olog-hai, Radagast, River Anduin, [See the full list...]Silver Swan, Slag-hills, The Ship and the Silver Swan, War of the Last Alliance, White Horse Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: M Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 24 August 2023 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2000, 2009, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Job Matching at a glance: instantly identify key personality strengths and needs for any role.