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ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates Built by the Gondorians early in the Third Age; destroyed on 25 March III 3019 Location Above the western side of the Morannon, guarding the northwestern entry into Mordor Race Built by Men, but later controlled by the forces of Sauron Pronunciation na'rchost (ch as in the name 'Bach') Meaning 'Bitter-biting fort'1 Title With Carchost, collectively known as the Teeth of Mordor, Towers of the Black Gate or Towers of the Teeth Indexes: Alphabetical: N Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 14 April 2016 This entry is complete One of the two Towers of the Teeth Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The western of the two towers known as the Teeth of Mordor, that stood on hills either side of the Black Gate of the Morannon, guarding the northwestern entrance into Mordor. Narchost and its companion Carchost were originally built by the Gondorians, as a guard on Mordor after Sauron's first defeat. As Gondor's strength waned, Narchost was abandoned and left to decay, until Sauron returned to his ancient land. His forces took over both of the old guard-towers and repaired them, so that at the time of the War of the Ring, they formed part of Sauron's own defences. Notes 1 This interpretation comes from Tolkien's extended index to The Lord of the Rings. The reference to 'bitter-biting' doubtless connects to Narchost's identity as one of the Towers of the Teeth (as did the name of its twin Carchost, 'fang fort'). There may also be a connection to Narch Udûn, an older name for the valley later called simply Udûn that lay behind the Morannon. See also... Carchost, Teeth of Mordor, Towers of the Black Gate, Towers of the Teeth, Watch-towers of the Morannon Indexes: Alphabetical: N Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 14 April 2016 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Built by the Gondorians early in the Third Age; destroyed on 25 March III 3019 Location Above the western side of the Morannon, guarding the northwestern entry into Mordor Race Built by Men, but later controlled by the forces of Sauron Pronunciation na'rchost (ch as in the name 'Bach') Meaning 'Bitter-biting fort'1 Title With Carchost, collectively known as the Teeth of Mordor, Towers of the Black Gate or Towers of the Teeth Indexes: Alphabetical: N Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 14 April 2016 This entry is complete One of the two Towers of the Teeth

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

The western of the two towers known as the Teeth of Mordor, that stood on hills either side of the Black Gate of the Morannon, guarding the northwestern entrance into Mordor. Narchost and its companion Carchost were originally built by the Gondorians, as a guard on Mordor after Sauron's first defeat. As Gondor's strength waned, Narchost was abandoned and left to decay, until Sauron returned to his ancient land. His forces took over both of the old guard-towers and repaired them, so that at the time of the War of the Ring, they formed part of Sauron's own defences. Notes 1 This interpretation comes from Tolkien's extended index to The Lord of the Rings. The reference to 'bitter-biting' doubtless connects to Narchost's identity as one of the Towers of the Teeth (as did the name of its twin Carchost, 'fang fort'). There may also be a connection to Narch Udûn, an older name for the valley later called simply Udûn that lay behind the Morannon. See also... Carchost, Teeth of Mordor, Towers of the Black Gate, Towers of the Teeth, Watch-towers of the Morannon Indexes: Alphabetical: N Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 14 April 2016 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.