The Encyclopedia of Arda - Plateau of Gorgoroth (original) (raw)

Location The northwest regions of the land of Mordor Meaning 'Gorgoroth' means approximately '(Place of very great) dread' Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: P Fields, Plains and Deserts About this entry: Updated 9 December 2008 Updates planned: 1

The wasted uplands of Mordor The wasted desert of the northern regions of Mordor, between the arms of Ephel Dúath and Ered Lithui. Both Barad-dûr and Orodruin stood on Gorgoroth, and Frodo and Sam crossed it on the Quest of Mount Doom. See also... Amon Amarth, Ash Mountains, Barad-dûr, Carach Angren, Fire of Doom, Fire-mountain, Fortress of Sauron, Gollum, Isenmouthe, Lithlad, Mordor, Morgul-way, Nurn, Olog-hai, Sammath Naur, [See the full list...]Sauron’s Road, Siege of Barad-dûr, Udûn, Wraith-road Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: P Fields, Plains and Deserts About this entry: Updated 9 December 2008 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1997-2000, 2008. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.