The Encyclopedia of Arda - Dark Country (original) (raw)

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 Founded c. II 1000; under Gondorian control between II 3441 and c. III 1980; Sauron finally ejected in III 3019 Location Directly to the east of Gondor Origins Chosen as a fortified land by Sauron in about the year II 1000 Race Ruled by Sauron, a Maia, but mainly peopled by Orcs Settlements Ruled from the Dark Tower of Barad-dûr, but contained numerous other fortresses, including Carchost, Durthang, Narchost and the Tower of Cirith Ungol; Minas Morgul stood on its borders beyond the mountains of Ephel Dúath Important peaks Orodruin, commonly called Mount Doom Other names The Black Country, The Black Land, The Dark Land, Land of Shadow, Mordor, The Nameless Land Indexes: Alphabetical: D Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 10 July 2011 This entry is complete Frodo’s name for Mordor Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A rare name for the Black Land of Mordor, a term used in fact only by Frodo Baggins. It is effectively a loose translation of the name Mordor, in which the element mor means 'black' or 'dark', while dor relates to a land or country. Indexes: Alphabetical: D Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 10 July 2011 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job.

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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 Founded c. II 1000; under Gondorian control between II 3441 and c. III 1980; Sauron finally ejected in III 3019 Location Directly to the east of Gondor Origins Chosen as a fortified land by Sauron in about the year II 1000 Race Ruled by Sauron, a Maia, but mainly peopled by Orcs Settlements Ruled from the Dark Tower of Barad-dûr, but contained numerous other fortresses, including Carchost, Durthang, Narchost and the Tower of Cirith Ungol; Minas Morgul stood on its borders beyond the mountains of Ephel Dúath Important peaks Orodruin, commonly called Mount Doom Other names The Black Country, The Black Land, The Dark Land, Land of Shadow, Mordor, The Nameless Land Indexes: Alphabetical: D Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 10 July 2011 This entry is complete Frodo’s name for Mordor

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

A rare name for the Black Land of Mordor, a term used in fact only by Frodo Baggins. It is effectively a loose translation of the name Mordor, in which the element mor means 'black' or 'dark', while dor relates to a land or country. Indexes: Alphabetical: D Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 10 July 2011 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job.