The Encyclopedia of Arda - Dark Land (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 Taken as a stronghold by Sauron after his re-emergence during the Second Age Races Under the power of Sauron, one of the Ainur; largely populated by Orcs Division Maiar of Aulë Settlements Barad-dûr, Carchost, Durthang, Minas Morgul, Narchost, The Tower of Cirith Ungol Important peaks Orodruin, commonly called Mount Doom Other names The Black Country, The Black Land, The Dark Country, Land of Shadow, Mordor, The Nameless Land Indexes: Alphabetical: D Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 16 July 2019 Updates planned: 1 Sauron’s domain of Mordor Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV An occasional name used for Sauron's fortified country of Mordor. In fact 'Dark Land' is a possible interpretation of the name Mordor, though the alternative 'Black Land' is used much more frequently. On at least one early map of Arda, a great southern continent appears labelled 'Dark Land'. This region is not otherwise mentioned, and is unrelated to the Dark Land mentioned in The Lord of the Rings. See also... Ash Mountains, Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Black Years, Briar, Cirith Dúath, Dark Lord, Dark Plague, Elves of Eregion, Evil Eye, Eye of Mordor, Gollum, Gondorians, Haunted Pass, Haven of Umbar, High Nazgûl, [See the full list...]High Pass, Lake Núrnen, Land of Shadow, Lord of the Nazgûl, Mere of Dead Faces, Mountains of Shadow, Nameless Enemy, Nameless Land, Nameless Pass, Orcs of the Eye, Rings of Power, River Anduin, Sleepless Dead, Stairs of Cirith Ungol, The Questioner, Tower-gate, Udûn, Valley of Living Death, War of the Last Alliance, Wraith-king, Wraith-lord Indexes: Alphabetical: D Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 16 July 2019 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.We're confident you won't find a better online DISC personality test, but find out what the experts think of Discus.

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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 Taken as a stronghold by Sauron after his re-emergence during the Second Age Races Under the power of Sauron, one of the Ainur; largely populated by Orcs Division Maiar of Aulë Settlements Barad-dûr, Carchost, Durthang, Minas Morgul, Narchost, The Tower of Cirith Ungol Important peaks Orodruin, commonly called Mount Doom Other names The Black Country, The Black Land, The Dark Country, Land of Shadow, Mordor, The Nameless Land Indexes: Alphabetical: D Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 16 July 2019 Updates planned: 1 Sauron’s domain of Mordor

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

An occasional name used for Sauron's fortified country of Mordor. In fact 'Dark Land' is a possible interpretation of the name Mordor, though the alternative 'Black Land' is used much more frequently. On at least one early map of Arda, a great southern continent appears labelled 'Dark Land'. This region is not otherwise mentioned, and is unrelated to the Dark Land mentioned in The Lord of the Rings. See also... Ash Mountains, Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Black Years, Briar, Cirith Dúath, Dark Lord, Dark Plague, Elves of Eregion, Evil Eye, Eye of Mordor, Gollum, Gondorians, Haunted Pass, Haven of Umbar, High Nazgûl, [See the full list...]High Pass, Lake Núrnen, Land of Shadow, Lord of the Nazgûl, Mere of Dead Faces, Mountains of Shadow, Nameless Enemy, Nameless Land, Nameless Pass, Orcs of the Eye, Rings of Power, River Anduin, Sleepless Dead, Stairs of Cirith Ungol, The Questioner, Tower-gate, Udûn, Valley of Living Death, War of the Last Alliance, Wraith-king, Wraith-lord Indexes: Alphabetical: D Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 16 July 2019 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.We're confident you won't find a better online DISC personality test, but find out what the experts think of Discus.