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What is Mordor?

Mordor is the country where the main forces of Darkness and Evil are located in the worlds of British writer J. R. R. Tolkien. It was there that the hobbits Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee went to destroy the One Ring. It is a “lifeless desert in which the sun never shines.” Located in the southeast of Middle-earth, east of the River Anduin. This territory is protected from attacks by elves and humans by three huge mountain ranges surrounding it from the north, west and south. Mordor's area is approximately 175,000 square miles (453,000 km²). From north to south it stretches 350 miles (560 km), from west to east - 500 miles (800 km).

Mordor. Still from the film "The Lord of the Rings"

Who rules Mordor and who inhabits it?

Mordor is ruled by the Dark Lord Sauron. It is protected by orcs and other evil creatures - trolls, as well as their special species, bred by Sauron - Olog-hai. Sauron also created a breed of Dreadful Winged Beasts, which the Nazgûl used instead of horses. In the Mountains of Shadow in Mordor lives a huge ancient spider, Shelob.

Main geographical features Mordor

  • Black Gate;
  • Volcano Orodruin, or Mount Doom;
  • Black Castle of Barad-dur;
  • Morannon, or Black Gate of Mordor;
  • Minas Morgul Castle, or the Fortress of Dark Forces;
  • fortress watchtower of Cirith Ungol;
  • Ephel Duat, or Dark Mountains;
  • the mountains of Ered Litui, or the Izgar Mountains;
  • Gorgorot plateau;
  • Sea of ​​Nurnen.

During the War of the Ring, which takes place in The Lord of the Rings, Sauron brought all his forces to Mordor. After the battle of Minas Tirith, Aragorn approached the Black Gate. Sauron sent an army to destroy the armies of Gondor and Rohan, but when Frodo and Sam (with the "assistance" of Gollum) destroyed the One Ring, Mordor fell. The Dark Tower, the Black Gate and the Fangs of Mordor were destroyed. Sauron and his Nazgûl finally disappeared before the end of days.

The Nazgûl are nine human lords who were enslaved by the One Ring and became servants of Sauron.

Geography

Mordor was protected on three sides by mountain ranges arranged roughly in a rectangular shape: the Ered Litui (or Ash Mountains) in the north, the Ephel Duat (or Izgar Mountains) in the west and south. In the northwestern part of Mordor, the deep valley of Udun was the only entrance for large armies. There, at the junction of the Ash and Igar Mountains, the Black Gate of Mordor was built. The towers placed behind the Black Gate (called the Fangs of Mordor) were built by Gondor to keep evil within Mordor. In front of these gates lies the huge Dagorlad field. Sauron's main fortress, Barad-dur, was located in the foothills of Ered Lithui. To the southwest of Barad-Dur lies the arid Gorgoroth plateau, and to the southeast, near the salty Nurnen Sea, lies another large plateau - Litland. The passage to the narrow pass through the Izgar Mountains was guarded by the fortress of Minas Morgul (formerly Minas Itil). The pass is called Cirith Ungol, in honor of the fortress standing directly on the pass itself. Shelob lived there, in the tunnels, not far from the fortress of Cirith Ungol. Shelob's labyrinth was called Torek-Ungol. South part Mordor was much more fertile, and wet enough for farming. In this part of Mordor was located the salty inland sea of ​​Nurnen. To the west of Mordor lay a narrow strip of the land of Ithilien, beyond which lay the city of Osgiliath and the river Anduin.

The flora of Mordor is the last plants that managed to survive in this “dying, but not yet dead” country (The Lord of the Rings). Includes "stunted trees", "tufts of coarse gray grass", "shriveled mosses", "bramble thickets" and densely growing shrubs that could be found near tiny streams flowing from the mountains. Sam and Frodo took cover behind some blackberry bushes that had long, sharp thorns and hooked thorns. The bushes also had thorns, which Sam describes as being "a foot long" (30cm).

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Appearance

The emergence of Mordor was a consequence of the destructive actions of Morgoth. This region was probably formed during colossal volcanic eruptions. It was given the name Mordor already during the time of Sauron, who settled there, because of its volcano Orodruin (which was also called Mount Doom) and its flames.

Early history

Sauron settled in Mordor 1000 years after the end of the First Age, after which this area became the refuge of his evil will throughout the Second and Third Ages of Middle-earth. In the northwest of Mordor, in the middle of the Gorgoroth plateau, is the volcano Orodruin, where Sauron forged the One Ring. Northeast of Orodruin, one league away, stood Sauron's citadel of Barad-dur. After reigning in this country, Sauron became known as the Dark Lord of Mordor.

For 2,500 years, Sauron continuously ruled Mordor. Having created the Ring, he went to war against the Elves of Eregion, but was defeated by the Numenoreans. After this, almost a thousand years later, he went to war against people until he was captured and brought to Númenor, which, due to the activities of Sauron, was sunk (along with himself). Immediately after the destruction of Numenor, Sauron returned to Mordor as a spirit, and taking on a new, terrible guise, he again began to rule Mordor.

The Last Alliance and the Third Age

Sauron's reign was interrupted when he tried to destroy the new kingdom of the people of Gondor, founded by the descendants of the fallen Númenor. After several years of siege, the forces of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men entered Mordor. Sauron was defeated in the final battle on the slopes of Orodruin. For approximately a thousand years, Mordor was guarded by Gondor.

The toll from the Black Plague, during the reign of King Telemnar, was so great that the fortifications guarding Mordor were abandoned as troops were needed to guard Gondor's borders. Deprived of protection, Mordor began to fill with evil again. Minas Ithil in the Morgul Valley was captured by the Nazgul, and the fortifications that were supposed to protect Gondor from the threat from Mordor were turned into a means of protecting Mordor from attack from without. By the time Sauron returned to Mordor, he was very well defended. There were large garrisons in the north during the War of the Ring, and the salty Inland Sea in the south made it possible to support slaves from the countries of the east and south who cultivated the land and supplied the army.

War of the Ring

During this war, Sauron gathered all his forces towards Mordor. After the battle of Minas Tirith, Aragorn approached the Black Gate. Sauron sent an army to destroy his hosts of Gondor and Rohan, but when Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee (with the "assistance" of Gollum) destroyed the One Ring, Mordor fell. The Dark Tower, the Black Gate and the Fangs of Mordor were destroyed. Orodruin erupted, Sauron and his Nazgul were finally disembodied (until the end of days).

Cultural references

  • Mordor is mentioned in the song Ramble On by Led Zeppelin, along with other images from Tolkien's works.
  • German metal band Running Wild recorded the song "Mordor" on their 1985 album Branded and Exiled. The song is written from the point of view of the Dark Forces.
  • In 1995, the computer game Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol was released. Despite the name, the game is not related to Tolkien's universe.
  • Rapper Oxxxymiron is mentioned in the track “East Mordor”.
  • Also, the German metal band Blind Guardian performs the song Lord of the rings where there is a mention of Mordor

Links


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Map of Mordor as a diagram

Mordor is protected on three sides by almost rectangular mountain ranges: Ered Luin in the north, Ephel Duat in the west and before turning to the east, forming the southern ridge. The narrow passage piercing the Ephel Duat was guarded by the fortress of Minas Morgul (formerly called Minas Ithil); An even more inaccessible passage was guarded by the giant spider Shelob and the fortress of Cirith Ungol. Another famous fortress is called Durthang and is located on the northern ridge of the Ephel Duat. The Ash Mountains formed northern border

On the inside of the Shadow Mountains, between the Morgul Road and the Black Gate, was the Morgai mountain range, which was at least 457.2 meters (1,500 ft) high. Several streams of bitter water flowed from Morgai. Some plants have managed to adapt to such conditions: twisted trees, tough grass and thickets of thorns. Black flies with red spots also lived there.

In the northwestern corner of Mordor there was a wide valley called Udun (the only entry point for large troops), where Sauron built the Black Gate of Mordor. The Black Gate is heavily guarded, and on both sides of the gate there are Fang Towers. Dagorlad lay before Morannon. Barad-dur (Sauron's main fortress) is located at the foot of Ered Luin. South-west of Barad-dur (about 48 km) is the dry plateau of Gorgoroth and Mount Doom (also called - Orodruin); to the east lay the plain of Lithlad. The lands in western Mordor are largely barren, with occasional blackberry bushes visible.

In the southern part of Mordor, the land called Nurn is more fertile and wetter due to its proximity to the inland sea - Nurnen. Fertility and the possibility of agriculture in Nurn arose thanks to the ashes that settled from Mount Doom. Unfortunately, the inland sea of ​​Nurn is salty, not fresh.

The lands were crossed by several roads used by the servants of Sauron. In the northwest, roads connected the Black Gate, Barad-dur, Mount Doom and Morgul Pass. Sauron's road led from Barad-dur to Mount Doom. Along the roads along Gorgoroth there were containers with water for the needs of passing troops. It is likely that similar roads existed in the south.

The area of ​​Mordor is approximately 453,000 km 2 (175,000 mi 2). From north to south it stretches for 563.27 km (350 mi), and from east to west it extends about 804.672 km (500 mi).

To the west of Mordor are the lands of Ithilien with great river Anduin, in the east of Runes and in the southeast - Khand.

black fortress and doom mountain

  • Regions

    • Nurn
    • Gorgoroth
    • Litlad

  • Main fortresses

    • Barad-dur (capital and abode of the dark lord Sauron).
    • Durthang
    • Osgiliath ( east coast reconstructed and under the control of Gondor, and during the War of the Ring - the entire city becomes a springboard for an attack on Minas Tirith)
    • Isenmout
    • Minas Morgul (home of the Nazgul, including the Witch King)
    • Black Gate
    • Mount Doom (the place where Frodo destroyed the ring)
    • Nargroth
    • Seregost
    • Cirith Ungol Fortress

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Meaning

Mordor means "Black Earth" from mor- “dark, black” and dor- "land, area." In the Common Language Mordor is often called Black Earth, Dark Country And Land of Shadow.
The Silmarillion:"Appendix - Quenya and Sindarin Elements in Names."

Inspiration

Often the names in works of art Tolkien have corresponding examples in other languages ​​of Middle-earth, as well as in the “real” ones, but this word takes roots from two languages.
Inferred meaning taken from Old English ( morðor), which means "mortal sin" and also "murder".
In some Scandinavian mythologies, the word means “lands whose inhabitants practice evil rituals, but do not know about it, since they are imposed on them by society from childhood.”
Some believe that Tolkien associated Mordor with the Stromboli volcano from Sicily.

Interpretations

In The Atlas of Middle-earth - Karen Wynn Fonstad suggested that the lands of Mordor, Khand and Rhûn are located at inland sea Helkar, which later split into the Sea of ​​Runes and the Sea of ​​Nurnen. The atlas was published before the book Peoples of Middle-earth, from which it turned out that the Sea of ​​Runes and Mordor already existed in the First Age.

The proximity of Mount Doom and Barad-dur in The Lord of the Rings (film trilogy) does not correspond to the original work.

Sources

Appendix A to The Lord of the Rings:"Gondor and the Heirs of Anarion", "Stewards";
The Silmarillion:"Akallabeth", "On the Rings of Power and the Third Age";
Unfinished Tales:"The Story of Galadriel and Celeborn";
A History of Middle-earth, Volume VII, The Betrayal of Isengard:"First Card".
Clyde S. Kilby, Dick Plotz (1968): meetings with Tolkien: edited transcript of remarks at the December 1966 TSA meeting. Resolved on

Geography

Mordor was protected on three sides by mountain ranges arranged roughly in a rectangular shape: the Ered Litui (or Ash Mountains) in the north, the Ephel Duat (or Izgar Mountains) in the west and south. In the northwestern part of Mordor, the deep valley of Udun was the only entrance for large armies. There, at the junction of the Ash and Igar Mountains, the Black Gate of Mordor was built. The towers placed behind the Black Gate (called the Fangs of Mordor) were built by Gondor to keep evil within Mordor. In front of these gates lies the huge Dagorlad field. Sauron's main fortress, Barad-dur, was located in the foothills of Ered Lithui. To the southwest of Barad-Dur lies the arid Gorgoroth plateau, and to the southeast, near the salty Nurnen Sea, lies another large plateau - Litland. The passage to the narrow pass through the Izgar Mountains was guarded by the fortress of Minas Morgul (formerly Minas Itil). The pass is called Cirith Ungol, in honor of the fortress standing directly on the pass itself. Shelob lived there, in the tunnels, not far from the fortress of Cirith Ungol. Shelob's labyrinth was called Torek-Ungol. The southern part of Mordor was much more fertile, and wet enough for farming. In this part of Mordor was located the salty inland sea of ​​Nurnen. To the west of Mordor lay a narrow strip of the land of Ithilien, beyond which lay the city of Osgiliath and the river Anduin.

The flora of Mordor is the last plants that managed to survive in this “dying, but not yet dead” country (The Lord of the Rings). Includes "stunted trees", "tufts of coarse gray grass", "shriveled mosses", "bramble thickets" and densely growing shrubs that could be found near tiny streams flowing from the mountains. Sam and Frodo took cover behind some blackberry bushes that had long, sharp thorns and hooked thorns. The bushes also had thorns, which Sam describes as being "a foot long" (30cm).

Story

Appearance

The emergence of Mordor was a consequence of the destructive actions of Morgoth. This region was probably formed during colossal volcanic eruptions. It was given the name Mordor already during the time of Sauron, who settled there, because of its volcano Orodruin (which was also called Mount Doom) and its flames.

Early history

Sauron settled in Mordor 1000 years after the end of the First Age, after which this area became the refuge of his evil will throughout the Second and Third Ages of Middle-earth. In the northwest of Mordor, in the middle of the Gorgoroth plateau, is the volcano Orodruin, where Sauron forged the One Ring. Northeast of Orodruin, one league away, stood Sauron's citadel of Barad-dur. After reigning in this country, Sauron became known as the Dark Lord of Mordor.

For 2,500 years, Sauron continuously ruled Mordor. Having created the Ring, he went to war against the Elves of Eregion, but was defeated by the Numenoreans. After this, almost a thousand years later, he went to war against people until he was captured and brought to Númenor, which, due to the activities of Sauron, was sunk (along with himself). Immediately after the destruction of Numenor, Sauron returned to Mordor as a spirit, and taking on a new, terrible guise, he again began to rule Mordor.

The Last Alliance and the Third Age

Sauron's reign was interrupted when he tried to destroy the new kingdom of the people of Gondor, founded by the descendants of the fallen Númenor. After several years of siege, the forces of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men entered Mordor. Sauron was defeated in the final battle on the slopes of Orodruin. For approximately a thousand years, Mordor was guarded by Gondor.

The toll from the Black Plague, during the reign of King Telemnar, was so great that the fortifications guarding Mordor were abandoned as troops were needed to guard Gondor's borders. Deprived of protection, Mordor began to fill with evil again. Minas Ithil in the Morgul Valley was captured by the Nazgul, and the fortifications that were supposed to protect Gondor from the threat from Mordor were turned into a means of protecting Mordor from attack from without. By the time Sauron returned to Mordor, he was very well defended. There were large garrisons in the north during the War of the Ring, and the salty Inland Sea in the south made it possible to support slaves from the countries of the east and south who cultivated the land and supplied the army.

War of the Ring

During this war, Sauron gathered all his forces towards Mordor. After the battle of Minas Tirith, Aragorn approached the Black Gate. Sauron sent an army to destroy his hosts of Gondor and Rohan, but when Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee (with the "assistance" of Gollum) destroyed the One Ring, Mordor fell. The Dark Tower, the Black Gate and the Fangs of Mordor were destroyed. Orodruin erupted, Sauron and his Nazgul were finally disembodied (until the end of days).

Cultural references

  • Mordor is mentioned in the song Ramble On by Led Zeppelin, along with other images from Tolkien's works.
  • German metal band Running Wild recorded the song "Mordor" on their 1985 album Branded and Exiled. The song is written from the point of view of the Dark Forces.
  • In 1995, the computer game Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol was released. Despite the name, the game is not related to Tolkien's universe.
  • Rapper Oxxxymiron is mentioned in the track “East Mordor”.
  • Also, the German metal band Blind Guardian performs the song Lord of the rings where there is a mention of Mordor

Links


Wikimedia Foundation.

Nightingales

    Developer EA Los Angeles Publisher EA Games Release date December 6, 2004 Version 1.03 ... Wikipedia

    Sauron Statue of Sauron in Bristol ... Wikipedia

    Developer EA Los Angeles Publisher EA Games Release date March 2, 2006 ... Wikipedia

    J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium describes many wars and battles that took place in the lands of Aman, Beleriand, Númenor and Middle-earth. They are described in books such as “The Silmarillion”, “The Hobbit”, “The Lord of the Rings”, “Unfinished Tales”... ... Wikipedia

A few years ago, the epic film trilogy “The Lord of the Rings” was completed, in which, among other things, there was a creepy place called Mordor. What does Mordor mean?? Read a few more sensible articles, for example, how to decipher the abbreviation EGRP, what does De Jure mean, what is GRU? This is the same mysterious land where two young people went hobbit Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee, in order to throw the ring of omnipotence into the mouth of the volcano. According to legend, this very strong product can be destroyed there.
However, the whole “salt” of the word Mordor is that our beloved oppositionists began to compare Russia with this place full of evil, despondency and despair.

However, the theory that Mordor is USSR, has no basis or evidence. For example, Valinor, which all the “oppas” unanimously compare to the country of “freedom,” cannot be one by definition. After all, by the time the events described in the book began, for the participants in the events Valinor was outside the existing universe, essentially being a kind of afterlife.
Perhaps for some of the liberal rabble living in Russia, the USA may be some kind of sacred place, unattainable and mysterious, but certainly Tolkien cannot be classified as such, because he quite often visited the country of homosexuals, lesbians and “universal” values. However, at that time the United States was still a conservative country, and the infection of liberalism was just beginning to spread through its veins and arteries, which subsequently led to what home-grown “Pindosophiles” admire.

Mordor is a fictional country that is known for the fact that liberals and crests draw analogies between it and Russia in the most negative light


Nick Perumov, a famous writer, once saw in the banners of one of the tribes that swore allegiance to Mordor a hint of Soviet Union because they were red. However, it is logical to assume that this color is Tolkien was associated with blood, and in general, the USSR did not have a monopoly on the color red. For example, the National Socialist Party of the Third Reich had red banners. Besides, our thick-headed liberals are probably unaware that red is the official color of the US Republican Party. Most likely, such details are unknown to the majority of true-believing “liberals”, because they are stupid, poorly educated, and ignorant.

And one more touch that dots all the i's. The fact is that Tolkien they constantly asked this question about the connection between the USSR and Mordor, and at first he simply denied it, but over several years such comparisons began to infuriate him so much that he 1966 year, the author in the preface to the edition of The Lord of the Rings, he wrote in detail and directly. According to him, in the war for the One Ring, there is and never has been a reference to the Second World War, but Mordor is not the USSR!!!

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