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Dates
First built between c. II 1000 and c. II 1600; destroyed in II 3441; rebuilding began in III 2951; finally destroyed in III 3019
Location
On an outcrop of Ered Lithui, in the northwest of Mordor
Other names
Barad-dûr, Fortress of Sauron, The Great Tower, Lugbúrz

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  • Updated 19 January 2008
  • Updates planned: 8

Dark Tower

The Barad-dûr

Map of the Dark Tower

A name for Sauron's fortress of Barad-dûr, in the Black Land of Mordor.


See also...

Ash Mountains, Barad-dûr, Black Pit, Black Pits, Black Speech, Black Years, Dark Lord, Downfall of Barad-dûr, Elendil, Ered Lithui, Ereinion Gil-galad, Eye of Mordor, Fall of Barad-dûr, Fire of Doom, Fortress of Sauron, [See the full list...]

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  • Updates planned: 8

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Dark Tower

The Barad-dûr

Dates
First built between c. II 1000 and c. II 1600; destroyed in II 3441; rebuilding began in III 2951; finally destroyed in III 3019
Location
On an outcrop of Ered Lithui, in the northwest of Mordor
Other names
Barad-dûr, Fortress of Sauron, The Great Tower, Lugbúrz

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 19 January 2008
  • Updates planned: 8

Dark Tower

The Barad-dûr

Map of the Dark Tower

A name for Sauron's fortress of Barad-dûr, in the Black Land of Mordor.


See also...

Ash Mountains, Barad-dûr, Black Pit, Black Pits, Black Speech, Black Years, Dark Lord, Downfall of Barad-dûr, Elendil, Ered Lithui, Ereinion Gil-galad, Eye of Mordor, Fall of Barad-dûr, Fire of Doom, Fortress of Sauron, [See the full list...]

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 19 January 2008
  • Updates planned: 8

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2008. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus reports contain unrivalled DISC interpretations, including in-depth graphical and textual analysis in natural language.