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Dates
Originally built during the Second Age (probably between II 1000 and II 1600); destroyed 25 March III 3019
Location
Crossing the Haunted Pass of Cirith Gorgor
Origins
Built by Sauron
Pronunciation
Mordor is pronounced 'mo'rrdorr' (all the r sounds should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this)
Meaning
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Map of the Gates of Mordor

A term for the defended pass in the northwest of Mordor, and great Black Gate - the Morannon - that protected it. The Gates opened onto a narrow valley, Udûn, and were highly defensible. Indeed, they were only successfully assaulted once in their history, by the armies of the Last Alliance.


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