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Location
Northern Mordor
Race
Under the power of Sauron, one of the Ainur
Division
Settlements
Sammath Naur, Sauron's Chambers of Fire, were cut into the Mountain's eastern side
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Mountain of Fire

Orodruin in the heart of Mordor

Map of the Mountain of Fire
Orodruin

A name for the Fiery Mountain more commonly known to Men as Mount Doom. 'Mountain of Fire' is in fact a closer translation of the mountain's Elvish name, Orodruin.


See also...

Fire of Doom

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