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Dates
Built by the Gondorians early in the Third Age; destroyed on 25 March III 3019
Location
On hills rising on either side of the Morannon, guarding the northwestern entry into Mordor
Race
Built by Men, but later controlled by the forces of Sauron
Passes
Watched over Cirith Gorgor, the Haunted Pass guarded by the Black Gate
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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Teeth of Mordor

The towers of Narchost and Carchost

Map of the Teeth of Mordor

In the days after Sauron's first expulsion from Mordor, the Gondorians built two watch-towers to guard the pass of Cirith Gorgor against his return. These two towers, named Carchost and Narchost, stood on the cliffs above the pass. As the centuries passed, Gondor's watch on Mordor failed, and at last the Towers of the Teeth were left unmanned. When Sauron's forces returned to his ancient home, they found the watch-towers that were meant to guard against them empty, but they were quickly occupied. So, at the time of the War of the Ring, the Teeth of Mordor were part of Sauron's own defences.


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