In J. R. R. Tolkien 's fictional continent of Middle-earth, Mordor (Quenya: [ˈmɔrdɔr]; Sindarin for 'Black Land', Quenya for 'Land of Shadow') is the realm of the Dark Lord Sauron. It lay to the east of …

Mordor was a black, volcanic plain in the southeast of Middle-earth, east of Gondor, Ithilien, and the great river Anduin. In the Second Age, Mordor was chosen by Sauron as his realm due to its three …

Nov 8, 2025 · Mordor was a land in the south-east of the Westlands east of Gondor. During most of the Second and Third Ages it was ruled by Sauron and it was his dwelling and base from which he …

May 7, 2025 · Mordor's formidable natural defenses consist of three imposing mountain ranges that form an almost impenetrable wall around Sauron 's realm. The Ered Lithui, or Ash Mountains, stretch …

Sep 18, 2024 · The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 's showed how the peaceful, sleepy region of Middle-earth known as the Southlands became Mordor, the seat of power for the Great Evil that …

Mount Doom, a volcano in Mordor, was the goal of the Fellowship of the Ring in the quest to destroy the One Ring. Mordor was surrounded by three mountain ranges, to the north, the west, and the south. …

In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional continent of Middle-earth, Mordor (pronounced as /qya/; from Sindarin Black Land and Quenya Land of Shadow) is the realm and base of the evil lord Sauron. It lay to the east of …

The Early History of Mordor Before Sauron claimed Mordor as his own it was an uninhabited wasteland. During the First Age, much of the attention of Middle-earth’s inhabitants was focused on Beleriand to …

In the far northwest of Mordor, where the mountains of Ered Lithui and Ephel Dúath came together, lay a valley named Udûn (after the ancient fortress of Melkor in the north of the world). This was the most …

Yet the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied only by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor …