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Dates
Originally built during the Second Age (probably between II 1000 and II 1600); destroyed 25 March III 3019
Location
Origins
Built by Sauron
Passes
The Gate guarded the Haunted Pass of Cirith Gorgor
Pronunciation
Mordor is pronounced 'mo'rrdorr' (all the 'r's should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this)
Meaning
Mordor means 'Black Land'
Other names
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Gate of MordorThe gate across the Haunted Pass![]() Across the northern pass into Mordor, at the entrance the Haunted Pass of Cirith Gorgor, Sauron built a stone rampart. Into that rampart he set a great iron gate to guard the entrance to his land. The iron doors that made up the gate had various names, and are best known by their Elvish name, the Morannon, which translates as 'Black Gate'. See also...Indexes: About this entry:
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