The Places Of Middle Earth
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Lond Daer
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Inns
Mountains
Rivers
Roads
Vegetation
Angmar
Annúminus
Arnor
Armithel
Arthedain
Anduin
Barad Dûr
Barrow Downs
Blue Mountains
Bree
Brandywine
Calembel
Cardolan
Dol Amroth
Dol Guldur
East-West Road
Edoras
Elostirion
Endor
Eriador
Erebor
Esgaroth
Ethring
Evendim
Fanghorn
Forodwaith
Fornost
Gladden Fields
Glanduin River
Gondor
Grayflood
Grey Havens
Gray Mountains
Greenway
Harad
Helms Deep
Hithaeglir
Hoarwell
Hobbiton
Iron Hills
Isen
Isengard
Ithilien
Lhûn
Linhir
Lindon
Lond Daer
Lonely Mountain
Lorién
Loudwater
Lhûn
Minas Morgul
Minas Tirith
Middle Earth
Mirkwood
Mithlond
Misty Mountains
Mordor
Moria
Mountains
Mount Doom
North-South Road
Old Forest Road
Orthanc
Osgiliath
Pelargir
Pelennor Fields
Prancing Pony
Rhudaur
Rivendale
River Running
Rivers
Roads
Rohan
Sarn Ford
Sea of Rhún
Shire
Shire Road
Tharbad
Realm of Thranduil
Tyrn Gorthad
Valinor
White Mountains
Weathertop
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Angmar |
An ancient evil kingdom in northern Middle Earth in the Misty Mountains,
on the border with Forodwaith. Its capital was Carn Dûm, which was near the
Orc stronghold of Mt. Gundabad. Angmar was ruled by the
Sorcerer King, who was actually the
Captain of the Ringwraiths. Angmar was the chief enemy of
Arnor, which it eventually destroyed. But its victory was short-lived,
because it fell to the combined army of Gondor and Rivendale
in the middle of the Third Age. Even as his army lay in waste,
the Black Captain challenged Eärnor, General of
the Army of Gondor, but he fled in darkness before the wrath of
Glorfindel.
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Arnor |
The northern kingdom of the Dúnadain in Middle Earth, founded by Lord Elendil after the
destruction of the Númenór (II 3319). With them, the Dúnadain brought
many great artifacts, including the Palantíri.
The Palantíri of Arnor were placed in Elostirion, Annúminus, and Amon Sûl.
Arnor was divided onto three regions:
After nine Kings of Arnor, the three regions became separate kingdoms, and Rhudaur
and Cardolan soon perished at the hands of the kingdom of Angmar
under its Witch King. When Amon Sûl fell to Angmar, its Palantír was saved
and carried to Fornost.
Araphor, King of Arthedain, with the help of the Elf Lord
Círdan
repelled the host of Angmar at that time, but 300 years later the army of Angmar captured
Fornost and the Dúnadain fled westward to Mithlond, or north
to The Bay of Forochel. There, The King of Arthedain perished and the Palantíri
of Annúminus and Amon Sûl were lost.
However, Gondor, the southern Kingdom, had learned of Angmar's attack,
and had sent a great fleet and army to Mithlond. Under the command of Círdan, they attacked
the Witch King, and with the help of the army of Rivendale,
lead by Glorfindel, they destroyed the army of Angmar.
Thus, both Angmar and Arnor were lost and no kingdom of men remained in the North.
Thereafter, the scattered Númenorians of the North were ruled by Chieftains
who were tutored by Elrond, but the glory of Arnor
was lost until the triumph of Aragorn Elessar.
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Arthedain |
III 946 - III 1975. About 385,000 km2,
Bounded on the west by the River Lhûn and Lindon,
on the South by the Brandywine River and the Great Road,
on the east by Rhudaur, and on the north by the Bay of Forochel. Thus, having
access to the sea in the north, west and south.
Ruled by descendents of Isildur in unbroken lineage.
Vegetation primarily rolling heaths and grasslands in the north, scattered forests
in the south, and rich bottomlands along the Brandywine. The diverse economy based
on agriculture, forestry, and mining. Population primarily of "Dunlandish" origin,
reaching ca. 300,000 at its height, about III 1400. Several towns
- Annúminus
After division of Arnor, Annúminus, which had been capital of Arnor, remained
the center of learning and culture for the three kingdoms. It was originally built on
the southern shore of Lake Nenuial by Elendil in II 3325, and although it's population
declined after Fornost became capital, it was still prosperous in III 1740, when it was
destroyed by an earthquake and drowned beneath the waters of Nenuial. Although it's
Palantír was saved, other relics of Númenor
were lost.
- Amon Sûl (Weathertop):
a citadel at the intersection of the three Kingdoms of Arnor, where one of the
three palantíri of Arnor were stored. Amon Sûl became a source
of contention among the three Kingdoms, and it was destroyed in 1409 by the
combined forces of Angmar and Rhudaur.
- Bree
- Elostirion, Emyn Beriad (West Hills, Tower Hills of The Shire):
A great tower built by the elves of Lindon, but housing the third palantír of Arnor.
Elostirion was one of the "White Towers" were under the protection of Círdan,
and its palantír remained in Elostirion after the fall of Annúminus,
until the end of the Third Age. Unlike the other six, the palantír of Elostirion looked
only westward to Valinor.
- Fornost Erain:
(later Deadman's Dike, Norbury) the capital of Arthedain,
built at the southwestern end of the North Downs. Fornost
was also the commercial center of Arthedain: gold from the west, and produce from the east
and south were traded there, and artisans of every kind frequented its trading centers.
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Barad Dûr |
The fortress of Sauron in Mordor.
Built on a spur of the Ash Mountains, just east of Mount Doom. Made of steel and diamond,
and protected by a great bridge and steel doors; but held together by the might of
Sauron. When the One Ring is destroyed,
Barad Dûr is thrown down utterly.
"
wall upon wall, battlement upon battlement, black, immeasurably strong,
mountain of iron, gate of steel, tower of adamant... Barad-dûr,
fortress of Sauron."
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Bree |
A town inhabited by Hobbits and Men at the intersection of
the Great East Road and the Old North Road. One of the two centers of
habitation (other than The Shire, which was settled later) for
the Hobbits, and the only place where Humans and Hobbits lived together.
At the time of the War of the Ring, Bree is the chief settlement of the
region. Nearby are the communities of Archet, Staddle, and Combe. Bree
has no centralized government, no military force, nor any fortification other than
a low wall and gate. It's chief citizen is the innkeeper
Barlyman Butterbur, and it's only protection
are the Rangers of the North (Númenorians)
lead by Strider.
History of Bree
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Cardolan
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Minhiriath
III 946 - III 1810. About 210,000 km2,
Bounded on the west by the Brandywine, on the north by the Great Road,
on the east by the Grayflood and the Harowell, and on the south by the
Sea of Belegaer.
Ruled by descendents of King Eärendur of Arnor.
Its vegetation was primarily grasslands, but with rich bottomlands along the
Brandywine, Grayflood and Harowell. Its economy was based on agriculture and
livestock. Its population was primarily of "Dunlandish" origin, reaching ca.
500,000 at its height, about III 1300. Three major settlements
- Tharbad (capital of Cardolan)
spanned the Grayflood at the great bridge of North-South Road.
Tharbad was the most ancient city of Middle
Earth, founded in II 900 by Númenórians as an outpost to supply
miners and lumbermen. Destroyed in II 1697 by Sauron, it was immediately rebuilt,
but then abandoned in II 3310. It was rebuilt by King Arantar of Arnor in III 435
and made the capital of Cardolan in III 810. Destroyed by the Witch King in
III 1413, it was rebuilt, but its population remained small and was further
decimated by the plague of III 1636. The great city reached its zenith after
III 2100, when thousands of refugees arrived from Ithilien. By III 2300, it was
the largest city in Middle Earth, and surpassed Minis Tirith as a center of culture.
Tharbad was abandoned after the bridge, much of the city, and all the surrounding
farmlands were destroyed by floods in III 2912.
- Lond Daer was an ancient port and citadel at the mouth
of the Grayflood. First visited in II 600 by Númenórian seamen, it
was continuously occupied from II 1200 onward, though it was never populous. In
II 1420 it became home for a religious cult, who were thereafter the primary occupants
of Lond Daer.
- Sarn Ford was a small village formed ca. III 600 at the crossing of
the Brandywine. The region became a major agricultural area, but it remained
an agricultural area. It was destroyed by the Witch King in III 1413, and by the
flood of III 2912, but the area around Sarn Ford
has has remained sparsely populated by Men and Hobbits.
- Tyrn Gorthad was an ancient spiritual center for the Men of Middle
Earth, and the resting place of many of the Kings of Arnor, and later Cardolan.
The Dúnedain of Cardolan began inhabiting Tyrn Gorthad about III 1200,
and fortified the area in III 1356 to counter Rhudaur alliance with Angmar. The
fortifications withstood the attack of Angmar in 1409, but the devastation of
Cardolan forced the near abandonment of the area. In 1810, the last Dúnedain
of Cardolan was buried in what came to be known as
(Barrow Downs). Thereafter the area became the trysting
place for the witches of Angmar.
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Dagorland |
The Battle Plain north of Morannon, the black gates of Mordor, where
the Last Alliance of Men and Elves defeated Sauron at the beginning
of the third age.
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Dol Guldur |
The fortress and tower built by Sauron (as The Necromancer)
in southern Mirkwood, near the River Anduin.
It was near where Sauron was destroyed by Elendil and Gil-Galad, and is the place where Sauron first
reformed and grew during the Third Age. Under his influence, Mirkwood became
the place of evil that Bilbo and the Dwarves experienced during their journey to
the Lonely Mountain. At Dol Guldur, Sauron began the search for his missing Ring.
Under the influence of Saruman, the Council of the Wise ignored the construction of
Dol Guldur, because they believed it to be the abode of one of the
Nazgûl.
When, at Gandalf's
insistence, they finally attacked the Tower, Sauron fled to Mordor, where Barad Dûr
had been prepared for him by the Nazgûl.
So the folly of their inaction was
revealed, and the wisdom of Saruman was cast into doubt.
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Dunland |
In the Third Age, an area between the North Road and The Misty Mountains, south
of the Glanduin River. But its "Dunlandish" people are the original inhabitants
of the area that became Arnor and Gondor after the arrival of the Dúnedain. Those
who did not accept the rule of the Dúnedain were displaced to marginal lands,
such as the barren lands of northern Mithlond.
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Edoras |
The capital of Rohan, where the Lord of The Rohirrim resides. In the
White Mountains east and south of Helm's Deep (Dunharrow).
a green hill arises on the east.
A dike and mighty wall and thorny fence encircles it.
Within there rise the roofs of houses; and in the midst,
set upon a green terrace, there stands aloft a great hall of men.
And it seems to my eyes that it is thatched with gold. . . . Golden
too are the posts of its doors. Legolas
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Eriador |
A Geographical region of northwestern Middle Earth, after the Second Age,
west of the Misty Mountains, east of the Blue Mountians,
north of the Grayflood and Glanduin Rivers, and south of
Forodwaith.
In the Third Age it contains three regions: Arnor,
Angmar and Minhiriath.
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Lake Evendim |
Nenuial.
The greatest lake in Eraidor, between the
Hills of Evendim and the North Downs.
It is the source of the Brandywine River.
In the Third Age, Elendil and his heirs built
Annúminas, capitol of Arnor, on its southern shore.
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Esgaroth |
Long Lake.
An ancient dwelling of Men, on the River Running, at the eastern terminus of the Great
Road. It is on the eastern border of Mirkwood not far from the caves of the wood
elves of Thranduil. To the north is the Manish settlement of Dale. At the time of
"The Hobbit" there is active trade between the elves and the men of
Esgaroth, but Dale lies in the devastation of the dragon, Smaug. At the time of
"The Lord of the Rings", Dale has become a prosperous community,
and Erebor, The Lonely Mountain, has been made glorious by the Dwarf, Dane Ironfoot.
The Dwarves, Men, and Elves fight a crucial battle during the War of The Ring,
against easterners in service of Sauron.
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Fanghorn |
The forest south of Lórien and north of Rohan, east of the Misty
Mountains and west of the River Anduin.
It is the abode of Treebeard, who was sent
by the Ainur to protect the forests from
Melkor. It is the last remnant of the original forests untouched by evil,
and contains trees which exist nowhere else in Middle Earth.
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Forodwaith |
The frozen north inhabited only by the Snowmen of Forochel. Location
of Thangorodrim in thr First Age. The Bay of Forochel, on the northern
border of Arnor and Lindon is where Arvedui, the last King of Arnor
perished and two of the Palantíri were lost.
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Gladden Fields |
A traditional Manish habitation along the River Gladden between the Misty
Mountains and the River Anduin. It is there that Isildur
is killed and the one ring lost into the Anduin. It is also the place where
Hobbits first appear in Middle Earth, and where Smeagol (later Gollum) takes
the one ring from Deagol.
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Gondor |
The Southern Kingdom of the Númenorians, formed by Isildur and Anárion
after the fall of Númenor and the exodus of its survivors to Middle Earth.
Isildur's throne was in Minas Ithil, the Tower of the Rising Moon (later Minas Morgul),
and Anárion's throne was in Minas Anor, the tower of the Setting Sun (later Minas Tirth).
Together, they ruled Gondor from Osgiliath, on the River
Anduin between the two towers.
At the end of the Second Age, Elendil, Isildur and Anárion were killed,
and the ruling lineage of Gondor continued through Eërnur, Anárion's son.
When the last Númenorian King, Eërnur was lost, Gondor was ruled by stewards
until a descendent of Isildur (Aragorn) returned
at the end of the Third Age.
Gondor was far more prosperous than the northern kingdom (Arnor).
At its height reaching east to the Sea of Rûhn and south into Umbar.
Its accomplishments in building and artistry were profound and lasting.
However, just as in Arnor, the Kingdom became divided by civil war,
and during the seige of Osgiliath the great Palantír was lost in the Anduin.
Umbar then became a separate Kingdom ruled by the rebel Númenorians forever after
at war with Gondor. Thereafter, the blood line of Gondor became ever more mingled with
that of lesser Men. And as Gondor declined, Sauron
reformed, and the Ringwraiths retook Mordor. In III 2050, the Lord of the
Nazgûl captured the last King in Minas Morgul, and
the governance of Gondor passed to the stewards.
At the time of the War of the Ring, the lands of Gondor are Anóriean, north of
the White Mountains; Ithilien, east of the River Anduin; Anfalas, Lamedon and Lebannin,
South of the White Mountains; and South Gondor, south of the River Anduin.
Cities:
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Calembel: primary village of the farming community where the road from Palargir
crosses the Ciril River in Lamedon, Gondor.
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Dol Amroth: coastal princedom, whose ruler Prince Imrahil and mounted knights
are conspicuous in the Battle of Pelennor Fields. Prince Imrahil weds Eowyn after
the destruction of the ring.
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Ethring: the crossing of the River Ringlo in Lamedon, Gondor.
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Linhir: town at the mouth of the Gilrain River, Lamedon, Gondor, where
a minor battle if fought in the war of the ring.
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Pelargir: an ancient port at the Mouth of the Anduin, founded by
Númenorian seamen about II 1200. It was traditionally a haven for the
elf-friends among the Númenorians. Many who had fled Númenor
before its destruction at the end of the Second Age welcomed Isildur and
Anárion when they arrived.
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Grey Havens |
Mithlond.
The habitation of the Teleri Elf Lord Círdan, in
Lindon. Círdan settled there with the remnants his people
after the destruction of Beleriand at the end of the Second Age. Mithlond lies at the
mouth of the River Lhûn in a deep harbor. Little is known about
the harbor or its inhabitants other than that its great ships carry the Elves who have
tired of Middle Earth to the Undying Lands.
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Harad |
Haradwaith. The land south of Gondor,
south of the River Harnen and east of the Bay of Belfalas. Its inhabitants,
the Haradrim, are traditional enemies
of Gondor, and allies of Sauron.
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Helms Deep |
The fortress of Rohan in the northern White Mountains that Théoden
defends against the forces of Saruman in the War of the Rings. It consists
of an outer earthen wall and an inner stone wall, surrounding a maze of
caverns - the Glittering Caves.
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Hobbiton |
A unimportant town in the middle of The Shire where Bilbo and Frodo
Baggins lived at Bag End. After the scouring of the Shire, Bag End
had been completely destroyed and turned into a sand an gravel pit.
Frodo rebuilt it, and it became the home of Samwise and Rosey, after
he left for the undying lands. Hobbiton
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Hollin |
Eregion
Founded II 700 by Galadriel and Celeborn at the request of
Gil-Galad. Destroyed II 1697 by the army of Sauron.
In its cheif city, Ost-in-Edhil, the
Rings of the Elves were forged by Celebrimbor.
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Inns of Middle Earth |
Floating Log Inn
Forsaken Inn
Golden Perch Inn
Gray Swan Inn
Green Dragon Inn
Ivy Bush Inn
Lonely Oak Inn
Old Moss Inn
The Prancing Pony
Sîrwing Inn
Withywillow Inn
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Isengard |
The Dúnedain fortress at the southern end of the Misty Mountains. Formed by a
natural ring of mountains, and transformed by the art and magic of the Númenorians.
It surrounded the great and impregnable tower Orthanc,
that is occupied by Saruman at the beginning of the War of the Ring. After overthrowing
Saurman's army, the Ents utterly remove the stone ring and replace it with gardens.
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Ithilien |
The narrow strip of land between the River Anduin and the Mountains of Shadow of
Mordor. Originally the realm of Isuldur in Gondor, it's capital was at
Minis Ithil (Tower of the [Rising] Moon). During the War of The Ring, the road which ran through
Ithilien was a major route for armies marching northward to Mordor.
Faramir is given the defense of Ithilien by
Denethor,
and there Faramir meets and aids Frodo. After the war,
Faramar is given Ithilien to rule by Aragorn.
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Lindon |
A kingdom of Elves during the First through Third Ages. The only portion of the Elven kingdoms
of Beleriand not drowned at the end of the First Age. Ruled by Gil-Galad
during the second age and by Círdan during the Third Age.
Stretching from the Bay of Forochel in the north to the mouth of the Branduin in the south,
including the Lúne (Blue) Mountains,
and divided by the Bay of Lúne into the northern Forlindon (capital Forlond),
and southern Harlindon (capital Harlond).
The principle habitation is the Gray Havens (Mithlond) at the mouth of
the River Lhûn from whence Círdan sends his ships westward to Valinor.
Deep within the Blue Mountains of Forlindon is Belegost, the great fortress of the Dwarves
during the First Age. It is abandoned or sparcely populated at the time of the War of the Ring,
but Dwarves still inhabit parts of the Blue Mountains.
Lindon is a heavily forested "green lands" seldom visited by Hobbits or Men.
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Lorién |
The forest between the Misty Mountains and the River Anduin
at Moria. The realm of Galadriel,
Celeborn, and the woodland Elves who before
were ruled by Amroth. Also a land in Valinor, probably for which the forest
in Middle Earth is Named.
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Middle Earth |
Endor. Endóre. Ennor.
The western portion of the Earth as it is known to mortals.
Bounded on the north by Forodwaith, on the west by the Sundering Seas,
on the east by Rúhn, and
on the south by Harad.
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Minas Morgul |
The tower of the Ringwraiths, in Ithilien
east the River Anduin across from Minis Tirith.
In the Second Age, before it fell, it was Minas Ithil, Tower of the Rising Moon.
During the decline of Gondor, Minis Ithil was captured by the Ringwraiths and
transformed to Minas Morgul. After the War of the Ring, it
is thrown down by Aragorn.
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Minas Tirith |
The ancient fortress and city, the capital of Gondor at the Eastern
foot of the White Mountains, near the Anduin River.
The White Tower. Minas Arnor in the Second Age, Tower of the Setting Sun. There was
Anárion's throne, and there was planted the last seed of the tree of Númenór,
Atlantis, which fell beneath the waves. It was the great tower west of the
Númenórian Capital, Osgiliath, Citadel of the stars, which spanned the
River Anduin.
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Minhiriath |
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Mirkwood |
Greenwood before the Third Age.
The Wood of Greenleaves Eryn Lasgalen after the Third Age.
The vast forest east of the Anduin and west of the River
Running in Northern Middle Earth. It is crossed by the Great East Road near the Mountains
of Mirkwood.
Mirkwood north of the Great Road is the realm of the Elf Lord Thranduil.
The forest elves live deep beneath the forest near the Forest River, in caves built by
the Dwarves. Thranduil holds the Dwarves and Bilbo captive for a time in
"The Hobbit", and Thranduil'sson Legolas is a member of
the Fellowship of the Ring in "The Lord of the Ring."
In southwestern Mirkwood is Dol Guldur, the Sorcerer's Tower,
occupied by Sauron during the Third Age.
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Mountains of Middle Earth |
Mountains of Middle Earth
Andrast
Barrow Downs
Ash Mountains
Blue Mountains
Carn Dum
Emyn Muil
Erebor
Ettenmoors
Gray Mountains
Gundabad
Hills of Evendim
Iron Hills
North Downs
Misty Mountains
Mount Doom
Mountains of Shadow
Pinnath Galin
South Downs
Weather Hills
White Mountains
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Moria |
Khazad-dûm
The original subterranean home of the Dwarfs, where they were created, and
the only site that mithral was ever mined in Middle Earth. In the
War of the Ring, the place where Gandalf and the Balrog fought.
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Mordor |
(Lugbúrz to the Orcs)
The realm of Sauron, east of Gondor.
It is bounded by the Mountains of Ash on the North, and by the Mountains of Shadow on the West
and South. Souron's abode there is Barad Dûr, which is
east of Mount Doom. The southeast of is occupied by the Sea of Nurnin.
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Mount Doom |
Orudruin.
Active volcano in northern Mordor, where the One Ring was forged,
and where it is destroyed.
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Orthanc |
The citadel within the circle of Isengard. The abode of Saruman.
It was black, and the rock gleamed as if it were wet....
On the eastern side, in the angle of two piers, there was
a great door, high above the ground; and over it was a
shuttered window, opening upon a balcony hedged with
iron bars.... This was the only entrance to the tower; but many tall
windows were cut with deep embrasurs in the climbing walls: far up
the peered like little eyes in the sheer faces of the horns.
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Pelennor Fields |
The fertile fields between Minis Tirith and the
River Anduin.
Site of a cataclysmic battle of the War of the Ring.
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Rhudaur |
III 946 - III 1810. About 165,000 km2,
Bounded on the east by the Misty Mountains, on the south by the rivers Loudwater and Hoarwell,
and by the Great Western Road from the Hoarwell Bridge to Amon Sûl, and on the west
by a line east of the Weather Mountains northward to the Misty Mountains.
Ruled by descendents of King Eärendur of Arnor, but after III 1320
allied with Angmar. Vegetation primarily rolling heaths and grasslands, but with forests
in the Trollshaws and the foothills of the Misty Mountains. Economy based primarily on
livestock, particularly sheep. Population primarily of "Dunlandish" origin, reaching ca. 50,000
at its height, about III 1300. A capital and two villages
- Armithel, capital of Rhudaur, consists primarily of wooden buildings surrounding
a market place. A stone-walled garrison and palace overlook the Hoarwell Bridge.
However, the Dúnedain royalty do not live in Armithel. Rather, the competing families
occupy several great towers in "The Vale of Kings" of the
Trollshaws, northeast of Armithel.
("Armithel" is a place name in Númenór.
It is first applied to the capial of Rhudaur here. The ruined towers are described in "Flight to the Ford")
- Sorontil is a rough, brawling burg
at the ford of the Loudwater. A few Dúnedain live there and befriend the elves of
Imladris, whose western border is the Loudwater. Elves are rarely seen on its dirty streets,
but Dwarves are nearly as common as Men. The Men and Dwarves repair the road, defend
the merchants, and transport goods across the high pass of the Misty Mountains.
(The name "Sorontil"
originates here, it's meaning being "by the Loudwater".)
- Fennas Drúnin
is a citadel and surrounding huts at the angle between the Loudwater and Hoarwell rivers.
It has strong economic ties with the city of Tharbad.
("Fennas Drúnin" is the creation of "Brian"
as part of a role-laying game
"
The Council of Fennas Drúnin")
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Rivendale |
Imladris.
The domain of Elrond east of the Loudwater River near the Great East Road,
and on the western flank of the Misty Mountains. It is hidden and
protected by Elrond and the ring Vilya which he bears. He and his sons live in the
Last Homely House.
His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or
story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking best,
or a pleasant mixture of them all.
Evil things did not come into that valley.
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Rivers of Middle Earth |
The Rivers of Middle Earth
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Roads of Endóre |
The roads named here are those built by the Dúnedain during the third age.
However, these followed much older paths of Elves and Men, beginning with the
route followed by the Elves as the wandered westward out of Cuiviénen.
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Rohan |
The land North of Gondor and bounded by the
Misty Mountains, Fanghorn forest, the River
Anduin, and the White Mountains.
Formerly a part of Gondor called Calenardhon, it was ceded to
the Rohirrim in 2510 Eorl the Young defeated an army of Orcs and
Easterlings at the Field of Celebrant.
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Sea of Rhún |
A great inland sea, to the east of The Middle Earth. It is fed by the
Redwater (Carnen) River, which drains the Iron Hills; and The River
Running (Celduin), which drains the Gray Mountains (via the Forest River)
and Erebor. The River Running is the main route for east-west commerce,
and for armies. The northwestern shores of Sea of Rhún are densely
forested, and the lush agricultural region of Dorwinion surrounds the
mouth of the River Running.
It is larger than the Sea of Núrnen, within Mordor.
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The Shire |
The principal abode of the Hobbits, in Eriador, bounded on the east by the
Old Forest and the Brandywine River, on the west by the White Downs,
on the North by the Hills of Evendim and the Bindbale Wood, and on the
South by the Old South Road to Gondor. Granted to the Hobbits by the
Númenorian King, Argeleb II, ancestor of Aragorn. Consisting of four
districts (Farthings: North, South, East and West). Its capital is Michael Delving
in Westfarthing, and its rulers are the Mayor of Michael Delving and the
Thain of the Tooks, the military leader of the Shire. The economy is based
primarily on agriculture.
Map or the Shire
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Udûn |
A circular vale in northwesternmost Mordor, formed by the joining of
the Ash Mountains and the mountains and two spurs from them. It is
blocked in the north the black gates of Morannon, and to the south
it opens by the Isenmouth to Mordor.
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Valinor |
The abode of the Ainur, the gods, on the continent of Aman, across the
Sundering Sea from Middle Earth
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Weathertop |
Amon Sûl, Hill of the Wind. The site of the ruins of an ancient fortress
of Arnor, the Númenorian Empire of the North. The tower of Amon Sûl
was the location of one of the palantír. In the war of the Ring, Frodo
is wounded by the Ringwraiths on Weathertop, and is only saved by the power of Elrond.
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