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Dates
Founded c. II 1000; under Gondorian control between II 3441 and c. III 1980; Sauron finally ejected in III 3019
Location
Directly to the east of Gondor
Origins
Chosen as a fortified land by Sauron in about the year II 1000
Race
Ruled by Sauron, a Maia, but mainly peopled by Orcs
Settlements
Ruled from the Dark Tower of Barad-dûr, but contained numerous other fortresses, including Carchost, Durthang, Narchost and the Tower of Cirith Ungol; Minas Morgul stood on its borders beyond the mountains of Ephel Dúath
Important peaks
Orodruin, commonly called Mount Doom
Other names
The Black Country, The Black Land, The Dark Land, Land of Shadow, Mordor, The Nameless Land

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Dark Country

Frodo’s name for Mordor

Map of the Dark Country of Mordor

A rare name for the Black Land of Mordor, a term used in fact only by Frodo Baggins. It is effectively a loose translation of the name Mordor, in which the element mor means 'black' or 'dark', while dor relates to a land or country.


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