A term for the defended pass in the northwest of Mordor, and great Black Gate - the Morannon - that protected it. The Gates opened onto a narrow valley, Udûn, and were highly defensible. Indeed, they were only successfully assaulted once in their history, by the armies of the Last Alliance.
See also...
Eagles of the North, Elrohir, Firefoot, Gollum, Great Battle, Host of the West, Isildur, Legolas Greenleaf, Lord of the Black Land, Men of the West, Meneldor, Noman-lands, Olog-hai, Radagast, River Anduin, [See the full list...]Silver Swan, Slag-hills, The Ship and the Silver Swan, War of the Last Alliance, White Horse
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