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Dates
This title was first used after Sauron secretly established himself at Dol Guldur c. III 1100; it would have fallen out of use after Sauron returned to Mordor in III 2941
Race
Division
Settlements
Dol Guldur in southern Mirkwood
Important peaks
Dol Guldur stood on the hill of Amon Lanc
Pronunciation
Dol Guldur is pronounced 'do'l goo'ldoorr' (where 'rr' emphasises that the final r sound should be distinctly pronounced)
Meaning
Dol Guldur means 'hill of dark magic'
Other names
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Sorcerer of Dol Guldur

A name for the Necromancer

A title given to the unknown dark magician who came out of the east and took up residence at Dol Guldur in Mirkwood during the Third Age. He went unrecognised for many centuries, and though some suspected he might be a Nazgûl, it was later revealed that he was none other than Sauron himself, recovering from his great defeat at the end of the Second Age.


See also...

Emyn Duir, Sorcerer

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