Udûn was the deep valley in the northwest of Mordor, formed at the meeting of the Ered Lithui and the Ephel Dúath. Its northern entrance was guarded by the Morannon and its southern entrance was guarded by the Isenmouthe.[1] The fortress Durthang stood in the northern Ephel Duath, on the slopes above Udûn.
Etymology
The name Udûn is Sindarin, meaning "dark pit, Underworld"[2] or "hell".[3]
Portrayal in adaptations
2017: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Added in the Mordor expansion, Udûn is one of the five areas that make up in the in-game region of the Plateau of Gorgoroth. It contains two great forges, Anglach in the north and Mornaur in the south, as well as dozens of lesser gear- and forge-works scattered throughout that were busy producing arms for the armies of Sauron.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 297
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Index"