Lore:Ephel Dúath
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Ephel Dúath
Quick Facts
| Location: | A mountain range running along the western and southern borders of Mordor |
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| Settlements: | Durthang, Minas Morgul (originally Minas Ithil), Narchost, The Tower of Cirith Ungol |
| Passes: | Cirith Gorgor, Cirith Ungol, Imlad Morgul |
| Pronunciation: | e'ffel doo'ath |
| Meaning: | Mountains1 of Shadow |
| Other names: | East-mountains, Mountains of Shadow2 |
The Mountains of Shadow on the borders of Mordor
The western mountain-fence of Mordor, lying between it and its ancient enemy Gondor, in which stood the tower of Minas Morgul.
Footnotes
| 1 | The Elvish names of mountain ranges typically contain the word ered, the plural of orod, 'mountain' (as in Ered Lithui, Ered Luin, and many other examples). The ephel in Ephel Dúath literally means 'outer fence' (as opposed to the inner 'fence' of the Morgai, presumably). |
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| 2 | To confuse matters, the Ephel Dúath weren't the only Mountains of Shadow in Middle-earth. The name was also applied to a far northern range, though those northern mountains had been lost beneath the Sea at the end of the First Age. |
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