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Dates
First built between c. II 1000 and c. II 1600; destroyed in II 3441; rebuilding began in III 2951; Finally destroyed in III 3019
Location
On an outcrop of the Ered Lithui, in the northwest of Mordor
Other Names
Barad-dûr, Lugbúrz

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Dark Tower

The Barad-dûr

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A name for Sauron's fortress of Barad-dûr, in the Black Land of Mordor.


See also...

Barad-dûr, Black Pit, Black Pits, Dark Lord, Downfall of Barad-dûr, Ered Lithui, Ereinion Gil-galad, Eye of Mordor, Fall of Barad-dûr, Hell, Land of Shadow, Lieutenant of the Tower of Barad-dûr, Lord of Barad-dûr, Lord of the Nazgûl, Lugbúrz, [See the full list...]

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