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Behind the Morannon, the Black Gate at the northwestern entrance to Mordor
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Guarded to the northwest by the Towers of the Teeth, and to the southeast by Carach Angren
Pronunciation
oo'doon
Meaning
Named for the original Udûn, Melkor's great fortress in the distant past of the World; the name originally meant something like 'dark pit'

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Udûn

The valley behind the Gates of Mordor

Map of Udûn

The deep valley in the northwest of Mordor, formed at the meeting of the Ered Lithui and the Ephel Dúath, whose northern entrance was guarded by the Morannon.


See also...

Carach Angren, Flame of Udûn, Gates of Mordor, Isenmouthe, Morannon, Mordor, Udûn

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