the Black Gate
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The Black Gate is the massive, heavily fortified main entrance to Sauron’s realm of Mordor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ gate ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Morannon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Black Gate of Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ the Morannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | The Lord of the Rings film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInBook |
The Fellowship of the Ring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderBetween |
Mordor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the lands to the west of Mordor ⓘ |
| builtAcross | the entrance to the valley of Udûn ⓘ |
| characteristic |
grim
ⓘ
heavily fortified ⓘ massive ⓘ |
| closedTo | unauthorized entry into Mordor ⓘ |
| controlsAccessTo | Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Easterlings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southrons NERFINISHED ⓘ orcs ⓘ |
| describedInWork | The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flankedBy |
Carchost
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narchost NERFINISHED ⓘ the Towers of the Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | main entrance to Mordor ⓘ |
| guardedFor | the security of Sauron’s realm ⓘ |
| guardsRealmOf | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
battlements
ⓘ
iron doors ⓘ portcullis ⓘ watch-towers ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | black iron ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Black Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| near |
the Ephel Dúath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Ered Lithui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | the Army of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedLocation |
Barad-dûr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cirith Ungol NERFINISHED ⓘ Minas Morgul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sceneOfEvent |
the last battle before the destruction of the One Ring
ⓘ
the parley between the Mouth of Sauron and the Captains of the West ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | main military stronghold on the western border of Mordor ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | the end of the Third Age ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.