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.

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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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mordor contains the Black Gate
Ered Lithui near the Black Gate