the Black Gate of Mordor
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The Black Gate of Mordor is the massive, heavily guarded main entrance to Sauron’s dark realm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, symbolizing the forbidding power and militarized might of Mordor.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Gate of Mordor | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fortification ⓘ gate ⓘ |
| accessRouteTo | interior of Mordor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
the Black Gate
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the Morannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeAccessAvoidedBy | Frodo and Sam via Cirith Ungol ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
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ⓘ
The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | The Lord of the Rings film trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFaction | forces of Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| besiegedBy | Army of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedAgainstBy |
Aragorn
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Gandalf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| defensivePurpose | to bar entry into Mordor ⓘ |
| describedAs |
heavily guarded
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iron gate ⓘ massive ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearsInChapter | The Black Gate Is Closed ⓘ |
| function |
main entrance to Mordor
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military stronghold ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
Easterlings
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Haradrim NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauron’s armies ⓘ orcs ⓘ trolls ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentFortress | towers of the Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | great wall across the pass ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| locatedAt | northwestern entrance of Mordor ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverseRegion | Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ephel Dúath
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Ered Lithui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Black Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | defenses of Mordor ⓘ |
| sceneOf | Battle of the Morannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SindarinName | Morannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
forbidding might of Mordor
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power of Sauron ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | end of the Third Age ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Frodo Baggins
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Gollum NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.