Dol Guldur
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Dol Guldur is a dark fortress in southern Mirkwood in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, notorious as a stronghold of evil and a key base of operations for the Necromancer during the events leading up to The Lord of the Rings.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dol Guldur (for some members) | 1 |
| Gorgoroth | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional fortress
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location in Middle-earth ⓘ stronghold of evil ⓘ |
| abandonedBy | Sauron (temporarily after White Council’s assault) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Hobbit NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion (appendices and references) NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
White Council’s attack on Dol Guldur
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imprisonment of Thráin II ⓘ loss of the last of the Seven Rings of the Dwarves ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Elves of Lórien
NERFINISHED
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Galadriel NERFINISHED ⓘ Gandalf NERFINISHED ⓘ White Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Sauron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
servants of Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
dark towers
NERFINISHED
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dungeons ⓘ encircling walls ⓘ |
| finalFate | cast down by Galadriel at the end of the War of the Ring ⓘ |
| fortificationType | hill-fortress ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
fell creatures
ⓘ
orcs ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterOccupiedBy |
Sauron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Necromancer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle-earth
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Mirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilderland NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Mirkwood ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Hill of Dark Sorcery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Anduin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lothlórien NERFINISHED ⓘ the Old Forest Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyOccupiedBy | Elves of Oropher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherName |
Amon Lanc
NERFINISHED
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Hill of Sorcery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
threat to Lórien
ⓘ
threat to northern Rhovanion ⓘ |
| threatLevel | one of the chief strongholds of Sauron in the Third Age ⓘ |
| timeOfEstablishment | around Third Age 1050 ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorAttack |
Third Age 2941
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War of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
base of operations for Sauron
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prison for Thráin II ⓘ stronghold of the Necromancer ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dol Guldur (for some members)
this entity surface form:
Gorgoroth