Black Gate of Mordor
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The Black Gate of Mordor is the heavily fortified main entrance to Sauron’s realm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, guarding the only direct passage into the land of Mordor.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fortresses of Mordor | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fortification ⓘ gate ⓘ structure in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| accessRoute | Morannon pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Morannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Last Battle at the Black Gate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| barrierBetween |
Mordor and the lands of Gondor
ⓘ
Mordor and the lands of Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderOf |
Ithilien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Mordor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlsPassageThrough | Cirith Gorgor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlsPassageTo | Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Easterlings
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ⓘ
Haradrim NERFINISHED ⓘ orcs of Mordor ⓘ |
| describedIn | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Book V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDepictionDirector | Peter Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flankedBy |
Carchost
NERFINISHED
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Narchost NERFINISHED ⓘ Towers of the Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
border defense
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main entrance to Sauron’s realm ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Towers of the Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guardedRegion | northwestern entrance to Mordor ⓘ |
| guards | entrance to Mordor ⓘ |
| inspiredAdaptation | The Lord of the Rings film trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | iron ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Black Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Ephel Dúath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ered Lithui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Diversionary attack by the Army of the West
ⓘ
Parley between the Captains of the West and the Mouth of Sauron ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | only direct passage into Mordor from the west and north ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Third Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfDefense | heavily fortified gate ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fortresses of Mordor