Dead Marshes
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The Dead Marshes are a bleak, haunted wetland in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, infamous for their ghostly lights and the dead faces visible beneath their dark waters.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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marsh ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | The Lord of the Rings film trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRace |
Elves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Men ⓘ Orcs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
bodies of Elves
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bodies of Men ⓘ bodies of Orcs ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Battle of Dagorlad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | high fantasy ⓘ |
| guideThrough | Gollum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
bleak
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dangerous ⓘ haunted ⓘ swampy ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
corpses under water
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faces of the dead ⓘ ghostly lights ⓘ stagnant pools ⓘ treacherous bogs ⓘ |
| hasMedium | literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with ancient battlefields
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dead faces visible beneath the water ⓘ will-o-wisp-like lights ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Westron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dagorlad
NERFINISHED
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Emyn Muil NERFINISHED ⓘ Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring (appendices)
NERFINISHED
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The Two Towers (Book IV) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | the lands bordering Mordor ⓘ |
| sceneTypeInAdaptations | horror-like landscape ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
corruption and decay
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lingering memory of war ⓘ |
| threatens |
travelers with drowning
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travelers with enchantment by lights ⓘ |
| timePeriodFormed | Second Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelRouteOnQuest | journey to Mordor ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Frodo Baggins
NERFINISHED
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Gollum NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warning | do not follow the lights ⓘ |
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