Morgul Vale
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Morgul Vale is a dark, haunted valley in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, lying beneath the Ephel Dúath and serving as the dread approach to Minas Morgul.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional valley
ⓘ
geographical feature in The Lord of the Rings ⓘ location in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Valley of the Morgul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approachTo | Minas Morgul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ringwraiths
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Witch-king of Angmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderOf |
Gondor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
corrupted by Mordor
ⓘ
dark ⓘ dreadful ⓘ haunted ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Morgul-road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedAs |
filled with a sickly, corpse-light glow from Minas Morgul
ⓘ
oppressive and fearsome ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| formerlyApproachTo | Minas Ithil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
main western approach to Minas Morgul
ⓘ
route from Ithilien toward Mordor ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| guardedBy | forces of Minas Morgul ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Morgulduin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | orcs ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gondor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ithilien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Ephel Dúath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Valley of Dark Sorcery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Cirith Ungol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morgai NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgul Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Frodo and Sam passed through on their way to Cirith Ungol
ⓘ
The Host of Morgul issued forth from Minas Morgul into the vale ⓘ |
| partOf | the western approaches to Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverFlowsFrom | Morgulduin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverFlowsToward | Anduin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key invasion route from Mordor into Gondor ⓘ |
| terrain | steep-sided valley ⓘ |
| threatens | Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Third Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underControlOf | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vegetation | blighted ⓘ |
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