Mount Doom, a volcano in Mordor, was the goal of the Fellowship of the Ring in the quest to destroy the One Ring.
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11 Facts About Mordor
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Mordor was surrounded by three mountain ranges, to the north, the west, and the south.
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Commentators have noted that Mordor was influenced by Tolkien's own experiences in the industrial Black Country of the English Midlands, and by his time fighting in the trenches of the Western Front in the First World War.
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Mordor was roughly rectangular in shape, with the longer sides on the north and south.
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Nurn, the southern part of Mordor, was less arid and more fertile; Sauron's slaves farmed this region to support his armies, and streams fed the salt Sea of Nurnen.
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Mordor built his great stronghold Barad-dur, the Dark Tower, near the volcano Mount Doom, and became known as the Dark Lord of Mordor.
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Mordor then set about conquering Middle-earth, launching an attack upon the Elves of Eregion, but was repelled by the Men of Numenor.
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Gondor built fortresses at the entrances to Mordor to prevent his return, maintaining the "Watchful Peace" for over a thousand years.
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Great Plague in Gondor caused the fortifications guarding Mordor to be abandoned, and Mordor again filled with evil things.
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The Ringwraiths took advantage of Gondor's decline to re-enter Mordor, conquered Minas Ithil, and took over the fortresses.
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Mordor responded by emptying Mordor of its armies, sending them to the Black Gate.
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