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[[Image:Brothers Hildebrandt - Gate of Mordor.jpg|thumb|250px|''Gates of Mordor'' by [[Brothers Hildebrandt]].]]
[[Image:Brothers Hildebrandt - Gates of Mordor.jpg|thumb|250px|''Gate of Mordor'' by [[Brothers Hildebrandt]].]]
The '''Gate of Mordor''' (also <b>the gates of Mordor</b> and once - thus called by [[Elrond]] in the [[Council of Elrond]] - the <b>Black Gate of Mordor</b>) was a term for the defended pass in the northwest of [[Mordor]], and great [[Black Gate]] - the [[Morannon]] - that protected it. The Gates opened onto a narrow valley, [[Udûn]], and were highly defensible. Indeed, they were only successfully assaulted once in their history, by the armies of the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men|Last Alliance]].
The '''Gate of Mordor''' (also <b>the gates of Mordor</b>) was a term for the defended pass in the northwest of [[Mordor]], and great [[Black Gate]] - the [[Morannon]] - that protected it. The Gates opened onto a narrow valley, [[Udûn]], and were highly defensible. Indeed, they were only successfully assaulted once in their history, by the armies of the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men|Last Alliance]].


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Revision as of 16:16, 19 February 2008

The Gate of Mordor (also the gates of Mordor) was a term for the defended pass in the northwest of Mordor, and great Black Gate - the Morannon - that protected it. The Gates opened onto a narrow valley, Udûn, and were highly defensible. Indeed, they were only successfully assaulted once in their history, by the armies of the Last Alliance.