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{{disambig-two|a mountain in [[Rhovanion]]|[[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]] supplement|[[Mount Gundabad (book)]]}}
{{disambig-two|a mountain in [[Rhovanion]]|[[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]] supplement|[[Mount Gundabad (book)]]}}
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| name=Gundabad
| image=[[File:Larry Elmore - Mount Gundabad.jpg|250px]]
| image=[[File:Larry Elmore - Mount Gundabad.jpg|250px]]
| name=Mount Gundabad
| caption="Mount Gundabad" by Larry Elmore
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| location=At the northern end of the [[Misty Mountains]] and west of the [[Grey Mountains]]
| type=Mountain
| type=Mountain
| location=Near the northern [[Misty Mountains]] and west of the [[Grey Mountains]]
| inhabitants=[[Dwarves]]<br/>[[Orcs]]
| realms=[[Angmar]]<br/>Orc of the Mountains
| description=A large mountain, where Durin the Deathless awoke, later capital of the Orcs of the region
| description=A large mountain, where Durin the Deathless awoke, later capital of the Orcs of the region
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| etymology=''Gund'', meaning "excavated tunnel"
| inhabitants=[[Dwarves]]<br/>Later [[Orcs]]
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| events=Awakening of Durin<br/>[[First Sacking of Gundabad]]<br/>[[Second Sacking of Gundabad]]
| events=Awakening of Durin<br/>[[First Sacking of Gundabad]]<br/>[[Second Sacking of Gundabad]]
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==Description==
==Description==
From the northern part of the [[Vales of Anduin]], Mount Gundabad appeared to be the northern endpoint of the [[Misty Mountains]] and the western endpoint of the [[Grey Mountains]], although slightly separated from both ranges.<ref>{{H|Wilderland}}</ref> In actuality, the Misty Mountains continued past Mount Gundabad in a northwesterly direction (this extension was known as the [[Mountains of Angmar]]).  In all maps the mountain was shown as having three conjoined peaks. Bordering [[Forodwaith (lands)|Forodwaith]] to the north, the mountain undoubtedly had a cold climate.<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref>
From the northern part of the [[Vales of Anduin]], Mount Gundabad appeared to be the northern endpoint of the [[Misty Mountains]] and the western endpoint of the [[Grey Mountains]], although slightly separated from both ranges.<ref>{{H|Wilderland}}</ref> In actuality, the Misty Mountains continued past Mount Gundabad in a north-westerly direction (this extension was known as the [[Mountains of Angmar]]).  In all maps the mountain was shown as having three conjoined peaks. Bordering [[Forodwaith (lands)|Forodwaith]] to the north, the mountain undoubtedly had a cold climate.<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
''Gundabad'' is said to be a "in origin a [[Khuzdul]] name". Its meaning, however, is unknown.<ref>{{HM|PM}}, p. 301</ref>
''Gundabad'' is said to be a "in origin a [[Khuzdul]] name". Its meaning, however, is unknown.<ref>{{HM|PM}}, p. 301</ref>
In Hindi/Urdu, ''Gunda'' means goon/thug/henchman/gangster (the like), while ''-bad'' (phonetically baad) means a place of residence/abode; thus Gundabad meaning an abode of or the place where goons/thugs reside. But there is no record of this being the origin, apt sounding may it be.


A recogniseable element is Khuzdul ''[[gundu]]'', meaning "underground hall", but it is not known if this word is indeed part of the name ''Gundabad''.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Helge Fauskanger]]|articleurl=http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/khuzdul.htm|articlename=Khuzdul|website=Arda|accessed=}}</ref>
A recogniseable element is Khuzdul ''[[gundu]]'', meaning "underground hall", but it is not known if this word is indeed part of the name ''Gundabad''.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Helge Fauskanger]]|articleurl=http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/khuzdul.htm|articlename=Khuzdul|website=Arda|accessed=}}</ref>
==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:The Hobbit - The Battle of the Five Armies - Gundabad fortress.jpg|thumb|350px|Gundabad in [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]]]]
'''2012: ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'':'''
:On their way to [[Rivendell]], [[Radagast]] and [[Gandalf]] are pursued by [[Azog]]'s [[Orcs]] and swift [[Wargs]] of Gundabad, according to Gandalf.
'''2014: ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'':'''
:Gundabad is a large fortress of the Misty Mountains, housing a large number of Orcs and bats. [[Legolas]] and [[Tauriel]] travel there and discover of the second orc army heading for [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]]. Legolas remarks that their people fought a battle there in another Age and his mother was killed at that place.


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Revision as of 13:00, 4 September 2018

This article is about a mountain in Rhovanion. For the MERP supplement, see Mount Gundabad (book).
Gundabad
Mountain
Larry Elmore - Mount Gundabad.jpg
"Mount Gundabad" by Larry Elmore
General Information
LocationAt the northern end of the Misty Mountains and west of the Grey Mountains
TypeMountain
DescriptionA large mountain, where Durin the Deathless awoke, later capital of the Orcs of the region
People and History
InhabitantsDwarves
Later Orcs
EventsAwakening of Durin
First Sacking of Gundabad
Second Sacking of Gundabad
GalleryImages of Gundabad

Mount Gundabad was a mountain adjacent to the northern reaches of the Misty Mountains. It was revered by the Dwarves but usually occupied by Orcs.

Description

From the northern part of the Vales of Anduin, Mount Gundabad appeared to be the northern endpoint of the Misty Mountains and the western endpoint of the Grey Mountains, although slightly separated from both ranges.[1] In actuality, the Misty Mountains continued past Mount Gundabad in a north-westerly direction (this extension was known as the Mountains of Angmar). In all maps the mountain was shown as having three conjoined peaks. Bordering Forodwaith to the north, the mountain undoubtedly had a cold climate.[2]

History

According to the Dwarves, Durin the Deathless, eldest of the Fathers of the Dwarves, awoke at Mount Gundabad shortly after the Awakening of the Elves. From that time forward the mountain was revered by the Dwarves.[3] However, since Durin awoke alone he did not stay at the mountain; he walked southward until he discovered Khazad-dûm.[4] In the early ages Mount Gundabad did serve as a place of assembly for delegations of Dwarves, yet there is no mention of any making permanent residence there.[3]

In S.A. 1695 Sauron invaded Eriador. In 1697 he conquered Eregion[5] and would have overwhelmed Elrond, leading refugees northward, but he was attacked in the rear by forces sent from Khazad-dûm. Sauron drove the Dwarves back but could not breach the Doors of Durin. Frustrated, he commanded the Orcs to harry the Dwarves wherever they could be found.[6] Soon thereafter came the First Sacking of Gundabad, followed by a long occupation by Orcs.[3]

Around the year T.A. 1300 the realm of Angmar arose.[7] Its lands lay on both sides of the Misty Mountains[8] so Mount Gundabad was part of its domains. Although Angmar was destroyed in 1975[7] and the last remnants of its people east of the mountains were driven away[9] in 1977,[7] Gundabad itself remained populated with Orcs.

After the death of King Thrór in 2790 the Dwarves gathered for vengeance. The War of the Dwarves and Orcs began in 2793[7] and the Second Sacking of Gundabad occurred.[10] Although it is likely that the Dwarves cleared the mountain of all Orcs, afterwards the Orcs returned and Mount Gundabad again served as their capital in the North.[11]

In 2941[7] Thorin Oakenshield, Gandalf, several Dwarves, and Bilbo Baggins entered the Misty Mountains. While in the mountains the Great Goblin was killed and the party escaped. Furious, the Orcs gathered at Mount Gundabad under the command of Bolg to seek revenge. Hearing of the death of Smaug they marched on the Lonely Mountain.[11] However, the Orcs lost the Battle of Five Armies and three parts of their numbers.[12] Orcs still lived at Mount Gundabad by the end of the Third Age but in a very reduced state.

Etymology

Gundabad is said to be a "in origin a Khuzdul name". Its meaning, however, is unknown.[13]

A recogniseable element is Khuzdul gundu, meaning "underground hall", but it is not known if this word is indeed part of the name Gundabad.[14]

Portrayal in adaptations

2012: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey:

On their way to Rivendell, Radagast and Gandalf are pursued by Azog's Orcs and swift Wargs of Gundabad, according to Gandalf.

2014: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies:

Gundabad is a large fortress of the Misty Mountains, housing a large number of Orcs and bats. Legolas and Tauriel travel there and discover of the second orc army heading for Erebor. Legolas remarks that their people fought a battle there in another Age and his mother was killed at that place.

References