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'''Narchost''' was one of the two towers known as the [[Teeth of Mordor]],<ref>{{TT|IV3}}</ref> that stood on two hills either side of the [[Black Gate]] of the [[Morannon]], guarding the northwestern entrance into [[Mordor]].  Narchost and its companion [[Carchost]] were originally built by the [[Gondorians]], as a guard upon Mordor after [[Sauron]]'s first defeat.  As Gondor's strength waned, Narchost was abandoned and left to decay, until Sauron returned to his ancient land.  His forces took over both the old guard-towers and repaired them, so that at the time of the [[War of the Ring]], they formed part of Sauron's own defences.<ref name="Towers">{{RK|VI1}}</ref>
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==Etymology==
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In his unfinished index for the Lord of the Rings, Tolkien translated the [[Sindarin]] name ''Narchost'' as "Bitter-biting Fort".<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 601</ref> Its initial element ''narch'' "bitter-biting" is not otherwise attested, but a similar ([[Noldorin]]) verb ''[[narcha-]]'' "to rend" appears in the Etymologies as a derivative of the root ''[[NÁRAK]]''.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''NÁRAK'''</ref> The second element is ''[[ost]]'' "fortress".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''os(t)''</ref>
 
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