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'''Orc-holds''' is a term used to refer to underground tunnellings of the [[Orcs]], found throughout the [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mount Gundabad]]. | '''Orc-holds''' is a term used to refer to underground tunnellings of the [[Orcs]], found throughout the [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mount Gundabad]]. | ||
==Misty Mountains Holds== | ==Misty Mountains Holds== | ||
{{main|Orcs of the Misty Mountains}} | |||
Several | Several Orkish holds including [[Moria]] were dwelled by [[Orcs]] and caused trouble in the nearby regions, such as [[Eriador]], [[Lorien]] and [[Shire]]. | ||
==Mount Gundaband== | ===Mount Gundaband=== | ||
{{main|Mount Gundabad}} | |||
Mount Gundaband was the capital of Orcs in the North after its first sack in the [[Second Age]]. Major Orcish opperations such as battles during the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] and the [[Battle of Five Armies]] were from it. | Mount Gundaband was the capital of Orcs in the North after its first sack in the [[Second Age]]. Major Orcish opperations such as battles during the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] and the [[Battle of Five Armies]] were from it. | ||
===Goblin-town=== | |||
{{main|Goblin-town}} | |||
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[[Category:Caves]] | [[Category:Caves]] | ||
[[Category:Realms]] | [[Category:Realms]] | ||
[[Category:Orcs]] | [[Category:Orcs]] | ||
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Orc-holds is a term used to refer to underground tunnellings of the Orcs, found throughout the Misty Mountains and Mount Gundabad.
Misty Mountains Holds
- Main article: Orcs of the Misty Mountains
Several Orkish holds including Moria were dwelled by Orcs and caused trouble in the nearby regions, such as Eriador, Lorien and Shire.
Mount Gundaband
- Main article: Mount Gundabad
Mount Gundaband was the capital of Orcs in the North after its first sack in the Second Age. Major Orcish opperations such as battles during the War of the Dwarves and Orcs and the Battle of Five Armies were from it.
Goblin-town
- Main article: Goblin-town
