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The [[Sammath Naur]]; the forge and workshop of [[Sauron]] tunnelled deep into [[Orodruin]] and open to its central fire.
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The '''Cracks of Doom''', also known as '''''Sammath Naur''''', was the forge and workshop of [[Sauron]] tunneled deep into [[Mount Doom]] and open to its central fire. It was in these fiery chambers that [[Sauron]] forged [[the One Ring]], and it was here that [[Frodo Baggins]] took the Ring to its destruction.
 
==Etymology==
''Sammath Naur'' is a [[Sindarin]] name.
 
''Sammath'' is [[Sindarin#Class Plural|collective plural]] of a word ''sam'' believed to mean "room, chamber"<ref>[http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-sd-en.html Hisweloke Sindarin dictionary]</ref>, cf. [[Quenya]] ''sambe''. Note that in the earlier ''[[Etymologies]]'' the [[Noldorin]] reflex of ''sambe'' was given as ''tham''.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry STAB</ref>
 
The latter word (''[[naur]]'') means "fire".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 38</ref>
 
==Inspiration==
The name ''Cracks of Doom'' is a wordplay on "cracke of Doome" (''Macbeth''; IV i 117)  meaning the "sudden sound (crack) of the trump that announces the Last Day".<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, pp. 767-8</ref> Here, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] uses "crack" to mean "fissure".
==See also==
 
*[[:Category:Images of the Cracks of Doom|Images of the Cracks of Doom]]
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Tim Kirk - The Cracks of Doom

The Cracks of Doom, also known as Sammath Naur, was the forge and workshop of Sauron tunneled deep into Mount Doom and open to its central fire. It was in these fiery chambers that Sauron forged the One Ring, and it was here that Frodo Baggins took the Ring to its destruction.

Etymology

Sammath Naur is a Sindarin name.

Sammath is collective plural of a word sam believed to mean "room, chamber"[1], cf. Quenya sambe. Note that in the earlier Etymologies the Noldorin reflex of sambe was given as tham.[2]

The latter word (naur) means "fire".[3]

Inspiration

The name Cracks of Doom is a wordplay on "cracke of Doome" (Macbeth; IV i 117) meaning the "sudden sound (crack) of the trump that announces the Last Day".[4] Here, Tolkien uses "crack" to mean "fissure".

See also

References