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| location=South of the [[Ered Lithui]], east of the [[Plateau of Gorgoroth]]<ref name=FirstMap>{{TI|MIII}}, p. 309</ref><ref name=SecondMap>{{WR|3|XIV}}, The Second Map (East), p. 435</ref> | | location=South of the [[Ered Lithui]], east of the [[Plateau of Gorgoroth]]<ref name=FirstMapWeb>{{webcite|author=J.R.R. Tolkien|articleurl=https://thetolkienist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/first-map-of-Lord-of-the-Rings_web.jpg|articlename=First Map of The Lord of the Rings|dated=|website=|accessed=11 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=FirstMap>{{TI|MIII}}, map square P18, p. 309</ref><ref name=SecondMap>{{WR|3|XIV}}, The Second Map (East), map squares Q17 and Q18 p. 435</ref> | ||
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'''Lithlad''' was a plain in [[Mordor]].<ref name=Lithlad>{{TT|Gate}}, second paragraph</ref> | '''Lithlad''' was a plain in [[Mordor]].<ref name=Lithlad>{{TT|Gate}}, second paragraph</ref> | ||
The mountain range of the [[Ephel Duath]] and the mountain range of the [[Ered Lithui]] formed a great wall around the plains of ''Lithlad'' and of [[Plateau of Gorgoroth|Gorgoroth]], and the inland sea of [[Nurnen]] in the middle.<ref name=Lithlad/> | The mountain range of the [[Ephel Duath]] and the mountain range of the [[Ered Lithui]] formed a great wall around the mournful plains of ''Lithlad'' and of [[Plateau of Gorgoroth|Gorgoroth]], and the inland sea of [[Nurnen]] in the middle.<ref name=Lithlad/> | ||
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== Other versions of the legendarium == | == Other versions of the legendarium == | ||
In draft 'A' of the chapter [[The Tower of Cirith Ungol]] it is mentioned that the eastern face of the tower stood up from a shelf in the mountain wall with four pointed bastions with sides facing north-east and north-west and that the windows of the tower stared over the plains of ''Gorgoroth'' and ''Lithlad''.<ref>{{SD|Kirith}}, p. 20</ref> | In draft 'A' of the chapter [[The Tower of Cirith Ungol]] it is mentioned that the eastern face of the tower stood up from a shelf in the mountain wall with four pointed bastions with sides facing north-east and north-west and that the windows of the tower stared over the plains of ''Gorgoroth'' and ''Lithlad''.<ref>{{SD|Kirith}}, p. 20</ref> | ||
The plain of ''Lithlad'' appears on [[The First Map of The Lord of the Rings]] | The plain of ''Lithlad'' appears on the [[The First Map of The Lord of the Rings|First Map of The Lord of the Rings]] south of the ''Ered Lithui'' and east of [[Barad-dûr]]. The longer mountain spur that branches off from the ''Ered Lithui'' to the east of ''Barad-dûr'' and that is longer than the short mountain spur on whose end Barad-dûr is located, does not exist on the first map.<ref name=FirstMapWeb/><ref name=FirstMap/> It appears on the [[The Second Map of The Lord of the Rings|Second Map of The Lord of the Rings]] approximately in the same location south of the ''Ered Lithui'' and east of ''Barad-dûr'' and the longer mountain spur.<ref name=SecondMap/> The plain of ''Lithlad'' does not appear on the [[The Third Map of The Lord of the Rings|Third Map of The Lord of the Rings]] that was drawn by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].<ref>{{webcite|author=J.R.R. Tolkien|articleurl=https://www.tolkienestate.com/assets/images/megamaps/lord-of-the-rings-optimized.jpg|articlename=Maps: MIDDLE-EARTH|dated=|website=|accessed=11 January 2022}}</ref>. It also does not appear on the [[General Map of Middle-earth]] and on [[The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age]] map that were drawn by [[Christopher Tolkien]] and published with [[The Lord of the Rings]] or [[Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth]]. | ||
Based on its position in | Based on its position in , Mark Fisher places ''Lithlad'' between the mountain spur on whose end ''Barad-dûr'' is located and the longer mountain spur that branches off from the ''Ered Lithui'' to the east of ''Barad-dûr'' and incorrectly claims that this position is based on ''The First Map of The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Mark Fisher|articleurl=https://www.glyphweb.com/arda/l/lithlad.php|articlename=Lithlad|website=The Encyclopedia of Arda|accessed=25 December 2021}}</ref> | ||
Although Karen Wynn Fonstad was aware of the location of ''Lithlad'' on ''The First Map of The Lord of the Rings'', she places ''Lithlad" on the north-western shore of the [[Sea of Núrnen]] in [[Nurn]].<ref name="Fonstad">[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]] ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'', p. 91 with note 31 p. 93</ref> | Although Karen Wynn Fonstad was aware of the location of ''Lithlad'' on ''The First Map of The Lord of the Rings'', she places ''Lithlad" on the north-western shore of the [[Sea of Núrnen]] in [[Nurn]].<ref name="Fonstad">[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]] ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'', p. 91 with note 31 p. 93</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 11 January 2022
| Lithlad | |
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| Location | South of the Ered Lithui, east of the Plateau of Gorgoroth[1][2][3] |
| Type | Plain |
| Description | Plain |
Lithlad was a plain in Mordor.[4]
The mountain range of the Ephel Duath and the mountain range of the Ered Lithui formed a great wall around the mournful plains of Lithlad and of Gorgoroth, and the inland sea of Nurnen in the middle.[4]
Etymology
Lithlad is Sindarin for "Plain of Ashes".[5]
Other versions of the legendarium
In draft 'A' of the chapter The Tower of Cirith Ungol it is mentioned that the eastern face of the tower stood up from a shelf in the mountain wall with four pointed bastions with sides facing north-east and north-west and that the windows of the tower stared over the plains of Gorgoroth and Lithlad.[6]
The plain of Lithlad appears on the First Map of The Lord of the Rings south of the Ered Lithui and east of Barad-dûr. The longer mountain spur that branches off from the Ered Lithui to the east of Barad-dûr and that is longer than the short mountain spur on whose end Barad-dûr is located, does not exist on the first map.[1][2] It appears on the Second Map of The Lord of the Rings approximately in the same location south of the Ered Lithui and east of Barad-dûr and the longer mountain spur.[3] The plain of Lithlad does not appear on the Third Map of The Lord of the Rings that was drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien.[7]. It also does not appear on the General Map of Middle-earth and on The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age map that were drawn by Christopher Tolkien and published with The Lord of the Rings or Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth.
Based on its position in , Mark Fisher places Lithlad between the mountain spur on whose end Barad-dûr is located and the longer mountain spur that branches off from the Ered Lithui to the east of Barad-dûr and incorrectly claims that this position is based on The First Map of The Lord of the Rings.[8]
Although Karen Wynn Fonstad was aware of the location of Lithlad on The First Map of The Lord of the Rings, she places Lithlad" on the north-western shore of the Sea of Núrnen in Nurn.[9]
Robert Foster places Lithlad either in the southwest or the east of Mordor.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "First Map of The Lord of the Rings", (accessed 11 January 2022)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XV. The First Map of The Lord of the Rings", "Maps IIIA and III", map square P18, p. 309
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Ring, "Part Three: Minas Tirith", "XIV. The Second Map", The Second Map (East), map squares Q17 and Q18 p. 435
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Black Gate is Closed", second paragraph
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 457
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, "Part One: The End of the Third Age: II. The Tower of Kirith Ungol", p. 20
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Maps: MIDDLE-EARTH", (accessed 11 January 2022)
- ↑ Mark Fisher, "Lithlad", The Encyclopedia of Arda (accessed 25 December 2021)
- ↑ Karen Wynn Fonstad The Atlas of Middle-earth, p. 91 with note 31 p. 93
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry "LITHLAD"
