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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 of the Misty Mountains]], found throughout the [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mount Gundabad]]. From there they caused trouble in the nearby regions, such as [[Eriador]], [[Lothlórien]] and [[the Shire]].


==Misty Mountains Holds==
Mount Gundabad was the capital of Orcs in the North after its first sack in the [[Second Age]]. Major Orkish operations such as battles during the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] and the [[Battle of Five Armies]]<ref>{{H|Burst}}</ref> were from it.
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Several Orkish holds including [[Moria]] were dwelled by [[Orcs]] and caused trouble in the nearby regions, such as [[Eriador]], [[Lothlórien]] and [[Shire]].
[[Orc|Orkish]] holds included [[Moria]] and the underground [[Goblin-town]] led by the [[Great Goblin]].<ref>{{H|Hill}}</ref>  
===Mount Gundaband===
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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]]<ref>{{HM|H}}, [[The Clouds Burst]]</ref> were from it.


===Goblin-town===
The Goblin-Town was an orcish underground community, led by the [[Great Goblin]].<ref>{{HM|H}}, [[Over Hill and Under Hill]]</ref>
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Orc-holds is a term used to refer to underground tunnellings of the Orcs of the Misty Mountains, found throughout the Misty Mountains and Mount Gundabad. From there they caused trouble in the nearby regions, such as Eriador, Lothlórien and the Shire.

Mount Gundabad was the capital of Orcs in the North after its first sack in the Second Age. Major Orkish operations such as battles during the War of the Dwarves and Orcs and the Battle of Five Armies[1] were from it.

Orkish holds included Moria and the underground Goblin-town led by the Great Goblin.[2]

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