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Mordor
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In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional continent of Middle-earth, Mordor is the realm of the Dark Lord Sauron. It lay to the east of Gondor and the great river Anduin, and to the south of Mirkwood. Mount Doo
Mount Doom (left, in the distance) and a door on the easter side of Barad-dûr (right) as drawn by J. R. R. Tolkien in an illustration used in the 1973 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar.
Mount Doom (left, in the distance) and a door on the easter side of Barad-dûr (right) as drawn by J. R. R. Tolkien in an illustration used in the 1973
Tolkien identified the volcano of Stromboli off Sicily with Mount Doom.
Tolkien identified the volcano of Stromboli off Sicily with Mount Doom.
Mount Ngauruhoe was Peter Jackson's inspiration for the Mount Doom in his films.
Mount Ngauruhoe was Peter Jackson's inspiration for the Mount Doom in his films.
Frodo and Sam guided by Gollum through the Dead Marshes. Scraperboard illustration by Alexander Korotich, 1984
Frodo and Sam guided by Gollum through the Dead Marshes. Scraperboard illustration by Alexander Korotich, 1984
Gondor
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Gondor is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, described as the greatest realm of Men in the west of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age. The third volume of The Lord of the Rings,
The lifeless White Tree of Gondor has been compared to the Dry Tree of medieval legend. Medieval manuscript illustration of the Dry Tree (centre) with the Phoenix, flanked by the Trees of the Sun and the Moon. Both the Dry Tree and the Phoenix are symbols of resurrection and new life. Rouen 1444–1445
The lifeless White Tree of Gondor has been compared to the Dry Tree of medieval legend. Medieval manuscript illustration of the Dry Tree (centre) with
James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton holding the white staff of the Lord Steward of the King's Household, Scotland, the same symbol as that of the
James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton holding the white staff of the Lord Steward of the King's Household, Scotland, the same symbol as that of the Stewards of Gondor. Portrait by unknown artist after Daniël Mijtens, 1622
Bold colourful Rohan, modelled on the Anglo-Saxons (here in an 11th-century illustration), "the bit that Tolkien knew best", is contrasted by critics
Bold colourful Rohan, modelled on the Anglo-Saxons (here in an 11th-century illustration), "the bit that Tolkien knew best", is contrasted by critics with the solemn but colourless Gondor.
Sandra Ballif Straubhaar notes that in Roman legend, Aeneas escapes the ruin of Troy, while Elendil escapes that of Númenor. Painting Aeneas flees bur
Sandra Ballif Straubhaar notes that in Roman legend, Aeneas escapes the ruin of Troy, while Elendil escapes that of Númenor. Painting Aeneas flees burning Troy by Federico Barocci, 1598