Mordor's geography was excellent for defense against enemies attacking on all fronts, for nearly un-scalable mountains defended Mordor on three sides, while the broken, jagged land of Gorgoroth and Núrn would greatly impede any army that managed to break through. To the southwest of Barad-dûr lay the arid plateau of Gorgoroth and Mount Doom to the east lay the plain of Lithlad. ![]() Sauron's main fortress of Barad-dûr sat at the end of a spur of the Ered Lithui. In front of the Black Gate lay the Dagorlad or the Battle Plain. Guarding the entrance was the Black Gate of Mordor. In the northwest corner of Mordor the deep valley of Udûn was one of the few entrances for large armies. ![]() Mordor was protected from three sides by large mountain ranges, arranged roughly in a rectangular manner: the Ered Lithui ('Ash Mountains') in the north, and Ephel Dúath ('Mountains of Shadow') in the west and south. 7.1 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
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