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Durthang was a fortress located in the mountains of northern Mordor, and one of the many Orc-holds along the northern mountains there.

It stood in the northern Ephel Dúath, on the slopes above Udûn and the Isenmouthe, which it in part watched over.[1]

History[]

It was originally built by Gondor after the War of the Last Alliance to keep watch on Mordor and prevent evil from entering there again. At first Durthang was like the other fortresses and castles built to watch over Mordor, fully maintained and manned. However, as Gondor's power began to decline, the fortress began to be neglected from the reign of Atanatar II. It was finally abandoned after the Great Plague that vastly depopulated Gondor and evil began to re-enter the formerly desolate land. The ruined fortress was repaired by Sauron upon his return to Mordor and was garrisoned by his forces during the War of the Ring.[2]

Frodo and Sam passed this castle when they headed to Mount Doom as they had to go northwards and then south to avoid Barad-dûr, and they found this castle to be vigilant and hostile. The castle sent out Orc-forces to march to Udûn for the Battle of the Black Gate, the battle which ended the War of the Ring in the south-east. The exact fate of Durthang remains unknown.

The Lord of the Rings Online - Durthang

Durthang in The Lord of the Rings Online

In adaptations[]

Durthang appeared on a 2002 official licensed map by New Line Cinema cartographer, Daniel Reeve for Decipher.

Durthang is a playable area in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.

Durthang appears in The Lord of the Rings Online, where it was originally named "Durthand", The Black Shield

Etymology[]

Durthang is Sindarin, meaning 'Dark oppression'.

Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ዱርታንግ
Arabic دورثانج
Armenian Դուրթանգը
Belarusian Cyrillic Дуртанг
Bengali ডুর্থাঙ
Bulgarian Cyrillic Дуртанг
Chinese 德桑城堡
Danish Durthang ("Undertrykkelsens Mørke Fort")
Greek Δορθανγ
Gujarati દુથાંંગ
Hebrew דורתאנג
Hindi डुर्थङ
Kannada ಡುರ್ಥಾಂಗ್
Kazakh Дұртһанг (Cyrillic) Durthang (Latin)
Korean 두르탕
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Дуртhанг
Macedonian Cyrillic Дуртханг
Marathi दुथांग
Mongolian Cyrillic Дуртhанг
Nepalese दुर्थाङ
Persian دورتانگ
Russian Дуртанг
Sinhalese ඩර්ටැන්ග්
Tajik Cyrillic Дуртанг
Tamil தூர்தங்
Telugu దుర్ధన్గ్
Thai ดัวร์ธัง
Ukrainian Cyrillic Дуртганґ
Urdu دورٹحنگ
Yiddish דורהאַנג


References[]

  1. The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Mordor (and Adjacent Lands)"
  2. The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Ch. II: "The Land of Shadow"
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