Ephel Dúath, also known as the Outer Fence, are a range of mountains making up Mordor’s western and southern borders.
History 
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They meet the Ash Mountains at the Black Gate, so that between them the mountain ranges effectively seal off Mordor from invasion on three sides. They house Morgul Vale, where the city of Minas Ithil resides. The Pass of Cirith Ungol leads through the Ephel Dúath from the Stairs of Cirith Ungol behind Minas Morgul to the Tower of Cirith Ungol, which is on the eastern side of the mountain chain, and is guarded by both Minas Ithil and Cirith Ungol, and is home to the giant spider Shelob, daughter of Ungoliant. In its northern reaches, lies the castle of Durthang, above Udûn. Its southern half is penetrated by the river Poros, which is fed by the Sea of Núrnen just south of Durthang and to the east are the Morgai.
To the far south-east of Mordor is the Ered Glamhoth, the tail of mountains that curves northwards off of the Ephel Duath.[1][2]
Etymology Edit
Ephel Dúath is a Sindarin name that literally means 'Outer fences of dark Shadow'.[3]
Translations around the world Edit
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዐፕሀል ዹኣጥ |
| Arabic | جبال الظل |
| Armenian | Եպհել Դւատհ ? |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Епhел Дуатh |
| Bengali | এফেল দুঅথ্ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Епхел Дуатх |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 伊菲爾杜斯 A.K.A. 黯影山脈 |
| Georgian | ეფელ დუათი |
| Greek | Εφελ Ντουαθ |
| Gujarati | એપેલ ડુથ |
| Hebrew | אפל דואת ' |
| Hindi | एफेल दुअथ् |
| Hungarian | Árnyék-hegység A.K.A. Homály Kerítése |
| Japanese | エフェル・ドゥーアス |
| Kannada | ಎಫೆಲ್ ಡುವಾತ್ |
| Kazakh | Епһел Дұат (Cyrillic) Ephel Duat (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Эпhэл Дуат |
| Lao | ເປຫເຣ ດຸະຕຫ ? |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Епхел Дуат |
| Marathi | एपेल दुआथ |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Эпhэл Дуат |
| Nepalese | एफेल दुअथ् |
| Pashto | ېپهېل ضواته |
| Persian | هپههل دواته |
| Russian | Эфель Дуат |
| Sanskrit | एफेल् डुअथ् |
| Serbian | Епхел Дуат (Cyrillic) Ephel Duat (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඒඵෙල් ඩුඅථ් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Епҳел Дуат |
| Tamil | ஏப்ஹெல் டுஅத்ஹ் |
| Telugu | ఏఫెల డుఅథ్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Епгел Дуат |
| Urdu | ایپہال دواٹہ |
| Uzbek | Епҳел Дуат (Cyrillic) Ephel Duat (Latin) |
| Yiddish | ײפּהעל דואַטה |
| Mountain Ranges of Arda |
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Ash Mountains | Echoriath | Ephel Dúath | Ered Gorgoroth | Blue Mountains | Ered Lómin | Grey Mountains | Ered Wethrin | Iron Hills | Iron Mountains | Misty Mountains | Mountains of Angmar | Mountains of Mirkwood | Mountains of Mithrim | Orocarni | Pelóri | Wall of the Sun | White Mountains | Yellow Mountains |
References Edit
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter II: "The Land of Shadow"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Mordor (and Adjacent Lands)"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
