The Ephel Dúath, also known as the Mountains of Shadow or the Outer Fence, were a range of mountains making up Mordor’s western and southern borders.
Description
These mountains met the Ash Mountains at the Black Gate, sealing Mordor from the outside. The Morgul Vale, where the city of Minas Morgul stood, was a large valley, opening into the Morgul Pass. The Pass of Cirith Ungol bore secret access through the Ephel Dúath via the dangerous tunnels of Shelob. In the northern reaches of the mountains on the east side lay the castle of Durthang, west of Udûn. The river Poros flowed down out of the mountains to the Anduin, as did the Morgulduin, and another unnamed tributary flowed into the Sea of Núrnen.[1]
Etymology
Ephel Dúath is Sindarin for 'Outer fences of dark shadow'.
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዐፕሀል ዹኣጥ |
| Arabic | جبال الظل |
| Armenian | Եպհել Դւատհ ? |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Епhел Дуатh |
| Bengali | এফেল দুঅথ্ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Епхел Дуатх |
| Catalan | Èphel Duath |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 伊菲爾杜斯 A.K.A. 黯影山脈 |
| Danish | Skyggebjergene |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Thai | เอเฟลดูอัธ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Ефель-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
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" (map)
