Ephel Dúath, also known as the Outer Fence, were a range of mountains making up Mordor’s western and southern borders.
History
They met the Ash Mountains at the Black Gate, sealing Mordor from the outside. They housed the Morgul Vale, where the city of Minas Ithil stood. 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 lay the castle of Durthang, above Udûn. Its southern half was penetrated by the river Poros, which is fed by the Sea of Núrnen.
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
Ephel Dúath is Sindarin for 'Outer fences of dark shadow'.[3]
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 |
| 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 |
| 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
- ↑ 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
