The Plateau of Gorgoroth with Barad-dûr and Mount Doom in the background, by Rodrigo Mendez.
Gorgoroth, fully named the Plateau of Gorgoroth, was a region located in the northwestern portion of Mordor.
Geography
The location of the Plateau of Gorgoroth in Mordor.
Gorgoroth stood at the heart of the dark lands of Mordor. Past the Isenmouthe and Udûn lays the Plateau of Gorgoroth, a vast wasteland in Mordor that holds not many secrets. Most of Sauron's armies lay in wait at Gorgoroth for their master's command. Five garrisons of Orcs patrol the dusty plain. Mordor gets its water from Núrn, a lake in Mordor. Orcs and Trolls set up fires to see if anyone is coming in case if an enemy has secretly passed by the Black Gate or Cirith Ungol. Gorgoroth stands near the fiery Mount Doom. Gorgoroth was always covered in the volcanic ash of Mount Doom and had no plant growth at all. The plateau was arid with extreme climates and was considered to be uninhabitable by Men or perhaps by anything else that lives.[1]
History
During the War of the Ring, Gorgoroth was the location of mines and forges which supplied Mordor's armies with weapons and armor. Frodo and Sam looked upon Gorgoroth and passed through it on their way to Mount Doom between March 16 and March 24, 3019.[2]
Behind the Scenes
Many Black Metal bands have named themselves after places and characters from Tolkien Mythology, resulting in bands like the Norwegian bands: Gorgoroth, Burzum, Morgul
Swedish band: Amon Amarth (Mount Doom)
Netherlands band: Carach Angren (Isenmouthe)
Portrayal in adaptations
Video Games
- Gorgoroth appears as a playable region in Middle-earth: Shadow of War.
Translations around the world
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ጉማሮት ? |
| Arabic | غورغوروث |
| Armenian | Գորգորոթ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Горгорот |
| Bengali | গোরগ্রোথ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Горгорот |
| Georgian | გორგოროთი |
| Greek | Γκόργκοροθ |
| Gujarati | ગોર્ગોરોથ |
| Hebrew | גורגורותה |
| Hindi | गर्गोरोथ |
| Japanese | ゴルゴロス |
| Kannada | ಗೋರ್ಗೊರೊಥ್ |
| Kazakh | Горгорот (Cyrillic) Gorgorot (Latin) |
| Korean | 고르고로스 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Горгорот |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Горгорот |
| Marathi | गोर्गोरोथ |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Горгорот |
| Nepalese | गओर्गोरोथ |
| Pastho | عورګوروته ? |
| Persian | گورگوروث |
| Punjabi | ਗੋਰ੍ਗੋਰੋਥ |
| Russian | Горгорот |
| Sanskrit | गओर्गोरोथ् |
| Serbian | горгорот (Cyrillic) Gorgorot (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ගොර්ගොරොත් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Горгоротҳ |
| Tamil | கோரகுரோத் |
| Telugu | గొర్గోరోత్ |
| Thai | กอร์โกรอท |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Горгорот |
| Urdu | گورگوروت |
| Uzbek | Горгоротҳ (Cyrillic) Gorgoroth (Latin) |
| Yiddish | גאָרגאָראָטה |
References
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Mordor (and Adjacent Lands)"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "The Journey of Frodo and Sam"