mordor

Hi, so I've just discovered this website (can already tell i will be spending a LOT of time on here). So my question, does Talion actually exist in the story of Middle Earth? Or are there any base characters like him? Thanks:)

The Ring is treacherous to anybody (save Sauron) that wears it or gets it: 1.) It corrupted Isildur so that he spared it. It then moved off his finger so that he'd be spotted by orcs. (Luckily for Middle Earth, the Ring appears to have fallen into the water, rather than stay in his...

Everybody gets upset when they hear that Frodo went to Cirith Ungol. But what other options did he have? He couldn't go through the Gate, and any path going to Mordor was heavily guarded.

If the Ring is able to change sizes at its will (intentionally slipping off Isildur's finger), why does it not fall off Sam when he is surrounded by orcs?

I was re-reading tTT and I was thinking, how was Gandalf actually planning to sneak into Mordor? He must have had a basic idea, or at least one thought as to how he would accomplish it. The Gates, I think can be ruled out. Even Gollum knew they couldn't get through that way. I don't think...

Let's look at this passage: ' "I was the herald of Gil-galad and marched with his host. I was at the Battle of Dagorlad before the Black Gate of Mordor, where we had the mastery: for the Spear of Gil-galad and Sword of Elendil, Aiglos and Narsil, none could withstand." ' The Fellowship of the...

Hi all, I’m very much into the language of Mordor, but the use of it in The Lord of the Rings is not sufficient enough for me to learn it. I am fascinated by the languages of other cultures, and I am very fond of Tolkien’s ability to produce whole new languages, I wondered if anyone could point...

A few random questions: Do you like the constant inter-cutting between Sam and Frodo in Mordor and the approach to and action at the Black Gates? I think it works quite well, but the rapid flashes back and forth may be a bit too rapid? When did F&S leave their orc-gear, and where did F's...

To Mordor and Back Peter Jackson's wondrous Return of the King. By David Edelstein Facing doom and Gollum There's a sequence an hour into Peter Jackson's The Return of the King (New Line), the final film of his The Lord of the Rings trilogy, that renders any narrative confusions, any...

I'm a little bit pressed for time right now, otherwise I'd lay out my case. Anyways, it might be interesting to hear what you all think of the matter first. Were there Mordor orcs at Parth Galen other than Grishnakh? Obviously there were Misty Mountain Maggots (MMMs) and the redoubtable...

DISCLAIMER: Before some PC person says it, 'black' is not the point of this discussion in the least, so let's not go there, but 'black' is vital to the point I'm trying to make, OK? It's sad I have to start with this, but recent history in discussions here indicates I do indeed. :rolleyes...

I do so love Viggo's pronunciation of Mordor in the movies. Is this the correct way, I assume it is, as he was so dedicated to the spirit of The Work? Murdur? REDRUM. Wacko Jacko Nickleodeon : HERE'S JOHNNY! TAGGART. Call the Polis, there's been a mordor! J FLETCHER. If ony she'd...

From LOTR, The Appendices, Appendix A, I, The Númenorean Kings, (i) Númenor: Was it a mistake placing Gondor so close to the realm of their greatest possible enemy? They had no space between themselves and Mordor, little room that could give them ample warning if an attack was underway. On the...

Thank you for the words of Mordor...But, I wonder if the black speech of Mordor could be translated into English? I know there has to be more to it than just, "One Ring To Rule Them All, One Ring To Find Them, One Ring To Bring Them All, And In The Darkness, Bind Them...." Thank you.

I'm not sure how you spell it-is it Rivendell?-The home of "Elrond" In the Ext. version of the 1st. film in Rivendell, when, was it Boromir?-He wanted so much to take the ring from the table; he almost touched it when "Gandalf" stood up and started speaking the Black Speech of Mordor in front of...

In the first film, when Gandalf told Frodo, "There are few who can; the language is that of Mordor, which I will not utter here...." What do you think the interpretation of Mordor could have been if Gandalf would not dare to speak it in the Shire??? Also, when I thought that it was only one...

Could the Roman Empire in its greatest times have defeated Mordor?

When Frodo Sam and Gollum have reached the black gate, an army of wicked men come by and are chanting something but i cant really make it out. I think one part of it says "WE ARE MEN OF MORDOR" but im not sure. anyone else know?

I was wondering if any free people of Gondor or anywere else ever lived in Mordor. If not who built Barad Dur or was it built by Morgoth .:confused:

I'm sure that someone has already picked up on this, but in the Extended FOTR DVD, when the Fellowship is leaving Rivendell, Gandalf insists that the Ringbearer lead the way. Frodo leads the group out of the gates of Rivendell, only to be immediately presented with a choice of two roads. Frodo...