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The Black Gate of Mordor was originally a gate built by Sauron, the Dark Lord of Mordor, to prevent invasion at the gap between the Ered Lithui and the Ephel Duath. It was probably built with the power of the One Ring, like the Barad-Dur. After Sauron's fall, it became a Númenorean garrison. Backed up on the other side by the Isenmouthe, and protected by the castle of Durthang to the west, it was redesigned to keep all of Mordor's evil inside, shielding the outside from it - and it from the outside. The reconstruction of Minas Ithil, Tower of the Rising Moon, as well as the construction of Cirith Ungol were also done for the same purpose.

However, during the aftermath of the Kin-strife in Gondor the watchfulness of the guards in these strongholds relaxed. Thus the Ringwraiths and OrcsOrc or Ork an Old English word ('orc-neas' from Beowulf) for the zombie-like monsters of Grendel's race was revived by J. Tolkien in his Middle-earth legendarium. For the origin of the word and its usage in other fantasy works, see: Orc. In Tolkien's writ re-entered Mordor, eventually overrunning the garrisons and inhabiting them for themselves. It was at this time that the tower of Minas Ithil was taken by the Nazgul, having its name changed to Minas MorgulMinas Morgul ( Elvish: Tower of Dark Sorcery is a fictional city and tower in the story of The Lord of the Rings by J. Its original name was Minas Ithil ("Tower of the Rising Moon" in the Elvish language of Sindarin). It was one of three great cities of t, Tower of Sorcery.

During the War of the RingFictional wars In the fiction of J. Tolkien, the War of the Ring ended the Third Age. It was initiated by Sauron, who had gained strength since the end of the Second Age and sought the One Ring. During the War of the Ring, many thousands of Men of Rohan a, the Army of the West, numbering some 7,000 men, assaulted this stronghold in vain to draw the Eye of SauronThe Eye of Sauron is part of the fictional Middle-earth, a literary universe by J. The Eye of Sauron in the books In The Lord of the Rings the primary antagonist Sauron controls his minions from within the Dark Tower, Barad-dur, and thus he is never physi away from Mount DoomTolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Mount Doom or Orodruin is a volcano in Mordor where the One Ring was forged in the Crack of Doom, a fiery chasm within the mountain. Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring at Mount Doom occupies the bulk of The Lor, to allow FrodoFrodo Baggins is the main fictional character of J. Tolkien's monumental and mythological novel, The Lord of the Rings''. He is a Hobbit, born on September 22 of the year 2968 of the Third Age (T. to Drogo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck. 2980, Frodo lost the Ringbearer to cast the One RingThe One Ring also known as the Ruling Ring or Ring of Power is an artifact from J. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth universe. The Andvarinaut in the Volsunga saga is considered to have been the main inspiration. It was created by the Dark Lord Sauron duri into the Crack of DoomThe phrase at the crack of doom meaning "at the striking of the fateful hour", appears in Macbeth by William Shakespeare and has entered common usage. On the heath the witches show Macbeth the line of kings that will issue from Banquo: :'Why do you show m. The Ring was destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom and the Black Gate and the Towers of Teeth were destroyed.