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'''Mount Doom''', or '''[[Orodruin]]''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[oˈrodruɪn]}} in three syllables), was a volcano in [[Mordor]] where [[the One Ring]] was forged in the [[Crack of Doom]], a fiery chasm within the mountain. [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s quest in the [[War of the Ring]] was to destroy the Ring at Mount Doom. | '''Mount Doom''', or '''[[Orodruin]]''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[oˈrodruɪn]}} in three syllables), was a volcano in [[Mordor]] where [[the One Ring]] was forged in the [[Crack of Doom]], a fiery chasm within the mountain. [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s quest in the [[War of the Ring]] was to destroy the Ring at Mount Doom. | ||
When [[Sauron]] chose the land of [[Mordor]] as his dwelling-place in the [[Second Age]], Orodruin was the reason for his choice. He 'used the fire that welled there from the heart of the earth in his sorceries and his forging.' The most famous result of his forging, and in fact the only one we know of for sure, was the One Ring. | When [[Sauron]] chose the land of [[Mordor]] as his dwelling-place in the [[Second Age]], Orodruin was the reason for his choice. He "''used the fire that welled there from the heart of the earth in his sorceries and his forging.''" The most famous result of his forging, and in fact the only one we know of for sure, was the One Ring. | ||
Orodruin was far more than a natural volcano - Sauron seems to have extended his own power into it, and was able to control its fires. It seems to have lain dormant when Sauron was away from Mordor, and sprung into life when his power grew.{{or}} | Orodruin was far more than a natural volcano - Sauron seems to have extended his own power into it, and was able to control its fires. It seems to have lain dormant when Sauron was away from Mordor, and sprung into life when his power grew.{{or}} | ||
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Mount Doom, or Orodruin (S, pron. [oˈrodruɪn] in three syllables), was a volcano in Mordor where the One Ring was forged in the Crack of Doom, a fiery chasm within the mountain. Frodo's quest in the War of the Ring was to destroy the Ring at Mount Doom.
When Sauron chose the land of Mordor as his dwelling-place in the Second Age, Orodruin was the reason for his choice. He "used the fire that welled there from the heart of the earth in his sorceries and his forging." The most famous result of his forging, and in fact the only one we know of for sure, was the One Ring.
Orodruin was far more than a natural volcano - Sauron seems to have extended his own power into it, and was able to control its fires. It seems to have lain dormant when Sauron was away from Mordor, and sprung into life when his power grew.Template:Or
Etymology
Mount Doom is the Common Speech translation of Amon Amarth in Gondor.[1]
The name was given because the volcano was linked in ancient and little-understood prophecies with the final end of the Third Age, when the One Ring was found again.[1]
Portrayal in Adaptations
2001-3: The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy:
- Mount Ngauruhoe was used as Mount Doom in some scenes. In long shots the mountain is either a large model or a CGI effect, or a combination. It was not permitted to film the summit of Ngauruhoe because it is sacred to the Maori of the region. However, some scenes which showed the slopes of Mount Doom were filmed on the actual slopes of Mount Ruapehu.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pp. 768-9
