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'''Nurn''' was the name given to the southern regions of [[Mordor]], more fertile than [[Plateau of Gorgoroth|Gorgoroth]] in the north, in which the great | '''Nurn''' was the name given to the southern regions of [[Mordor]], more fertile than [[Plateau of Gorgoroth|Gorgoroth]] in the north, in which the great Lake [[Sea of Núrnen|Núrnen]] lay.<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref> At the time of the [[War of the Ring]] slaves worked fields by the dark sad water of Lake Núrnen to feed the slaves and armies of [[Sauron]].<ref>{{RK|VI2}}</ref> | ||
After the [[War of the Ring]], King [[Aragorn|Elessar]] liberated the | After the [[War of the Ring]], King [[Aragorn|Elessar]] liberated the slaves of [[Mordor]] and gave them all the land around Lake Núrnen to be their own.<ref>{{RK|VI5}}</ref> The region of Nurn probably escaped the destruction caused in northern Mordor by the eruption of [[Orodruin|Mount Doom]]<ref>{{RK|VI3}}</ref><ref>{{RK|VI4}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:23, 28 October 2020
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| "Nurn" by Mark Fisher | |
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| Location | Southern Mordor |
| Type | Region |
| Description | Quite fertile, with Lake Nurnen in the middle of it |
| Inhabitants | Orcs, Men |
| Gallery | Images of Nurn |
Nurn was the name given to the southern regions of Mordor, more fertile than Gorgoroth in the north, in which the great Lake Núrnen lay.[1] At the time of the War of the Ring slaves worked fields by the dark sad water of Lake Núrnen to feed the slaves and armies of Sauron.[2]
After the War of the Ring, King Elessar liberated the slaves of Mordor and gave them all the land around Lake Núrnen to be their own.[3] The region of Nurn probably escaped the destruction caused in northern Mordor by the eruption of Mount Doom[4][5]
Etymology
Nurn, appearing in the compound Núrnen ("sad-water"), apparently means "sad" in Sindarin.[6][7]
Portrayal in adaptations
1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- The campaign module Gorgoroth contains two maps of northwestern Mordor that include the northwestern part of Nurn with the names of two rivers and the names of three settlements and animals that occur in Nurn. It also contains descriptions of the fortresses of Barad-wath and Ostigurth that guard the gap of Nurn between Gorgoroth and Nurn.
2014: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor:
- Nurn is a location in the game that the player can visit. Nurn was originally the domain of the Tribesmen of Nurn whom were descended from Corsairs who have settled around the Sea of Nurn following Gondor’s retreat hundreds of years before the events of the story.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Land of Shadow"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Steward and the King"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Mount Doom"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Field of Cormallen"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 457
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, Index, Núrnen
