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'''Nurn''' was the name given to the southern regions of [[Mordor]], more fertile than [[Plateau of Gorgoroth|Gorgoroth]] | '''Nurn''' was the name given to the southern regions of [[Mordor]]. It was much, much more fertile than [[Plateau of Gorgoroth|Gorgoroth]], a literal desert. The great Lake [[Sea of Núrnen|Núrnen]] laid in the center of the region.<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 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 most likely escaped the desolation caused by the eruption of [[Orodruin|Mount Doom]], unlike in northern Mordor.<ref>{{RK|VI3}}</ref><ref>{{RK|VI4}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Nurn'', appearing in the compound ''[[Sea of Núrnen#Etymology|Núrnen]]'' ("sad-water"), apparently means "sad" in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 457</ref><ref>{{UT|Index}}, ''Núrnen''</ref> | ''Nurn'', appearing in the compound ''[[Sea of Núrnen#Etymology|Núrnen]]'' ("sad-water"), apparently means "sad" in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 457</ref><ref>{{UT|Index}}, ''Núrnen''</ref> | ||
==Portrayal in | ==Portrayal in adaptations== | ||
'''2014: [[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]:''' | '''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':''' | ||
: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. | :''[[Gorgoroth (book)|Gorgoroth]]'' contains two maps of north-western Mordor that include the north-western part of Nurn. It also contains descriptions of the fortresses of Barad-wath and Ostigurth that guard the gap of Nurn which spreaded 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. | |||
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Revision as of 18:44, 9 March 2021
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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. It was much, much more fertile than Gorgoroth, a literal desert. The great Lake Núrnen laid in the center of the region.[1] At the time of the War of the Ring slaves worked fields by the dark, sad water of Lake Núrnen to feed the 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 most likely escaped the desolation caused by the eruption of Mount Doom, unlike in northern Mordor.[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:
- Gorgoroth contains two maps of north-western Mordor that include the north-western part of Nurn. It also contains descriptions of the fortresses of Barad-wath and Ostigurth that guard the gap of Nurn which spreaded 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
