Nurn

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Nurn
Region
Mark Fisher - Nurn.gif
"Nurn" by Mark Fisher
General Information
LocationSouthern Mordor
TypeRegion
DescriptionQuite fertile, with Lake Nurnen in the middle of it
InhabitantsOrcs, Men
GalleryImages 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:

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 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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