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==History==
==History==
In the early days of [[Gondor]], after [[Sauron]]'s first defeat and expulsion from Mordor, the [[Gondorians]] built two watchtowers at the entrance to the pass, to guard Mordor and prevent the return of Sauron's servants.<ref name=Tower /> As the centuries passed, Gondor's watch on Mordor failed and the towers were left unmanned. When Sauron's forces returned to his ancient home, they found the watch-towers that were meant to guard against them empty, so they quickly fell under the control of the [[Sauron#Eye of Sauron|Red Eye]]. They became known as Carchost and Narchost, the Towers of the Teeth, and by the time of the [[War of the Ring]], they were part of Sauron's own defences.<ref name=Gate>{{TT|Gate}}, second paragraph</ref>
In the early days of [[Gondor]], after [[Sauron]]'s first defeat and expulsion from Mordor, the [[Gondorians]] built two watchtowers at the entrance to the pass, to guard Mordor and prevent the return of Sauron's servants.<ref name=Tower /> In {{TA|1944}} when king [[Ondoher]] of Gondor and both his sons fell in a battle against the [[Wainriders]] north of the Morannon<ref>{{App|Gondor}}, entry for king Ondoher</ref><ref>{{UT|Northmen}}</ref> the Morannon and the [[Towers of the Teeth]] were still manned by troops from Gondor.<ref>{{UT|8e}}, note 15</ref> As the centuries passed, Gondor's watch on Mordor failed and the towers were left unmanned. When Sauron's forces returned to his ancient home, they found the watch-towers that were meant to guard against them empty, so they quickly fell under the control of the [[Sauron#Eye of Sauron|Red Eye]]. They became known as Carchost and Narchost, the Towers of the Teeth, and by the time of the [[War of the Ring]], they were part of Sauron's own defences.<ref name=Gate>{{TT|Gate}}, second paragraph</ref>


The Towers of the Teeth were finally destroyed on 25 March, 3019 T.A. when the [[One Ring]] was unmade.<ref name=Cormallen>{{RK|Cormallen}}, sixth paragraph</ref> The Towers, along with the rest of the fortifications in [[Cirith Gorgor]], collapsed after the Ring's power was removed.
The Towers of the Teeth were finally destroyed on 25 March, 3019 T.A. when the [[One Ring]] was unmade.<ref name=Cormallen>{{RK|Cormallen}}, sixth paragraph</ref> The Towers, along with the rest of the fortifications in [[Cirith Gorgor]], collapsed after the Ring's power was removed.

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Towers of the Teeth
Fortress
Paul Monteagle - Cirith Gorgor.jpg
"Cirith Gorgor" by Paul Monteagle
General Information
Other namesNarchost and Carchost
LocationCirith Gorgor, above the Black Gate
TypeFortress
DescriptionWatchtowers of the Black Gate
People and History
InhabitantsOrcs
CreatedEarly T.A.
Destroyed25 March, 3019 T.A.

The Towers of the Teeth, individually named Narchost and Carchost,[1] stood at the northwest corner of Mordor. The Ephel Dúath and the Ered Lithui came together at the haunted Pass of Cirith Gorgor, and formed a gateway into that dark land. These two towers stood on the cliffs on either side of the entrance to the pass.

History

In the early days of Gondor, after Sauron's first defeat and expulsion from Mordor, the Gondorians built two watchtowers at the entrance to the pass, to guard Mordor and prevent the return of Sauron's servants.[1] In T.A. 1944 when king Ondoher of Gondor and both his sons fell in a battle against the Wainriders north of the Morannon[2][3] the Morannon and the Towers of the Teeth were still manned by troops from Gondor.[4] As the centuries passed, Gondor's watch on Mordor failed and the towers were left unmanned. When Sauron's forces returned to his ancient home, they found the watch-towers that were meant to guard against them empty, so they quickly fell under the control of the Red Eye. They became known as Carchost and Narchost, the Towers of the Teeth, and by the time of the War of the Ring, they were part of Sauron's own defences.[5]

The Towers of the Teeth were finally destroyed on 25 March, 3019 T.A. when the One Ring was unmade.[6] The Towers, along with the rest of the fortifications in Cirith Gorgor, collapsed after the Ring's power was removed.

Other names of the Towers of the Teeth were the Teeth of Mordor[5][7] or the Towers of the Black Gate.[6]

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