Morannon
Massive iron gate barring the deep defile of Cirith Gorgor, built across a stone rampart from cliff to cliff, guarded by two tall strong towers called the Teeth of Mordor.
The Morannon, known as the Black Gate of Mordor, stands as an impregnable iron barrier across the defile of Cirith Gorgor, first introduced in The Two Towers as a massive gate flanked by the ominous Teeth of Mordor towers guarding Sauron's realm. In The Return of the King, it evolves into a colossal fortress amid a desolate wasteland of slag hills and marshes, embodying silent watchfulness and overwhelming dread under a hazy red sun. It serves as the site of a desperate parley where Aragorn and the Captains of the West confront the Mouth of Sauron, only to witness its dramatic destruction by Sauron's own wrathful forces as the Ring is destroyed.
History
The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of the Lord of the Rings
Massive iron gate barring the deep defile of Cirith Gorgor, built across a stone rampart from cliff to cliff, guarded by two tall strong towers called the Teeth of Mordor.
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
The Morannon is a colossal and forbidding fortress gateway dominated by the closed Black Gate set within a great rampart and flanked by the two tall dark Towers of the Teeth. The surrounding terrain is a barren wasteland of slag hills, marshes and desert under a dim grey light and hazy sullen red sun. It conveys an overwhelming scale that appears impregnable, with a pervasive mood of silent watchfulness and ominous threat.
Book Appearances
The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of the Lord of the Rings
First appears Ch 14
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
First appears Ch 10