The Black Gate

The Gate is Closed · The Last Debate

The Two Towers, The Return of the King · Third Age 3019, Third Age 3019 · show on the map

The Black Gate and its surroundings on the parchment map of Middle-earth — The Black Gate on the parchment map. Open this spot on the interactive map to pan, zoom or switch to the satellite view.

The Gate is ClosedThird Age 3019

Gollum leads Frodo and Sam to the Morannon, the Black Gate of Mordor. They find it impassable — two great watchtowers, an iron gate, and an army of orcs and men. As they watch, a column of Easterlings marches in. Gollum urges them not to enter by this road and offers to show them a secret way: the pass of Cirith Ungol, watched over by ‘Her’ — whom he does not name.

Figures: Frodo, Sam, Gollum

The Last DebateThird Age 3019

Aragorn leads the armies of the West to the Black Gate of Mordor in a desperate gambit to draw Sauron's Eye away from Frodo. Vastly outnumbered, they fight to buy time for the Ring-bearer.

Figures: Aragorn, Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, Merry, Pippin

Place	The Black Gate
Books	The Two Towers, The Return of the King
Dates	Third Age 3019, Third Age 3019
Map x, y	`5110, 2285`

What this connects to

Mount Doom — Distraction enables the Ring's destruction

Routes passing through

4 traced routes run within 150 map-pixels of here:

Nearest places on the map

Dagorlad — 66 map-pixels away, Second Age 3434
Ithilien — 181 map-pixels away, Third Age 3019
The Dead Marshes — 255 map-pixels away, Third Age 3019

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