| This article is about the plateau in Mordor. For the mountains in Beleriand, see Ered Gorgoroth. |
The Plateau of Gorgoroth with Barad-dûr and Mount Doom in the background, by Rodrigo Mendez
The Plateau of Gorgoroth, or simply Gorgoroth, was a region located in the northwestern portion of Mordor.
Geography[]
The location of the Plateau of Gorgoroth in Mordor
The Plateau of Gorgoroth stood at the heart of the dark lands of Mordor, and was where most of Sauron's armies lay in wait for their master's command. Gorgoroth was a vast wasteland southeast of the Isenmouthe and Udûn that had been seared by the eruptions of Mount Doom. It was always covered in the volcanic ash of Mount Doom and had no plant growth save for the Brambles of Mordor. A few streams of brackish water descended from the Ephel Dúath and Ash Mountains, but either petered out or flowed into cisterns dug for the use of Sauron's armies. The Plateau of Gorgoroth was arid with extreme climates and was considered to be uninhabitable by Men or perhaps by anything else living.[1]
The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad suggests that the uplift of the Plateau of Gorgoroth was linked to the formation of Mount Doom. In particular, the author suggests that, according the descriptions, the landscape of this region was composed by basaltic rocks and ashes erupted by the volcano.[1][2]
History[]
During the War of the Ring, the Plateau of Gorgoroth was the location of mines and forges which supplied Mordor's armies with weapons and armor. Frodo and Sam looked upon Gorgoroth and passed through it on their way to Mount Doom between March 16 and March 24, TA 3019.[3]
During Return of the King, the One Ring tempts Samwise Gamgee with a vision once the Hobbit retrieves the Ring. The vision showcases Sam turning the barren plateau into a verdant garden of flowers with ripe fruit trees.
In adaptations[]
Video games[]
Gorgoroth is a playable region in both Middle-earth: Shadow of War and The Lord of the Rings Online
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Plato van Gorgoroth |
| Albanian | Rrafshnalta e Gorgorothit |
| Amharic | ጉማሮት ? |
| Arabic | هضبة جورجوروث |
| Armenian | Գորգորոթի սարահարթ |
| Assamese | গৰ্গোৰথৰ মালভূমি |
| Asturian | Meseta de Gorgoroth |
| Azerbaijani | Qorqorot Yaylası |
| Basque | Gorgoroth-eko goi-ordokia |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Плато Гаргарот |
| Bengali | গোরগোরোথের মালভূমি |
| Bosnian | Visoravan Gorgoroth |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Плато на Горгорот |
| Cambodian | ខ្ពង់រាបហ្គោហ្គោរ៉ូត |
| Chinese | 戈戈罗斯高原 |
| Croatian | Plato Gorgorotha |
| Czech | Plošina Gorgoroth |
| Danish | Gorgoroth ("Rædselssletten") |
| Dogri | गोरगोरोथ दा पठार |
| Dutch | Plateau van Gorgoroth |
| Esperanto | Altebenaĵo de Gorgoroth |
| Estonian | Gorgorothi platoo |
| Filipino | Talampas ng Gorgoroth |
| French | Plateau de Gorgoroth |
| Frisian | Plateau fan Gorgoroth (Western) |
| Faroese | Gorgoroth høgd |
| Galician | Meseta de Gorgoroth |
| Georgian | გორგოროთის პლატო |
| German | Hochebene von Gorgoroth |
| Greek | Οροπέδιο του Γοργοροθ |
| Gujarati | ગોર્ગોરોથનું ઉચ્ચપ્રદેશ |
| Hebrew | רמה גורגורותה |
| Hindi | गोर्गोरोथ का पठार |
| Hungarian | Gorgoroth-fennsík |
| Icelandic | Gorgoroth Háslétta |
| Indonesian | Dataran Tinggi Gorgoroth |
| Irish Gaelic | Ardchlár Gorgoroth |
| Italian | Altopiano di Gorgoroth |
| Japanese | ゴルゴロスの高原 |
| Javanese | Dataran tinggi Gorgoroth |
| Kannada | ಗೊರ್ಗೊರೊತ್ ಪ್ರಸ್ಥಭೂಮಿ |
| Kazakh | Горгорот үстірті (Cyrillic) Gorgorot üstirti (Latin) |
| Konkani | गोरगोरोथचो पठार |
| Korean | 고르고로스 고원 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Горгорот платосу |
| Latin | Alta planities Gorgoroth |
| Latvian | Gorgorothas plato |
| Lithuanian | Gorgoroto plynaukštė |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Плато на Горгорот |
| Malagasy | Lembalemba Gorgoroth |
| Malayalam | ഗോർഗോറോത്ത് പീഠഭൂമി |
| Malaysian | Dataran Tinggi Gorgoroth |
| Marathi | गोरगोरोथचे पठार |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Горгорот өндөрлөг |
| Nepalese | गोर्गोरोथको पठार |
| Norwegian | Gorgoroth-platået |
| Occitan | Planastèl de Gorgoroth |
| Pashto | د ګورګوروت پلوته |
| Persian | فلات گورگوروث |
| Polish | Płaskowyż Gorgoroth |
| Portuguese | Planalto de Gorgoroth |
| Punjabi | ਗੋਰਗੋਰੋਥ ਦਾ ਪਠਾਰ |
| Romanian | Podișul Gorgoroth |
| Russian | Плато Горгорот |
| Sanskrit | गोर्गोरोथस्य पठारः |
| Sardinian | Altura de Gorgoroth |
| Scottish Gaelic | Àrd-thìr Gorgoroth |
| Serbian | Плато оф Горгорот (Cyrillic) Plato of Gorgorot (Latin) |
| Shona | Duvurwi Gorgoroth |
| Sicilian | Altipianu di Gorgoroth |
| Sindhi | گورگورٿ جي پليٽ |
| Sinhalese | ගෝර්ගොරොට් සානුව |
| Slovak | Náhorná rovina Gorgoroth |
| Slovenian | Planoto Gorgoroth |
| Spanish | Meseta del Gorgoroth |
| Swedish | Gorgoroths platå |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Платои Горгорот |
| Tamil | கோர்கோரோத் பீடபூமி |
| Telugu | గోర్గోరోత్ పీఠభూమి |
| Thai | ที่ราบสูงของกอร์โกรอธ |
| Turkish | Gorgoroth Yaylası |
| Turkmen | Gorgorot Platosy |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Плато Горгорот |
| Urdu | گورگوروت کی سطح مرتفع |
| Uzbek | Горгорот Платоси (Cyrillic) Gorgorot Platosi (Latin) |
| Venetian | Altipiano de Gorgoroth |
| Vietnamese | Cao nguyên Gorgoroth |
| Welsh | Llwyfandir Gorgoroth |
| Yiddish | פּלאַטאָ פון גאָרגאָראָטה |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Mordor (and Adjacent Lands)"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "Introduction"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "The Journey of Frodo and Sam"