Was there any other way into Mordor?

In the northwest corner of Mordor the deep valley of Udûn was one of the few entrances for large armies, and that is where Sauron built the Black Gate of Mordor. The only other paths for armies to cross into Mordor from the west, over the Ephel Duath were the Morgul Pass and the Pass of Cirith Ungol.

How many paths are in Mordor?

There are three ways into Mordor that we know of: The Black Gate.

When did Minas ithil become Minas Morgul?

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In TA 2000, the forces of the nine Nazgûl laid siege to Minas Ithil. In TA 2002 after two years of siege, the city fell and was transformed into a bastion of evil, with its palantír falling into the hands of Sauron. As a result, it came to be called Minas Morgul, the Tower of Dark Sorcery.

Can you get to Mordor through Minas Morgul?

Minas Morgul was located in the upland valley known as the Morgul Vale at the feet of the Mountains of Shadow. It overlooked the region of Ithilien and controlled the only passes through the mountains that led into Mordor, the Morgul Pass and the Pass of Cirith Ungol.

Who built the secret stairs of Cirith Ungol?

After that came the second set of stairs, the Winding Stair, which led up to Cirith Ungol itself. We’re never told for sure who made the Stairs: they may have been originally carved by Sauron’s servants, or perhaps later by the Gondorians at the same time as they raised the Tower to guard the pass.

Can you return to Minas Ithil?

However, after returning to Minas Morgul in Act 2, new incoming Captains will increase in level, and the fortress defended by the Nazgul cannot be assaulted until the end of Act 3….Minas Ithil.

What happened to Minas Ithil after the War of the Ring?

After the War, Aragorn (as King Elessar) counseled Faramir to make his abode in Emyn Arnen southeast of Minas Tirith, in Ithilien, and decreed that Minas Ithil in the Morgul Vale, despoiled by its years as Minas Morgul, be completely destroyed, for ‘although it might in time come to be made clean, no man might dwell …

Where did the band Cirith Ungol get their name?

The band took their name from the mountain pass Cirith Ungol in J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The name is Elvish and means “Pass of the Spider.”. While the place in Tolkien’s book is pronounced “kirith ungol,” the band pronounced it “sirith ungol.”.

Is Minas Morgul the same as Cirith Ungol?

In The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth, the names “Cirith Ungol” and “Minas Morgul” are falsely used interchangeably to describe a single fortress. In the Return of the King video game, the player may play as Sam who has to kill 80 Orcs and then may progress to the tower, to fight Gorbag and rescue Frodo.

What happened to Gondor at Cirith Ungol?

Gondor occupied the tower guarding the pass until TA 1636 when the Great Plague killed much of Gondor’s population. After the Plague, Gondor again occupied Cirith Ungol but they were eventually distracted by the Wainriders, and evil was allowed to return to Mordor.

How did Frodo Baggins get into Cirith Ungol’s keep?

In the Quest of the Ring, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee were led to this pass by Gollum to the lair of the ancient spider Shelob. At this time, there were also three-headed statues that “watched” the gateway into the keep of Cirith Ungol which could not be passed by mortals.