Why did the easterlings go into Mordor?
The Haradrim and Easterlins are Sauron’s military allies – they did not come for the expansion of infrastructure or the fortification of Mordor – they came to Sauron’s call to fight. And that war is being fought to the west of Mordor.
Which country is Persia today?
Iran
Persia, historic region of southwestern Asia associated with the area that is now modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries and originated from a region of southern Iran formerly known as Persis, alternatively as Pārs or Parsa, modern Fārs.
Is Mordor south or east?
Mordor was a black, volcanic plain located in the southeast of Middle-earth to the East of Gondor, Ithilien and the great river Anduin. Mordor was chosen by Sauron to be his realm because of the mountain ranges surrounding it on three sides, creating a natural fortress against his enemies.
What is north of Mordor?
Lands to the East. To the East of Rhovanion and to the North of Mordor lies the Sea of Rhûn, home to the Easterlings. North of that lie the Iron Hills of Dain’s dwarves; between those and Mirkwood is Erebor, the Lonely Mountain, once home to Smaug the dragon, and afterwards to Thorin’s dwarves.
Who are the humans going into Mordor?
Easterlings, known in early times as Swarthy Men, were a race of Men who eventually populated the vast, uncharted lands of Rhûn, east of Mordor and the Sea of Rhûn. Easterlings were enemies of the Free Peoples since the First Age, and a populous vassal of Sauron throughout the Second and Third Ages.
Is the making of Mordor the Black Country’s Tolkien?
For all its compunctions, The Making of Mordor is also the Black Country staking a belated claim to have influenced Tolkien. For decades, other astute parts of England have already been linking themselves to the lucrative fantasy franchise.
What is the making of Mordor really about?
The Making of Mordor, then, is an intriguing proposition, linking Tolkien’s fantasy fiction with a disappeared landscape that may have inspired it. So if you want to see what the industrialised Black Country looked like, then forget about wandering the streets from Darlaston to Gornal: that industrial heritage, for the most part, is history.
Did Tolkien see Mordor on a cruise in the Mediterranean?
Even if Tolkien saw and was revolted by the Black Country, it’s not clear that he transposed it in fiction as Mordor. The sci-fi fanzine Niekas has claimed that Tolkien happened upon Mordor while on a cruise in the Mediterranean.
Is Mordor the regreen of the Black Country?
“It’s the regreening of the Black Country after its devastation,” says Carol Thompson, curator of The Making of Mordor, a new exhibition at Wolverhampton Art Gallery about the links between Tolkien’s fantasy fiction and the Black Country’s industrial past.