The Dead Marshes

The Dead Marshes is an area of swampland east of the Emyn Muil and bordered on the east by the Dagorlad plain, site of the ancient Battle of Dagorlad during the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.

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This page is about Dagorlad during the War of the Ring. For Dagorlad during the War of the Last Alliance, see Morannon (War of the Last Alliance). 

Dagorlad
Region:	The Wastes
Landmark(s):	Ashtok Dol Acharn Ondoher's Folly
Connecting Area(s):	The Noman-lands The Slag-hills Lang Rhuven
Levels:	Mainly 105
Resource tier:	T10

Location

Dagorlad is an area within the Wastes.

It is a vast dusty plain in the north-eastern stretch of the Wastes, between the Noman-lands to the west, the northern extent of the Dead Marshes to the north, the Slag-hills to the south, and Lang Rhuven to the east, at the passage to Rhûn. It is largely a treeless wasteland, bereft of life and beauty, in close proximity to the Black Gate of the Morannon.

High Elf characters participate in the Battle of Dagorlad in the War of the Last Alliance. This occurs in a separate area: Morannon (War of the Last Alliance), representing the Morannon and Dagorlad in 3434 of the Second Age.

NPCs

NPC	Function	Coords
Artamir	Quest
Faramir, son of Ondoher	Quest

Creatures

• Mordor Bone-hoarder
• Mordor Defiler
• Mordor Hauler
• Mordor Jailor
• Mordor Lash-layer
• Mordor Sentry (The Wastes)
• Mordor Torturer
• Mordor Watcher
• Wainrider Bowman
• Wainrider Charioteer
• Wainrider Horseman
• Wainrider Soldier

Quests

The Wastes: Dagorlad Quests

Haerondir Maendal [105] Grave Tidings Tham Durlan Mincham [105] Prisoners of the Eye Laeglaw [105] The Fane of Screaming Ondoher's Folly [105] Watchful Eyes - Landscape [105] A Final Dignity - Landscape [105] Accursed and Lost - Landscape [105] An Unexpected Connection - Landscape Artamir or Faramir, son of Ondoher [105] Watcher of the Wastes [105] A Brother Lost [105] Old Hatreds [105] The Imposter King [105] A Matter of Urgency Anborn [105] Lost in Passing Faramir, son of Ondoher [105] Drawn to the Marshes [105] The Cursed Hill [105] Blood of Númenor [105] Glimmers of Death - Landscape [105] Faramir's Ruse [105] The Wainriders of Dol Acharn - Landscape [105] Relics of Victory - Landscape [105] Vengeance of the Fallen [105] Instance: Vengeance of the Fallen Haerondir Echil [105] A Cloud of Despair [105] Tales of Hope and Glory [105] Memories of the Last Alliance [105] Instance: Memories of the Last Alliance Mílgamel quests [105] Land of Strife - Camp of the Host [105] A Test of Desolation [105] The Fate of the Wastes Small Ranger Camp Candúr These quests unlocks in sets of 3. Turning in one quest from a set unlocks the next set. Completing this quest chain will unlock the final quests needed to unlock the fellowship crafting instances. The final quests are listed under The Slag-hills. Note: If you only want to unlock the crafting instances, you simply need the sequence The Escape -> The War-party -> The War-leaders, and can ignore the other Lang Rhuven quests. [105] Lang Rhuven: The Escape - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Guards - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Siege - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Battle-cats - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Emissaries - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The War-party - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Attack - Fellowship - Repeatable [105] Lang Rhuven: The Destruction - Fellowship - Repeatable [105] Lang Rhuven: The War-leaders - Fellowship

Maps

Lore

Dagorlad in Sindarin means "Battle Plain" and refers to the major battle between the army of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men and the hordes of Mordor at the end of the Second Age. The plain occupied more of the Wastes at this time, however the Dead Marshes expanded and flooded the graves of many Men, Elves, and Orcs. The land lying before the Morannon was piled with the refuse of Mordor, forming the Slag-hills.

Lore

The Steward of Gondor has sent Artamir, son of Ilcamir, to the Dead Marshes on a mysterious errand. Unfriendly eyes have tracked him to that vile swamp, and your quest is to hurry him on before his presence causes great mischief to another important mission…

Did Frodo and Sam come this way? After concluding Artamir’s story, players can engage in a session play experience to learn what befell the two hobbits as they crossed the Dead Marshes in the company of their treacherous guide…

The Dead Marshes Session Play hints at the beginning of the Dawnless Day - which occurs a week later than the session play takes place.

• At the beginning of the session play if one turns and looks to the sky in the South-east, the ominous clouds of the Dawnless Day are beginning to rise.

The Dead Marshes are closer to Mordor than is Gondor, and north of both, hence the necessity to look to the south and the East. (See the maps for relative location information.)

Access

• Access is from Dorthaneth in the Caves of the Avorrim near Dol Amroth, ^{[74.3S, 68.0W]} encountered during the Epic Quest line - Vol. IV. Book 1: The Road to Gondor Quest:Book 1: Chapter 8: Dorthaneth

She introduces you to The Master of Horses across the cave from her location.

Once accessed, you can simply return to the cave to return to The Dead Marshes.

Locations

• Artamir's Camp ^{[30.2S, 11.4W]}
• Marshland Outpost ^{[30.3S, 13.7W]}
• The Nerbyg Nests ^{[30.4S, 18.2W]}
• The Lake of Dead Faces ^{[28.3S, 14.0W]}
• Haudh Aîr ^{[29.0S, 16.5W]}

Quests

The Dead Marshes Quests

Category: The Dead Marshes Quests [100] Far From Home [100] The Orcs Have Orders [100] Danger in the Marshes [100] Fruits of Their Labour [100] Missing in the Marshes [100] Instance: Missing in the Marshes [100] Interlude: Passage of the Marshes [100] Instance: Passage of the Marshes - Session Play The following quests can be completed independently from the above quest chain: [100] A Buzzing in the Reeds - Landscape [100] The Dead of Dagorlad - Landscape [100] Flowers of Respite - Landscape [100] Marsh Spirits - Landscape [100] Orcs in the Mire - Landscape Warband Quests: [100] Warband: The Lone Hunter - Solo [100] Warband: The Taskmaster - Small Fellowship

• [...] Quest:Year 1 Tales: Frodo - Anniversary

Maps

The Harad Road

The Dead Marshes in relationship to the Black Gate

Creatures of the Dead Marshes

• Marshland Orc
• Marsh-norbog
• Fell Spirit