Sammath Naur

Sammath Naur
Type:	Volcano
Region:	The Plateau of Gorgoroth
Area:	Orodruin
Location:	[Orodruin]

Location

Sammath Naur (Sindarin for Chambers of Fire) is an interior area within Orodruin, on the Plateau of Gorgoroth. It can only be entered by the instance listed below.

Located high up Orodruin's cone, this cavern was made by the Dark Lord Sauron in the Second Age. From the entrance to these chambers, on the eastern side of the volcano, Sauron's road led downwards and around the cone, traversing some 30 miles westward to the tower of Barad-dûr. Sammath Naur comprised a tunnel leading to an interior platform with molten lava below it, known as the Cracks of Doom.

Quest Involvement

Quest:Interlude: The Precious, At Last

Gallery

Sammath Naur - the entrance
Sammath Naur
Sammath Naur
Sammath Naur
Sammath Naur - with the Crack of Doom in the distance
Sammath Naur - The Crack of Doom, with Frodo and Gollum
Sammath Naur - The Forge of Doom, within Sammath Naur
Sammath Naur - The Forge of Doom, within Sammath Naur
Sauron forged the One Ring within Sammath Naur

Lore

During the Second Age, it was here where the One Ring was originally forged by Sauron, and the only place where it could be destroyed. Orodruin and the Cracks of Doom represents the endpoint of Frodo Baggins' quest to destroy the One Ring.

Maps

Map of Sammath Naur
Map of Orodruin

Navigation

Settlements and Landmarks of Orodruin
Landmarks:	Amon Thaur • Iant Ruin • Sammath Naur • Orodruin Northern Slopes • Orodruin Western Peak	Landmarks:

Settlements, Areas and Landmarks of The Plateau of Gorgoroth
Areas:	Agarnaith • Cirith Gorgor • Dor Amarth • Ghâshghurm • Kâm Lagúrz • Lhingris • Mokál Rukh • Orodruin • Talath Úrui • Udûn	Areas:
Settlements:	Agarnaith Ranger Camp • Magh Ashtu • Ruins of Díngarth • Udûn Foothold	Settlements:
Landmarks:	Amon Rûth • Ashronk • Dâr Mauzur • Bhol Rûdh • Blozronk • Ceber Dúath • Cirith Gorgor • Dath Nethryn • Ennyn Ûr • Ephel Dúath • Ered Lithui • Faltor Gâm • Fennas Gost • Forges of Anglach • Fushaum Bal North • Fushaum Bal South • Fushaum Tûm • Gakhronk • Ghâshghurm • Grishbalt • Iant Angos • Iant Ruin • Isenmouthe • Kala-gijak • Kála-murg • Krulronk • Lugvarg • Maegond Spur • Magh Groth • Magh Hátur • Magh Nûl • Magh Urro • Magh Vadok • Maudhúl Ghûg • Maudhúl Târ • Maudhúl Vôr • Mithram Spur • Morannon • Mordath • Morgai • Mornaur • Nauronk • Nelegroth • Rath Cail • Rhûd Vorn • Rogkalúr • Sárronk • The Silent Haunt • Torech Ungol • Viznak's Hideout • Zagronk	Landmarks:
Interiors:	—	Interiors:
Dungeons:	Anglach • Barad-dûr (Barad-dûr, T.A. 3017) • Cirith Ungol • Durthang • Kâm Lagúrz, the Brokencleft • Lair of the Gloom-lord • Lûghash, the Flaming Spire • Naerband • Nargroth • Orc-hold Caverns • Sammath Naur • Seregost • Tower of Cirith Ungol	Dungeons:
Instances:	Anglach, the Great Foundry / Stockpiles of Gorgoroth: Bones of Barad-dûr • Road on The Burning Mountain • The Hold of Kála-murg • The Tower of Durthang • Trouble at Bhol Rûdh / World Instances: The Abyss of Mordath‎ • The Court of Seregost • The Dungeons of Naerband‎	Instances: