Sammath Naur
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| Type: | Volcano |
| Region: | The Plateau of Gorgoroth |
| Area: | Orodruin |
| Location: | [Orodruin] |
Location and Lore
Sammath Naur (Sindarin for Chambers of Fire) is an interior area within Orodruin, on the Plateau of Gorgoroth.
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.
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.
Gallery
- Views of Sammath Naur.
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Sammath Naur - the entrance
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Sammath Naur
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Sammath Naur
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Sammath Naur
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Sammath Naur - with the Crack of Doom in the distance
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Sammath Naur - The Crack of Doom, with Frodo and Gollum\
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Map of Sammath Naur
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Map of Orodruin
| Settlements and Landmarks of Orodruin
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| Landmarks: | Amon Thaur • Iant Ruin • Sammath Naur • Orodruin Northern Slopes • Orodruin Western Peak | |