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location of Ettenmoors in Middle-earth marked in red
location of Ettenmoors in Middle-earth marked in red

Ettenmoors are highlands in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, west of the Misty Mountains and north of the Coldfells. It was a location of warfare between the forces of Númenor and Angmar in the Third Age.[citation needed] Image File history File links ETTENMOORS_location_map_in_middle_earth. ... Image File history File links ETTENMOORS_location_map_in_middle_earth. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (IPA ) CBE (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) was a South African-born, English philologist, writer and university professor who is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, as well as many other works. ... A fictional universe is a cohesive fictional world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... The Misty Mountains as seen in the prologue to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). ... Coldfells are highlands in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, west of the Misty Mountains and south of the Ettenmoors. ... Númenor is a fictional location from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth and is intended to be his version of Atlantis. ... location of Angmar in Middle-earth marked in red Angmar (Sindarin: Iron-home) is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ...


In The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Ettenmoors is the main base of the goblins, and the home of Gorkil the Goblin King. Glorfindel and Glóin lead an attack on the goblin fortress and destroyed it. Gorkil is a character in the game The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II. Goblin society is violent and anarchic. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Glorfindel is an Elf, a Noldor who appears in the tales of Middle-earth. ... Glóin is the name of two fictional characters of J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy world of Middle-earth. ...


CS Lewis depicted a similarly-named region called Ettinsmoor in Narnia.The word Etten comes from an old english word (Eoten) meaning giant or monster. An Etten is a two-headed giant in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. In The Chronicles of Narnia, the land of Ettinsmoor is the long, lonely land north of the River Shribble. ... Narnia is a fantasy world created by C. S. Lewis as a location for his Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels for children. ... This article is about the role-playing game. ...


In The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, the Ettenmoors are one of the high-level areas of the game where Monster Players and ordinary players must fight to control several settlements throughout the region. It is the location of a large army of orcs, goblins, and wargs. The area is considered to be one of the best locations for endgame content for the ordinary players, who are allied with the Free Peoples guards who oppose the Monster Players.


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Ettenmoors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (121 words)
It was a location of warfare between the forces of Númenor and Angmar in the First Age.
In The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II, The Ettenmoors is the main base of the goblins, and the home of Gorkil the Goblin King.
Glorfindel and Gloin lead an attack on the goblin fortress and destroy it.
Eriador (1950 words)
At the foot of the Misty Mountains in the north were the Ettenmoors where Trolls lived.
South of the Ettenmoors were heather-covered moors where the valley of Rivendell lay hidden.
Farther south was a wild and barren land of bleak hills, deep valleys and treacherous swamps.
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