In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Mount Gundabad is a mountain at the northern extremity of the Misty Mountains in Middle-earth. J. R. R. Tolkien in 1972, in his study at Merton Street (from by H. Carpenter) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. ... The Misty Mountains as seen in the prologue to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ...

According to the Dwarves, Durin the Deathless, oldest of the Fathers of the Dwarves, awoke at Mount Gundabad shortly after the awakening of the Elves. Mount Gundabad remained a sacred place to the Dwarves ever after. The Dwarves of J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth are beings of short stature who all possess beards, and are often friendly with Hobbits although long suspicious of Elves. ... Durin is a character in J. R. R. Tolkiens universe, Middle-earth. ... In the Norse Mythology and in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves were the first of their race. ... ...

In the middle of the Second Age, however, the Orcs (who were ruled by the servants of Sauron) invaded the mountains again and took Gundabad. The site would not be cleansed until very late in the Second Age, possibly around or after the fall of Sauron and the loss of the One Ring in 3441 S.A. The Second Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... Orcs in Moria, from the 1978 animated film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. ... For other uses, see Sauron (disambiguation). ... The One Ring The One Ring, also known as The Ruling Ring or the Great Ring of Power, is an artifact from J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth universe. ...

In the Third Age, the Orcs of Angmar yet again claimed it as their capital, which was one of the reasons for the Dwarves' special hatred of this people. After the fall of Angmar Gundabad remained an Orc stronghold, presumably even after it was sacked during the War of the Dwarves and Orcs in the later Third Age. The Third Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... 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 J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional realm of Middle-earth, the War of the Dwarves and Orcs was a great war fought between the two races. ...

The early Fourth Age probably saw Gundabad returned to the Longbeard Dwarves once again as the forces of the Reunited Kingdom secured their borders. The Fourth Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... Probable area of the reunited kingdom in Middle-earth marked in red Properly, the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor is a fictional realm from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ...