NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Utumno

In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, Utumno (also known as Udûn^[1]) is the first fortress of Melkor in the far north of Middle-earth. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (3 January 1892 â€“ 2 September 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... Morgoth Bauglir (Morgoth means The Dark Enemy, Bauglir is The Constrainer), originally named Melkor (He Who Arises in Might), is a fictional character of Middle-earth, created by J. R. R. Tolkien. ...

It was built by Melkor after his first expulsion from Arda. The Valar had by this time created the Two Lamps, and Utumno was built around Valian Year 3400 under the Ered Engrin, where the light of Iluin was very dim. In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Arda is the name given to the Earth in a period of fictional prehistory, wherein the places mentioned in The Lord of the Rings and related material once existed. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens mythology, the Valar (singular Vala) are the Powers of Arda, or direct representatives of Eru IlÃºvatar (God). ... In the mythology of J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, Illuin (Sky-blue) and Ormal (high gold) were great lamps which once stood respectively at the northern and southern ends of Arda. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Iron Mountains or Ered Engrin were an immense mountain range in the north. ... In the mythology of J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, Illuin and Ormal were great lamps which once stood respectively at the northern and southern ends of Arda. ...

Utumno was his base of operations for 1149 Valian Years, and from here he assaulted the Two Lamps and began corrupting Arda. It was also here that the first captured Elves were taken, and breeding of the Orcs began. Celeborn (portrayed by Marton Csokas), an Elf in Peter Jacksons adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring. ... Orcs in Moria, from the 1978 animated film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. ...

Utumno was laid waste in the Years of the Trees, Valian Year 1099, in the War that the Valar began against Melkor because of the Elves. Melkor was chained and dragged as a captive to Valinor. A map of Aman, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, the Years of the Trees are one of the three great time-periods of Arda. ... A fan-created map of Aman and Valinor. ...

Melkor established a second fortress at the western end of the Ered Engrin, known as Angband: this was originally held by Sauron. In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, Angband (Sindarin for Hells of Iron, although the literal meaning is iron prison) is the name of the fortress of Melkor, constructed before the First Age, located in the Iron Mountains in the enemys realm Dor Daedeloth north... For other articles with similar names, see Sauron (disambiguation). ...

Footnotes

Mount Doom and Barad-dÃ»r in Mordor, as depicted in the Peter Jackson film In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Mordor is the dwelling place of Sauron, in the southeast of Middle-earth to the East of Anduin, the great river. ...

Categories: Middle-earth places | Fictional castles and fortresses This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (3 January 1892 â€“ 2 September 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ... A legendarium is a book or series of books consisting of a collection of legends. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the First Age began with the awakening of the Elves, and ended with the final overthrow of Morgoth by the combined armies of Valinor and Beleriand. ... This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Dor-lÃ³min was a part of the land of Hithlum in Middle-earth. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Dorthonion (Land of Pines), later Taur-nu-Fuin, was a highland region of the First Age, lying immediately to the north of Beleriand, and south of the plains of Ard-galen (later Anfauglith) that bordered Morgoths stronghold of Thangorodrim. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Beleriand was the region of northwestern Middle-earth during the First Age. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Gondolin was a hidden city of the Elves founded by Turgon in the First Age. ... Himlad is a cold land in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, lying between the Rivers Aros and Celon in the northwest of Beleriand; held by Celegorm and Curufin until the Dagor Bragollach. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Hithlum is the region north of Beleriand near the Helcaraxë. Hithlum was separated from Beleriand proper by the Ered Wethrin mountain chain, and was named after the sea mists which formed there at times: Hithlum is Sindarin for Mist... Maglors Gap is a lowland region in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, lying between Himring and the Blue Mountains, the widest break in the northern mountain-fences of Beleriand. ... Himring is a hill in J.R.R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth, in the northeast of Beleriand, on which was the fortress of Maedhros, eldest of the Sons of Fëanor. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Nargothrond (Halls of Narog) is the stronghold built by Finrod Felagund, delved into the banks of the river Narog in Beleriand, and the lands to the north (the Talath Dirnen or Guarded Plain) ruled by the city. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the land of Nevrast lay at the coast of the Great Sea in Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Thargelion was a land of Beleriand. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fiction as recounted in The Silmarillion, Minas Tirith was the tower on Tol Sirion that guarded the Pass of Sirion. ... This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, The Falas (Coast or Shore) was an area on the west coast of Beleriand, south of Nevrast. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, Doriath was the land of the Sindar. ... This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Dorwinion or Dor-Winion, the Land of Wines, is a land which lay on the northwestern shores of the Sea of Rhûn. ... location of LÃ³rien in Middle-earth marked in red This article is about the LÃ³rien of J. R. R. Tolkiens works. ... This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... In J.R.R. Tolkiens The Silmarillion, the Forest of Brethil was a cluster of woods bordering Dorthonion, which was probably originally part of Doriath. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Dor-lÃ³min was a part of the land of Hithlum in Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Estolad was a wide plain in East Beleriand. ... Ladros is a fictional Middle-earth highland of the region north-east of Dorthonion. ... This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, Fangorn forest is the habitat of the Ents. ... A map of Eriador at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Beleriand was the region of northwestern Middle-earth during the First Age. ... This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Belegost was one of two Dwarven cities in the Ered Luin. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Moria (also known as Khazad-dÃ»m, The Black Chasm, The Black Pit, Dwarrowdelf, Hadhodrond, and Phurunargian) was a name given to an enormous underground city in the Misty Mountains of Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Nogrod was one of two Dwarven cities in the Ered Luin. ... This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, Angband (Sindarin for Hells of Iron, although the literal meaning is iron prison) is the name of the fortress of Melkor, constructed before the First Age, located in the Iron Mountains in the enemys realm Dor Daedeloth north... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional realm of Middle-earth, Dor Daedeloth was the land of Morgoth. ...