Ash Mountains

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Ash Mountains are a dark, volcanic mountain range forming the northern border of Mordor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.

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Ash Mountains canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional mountain range
geographical feature in Middle-earth
alsoKnownAs Ered Lithui
appearsInWork The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales
associatedWith Sauron
the realm of Mordor
linked to: Mordor
category Locations in The Lord of the Rings
Mountains of Mordor
linked to: Mordor
connectedTo Ephel Dúath
createdByAuthor J. R. R. Tolkien
defensiveFunctionFor Mordor
describedAs dark
volcanic
describedIn The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King
environment ash-covered
barren
fictionalLocationType mountain range
formsArcAround the northern edge of Mordor
formsBorderOf Mordor
formsNorthernBorderOf Mordor
formsWith Ephel Dúath
geologyType volcanic mountains
locatedInFictionalUniverse Middle-earth
locatedNorthOf Gorgoroth
meaningOfName Ash Mountains
nameLanguage Sindarin
near Mount Doom
overlook the Plateau of Gorgoroth
linked to: Gorgoroth
partOf the mountain defenses of Mordor
partOfRegion the eastern lands of Middle-earth
separates Mordor from the lands to the north
linked to: Mordor
togetherEnclose Mordor

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ered Lithui alsoKnownAs Ash Mountains
Ered Lithui nameMeaning Ash Mountains
Ash Mountains meaningOfName Ash Mountains