Udûn (Mordor)

Udûn was a wide, depressed valley in northwestern Mordor that lay between Cirith Gorgor and the Carach Angren.
==Description==
Probably the origin of Udûn is related to the volcanic activities present lands of Mordor. The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad suggests that the genesis of Udûn was linked to the formation of Mount Doom. In fact, according to Fonstad, the valley could be a or more likely an anular dike.
==History==
When Sauron settled in Mordor he exploited the geography of Udûn in order to make it the pivot of his defense against enemies, sealing Cirith Gorgor with the Black Gate and building forts at the Isenmouthe. Within its circumference were the forges of Sauron's armies and many Orc-holds, including Durthang.
During both the War of the Last Alliance and the War of the Ring, the vast armies of Mordor under the command of Sauron passed through here and out the Black Gate to confront their enemies.The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Mordor (and Adjacent Lands)" With the destruction of the One Ring, Udûn was changed, and the Black Gate thrown down.
==Etymology==
Udûn is a Sindarin word meaning 'Hell'.
==In adaptations==
thumb|315x315px|View of Sauron's army marching through Udûn to the Black Gates, as seen in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
===The Lord of the Rings film trilogy===
Udûn appears in the third film of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, while Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee are traveling towards Mount Doom. The valley itself is depicted similarly to its description in J.R.R. Tolkien's works, though the apparent distances are altered in order for Barad-dûr to be visible from the Black Gate.
===Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor===
In Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, following the Battle of Dagorlad, Udûn became populated by the Outcasts of Udûn, descendants of banished Gondorian criminals and slaves. They built a shanty town known as The Slabs in the eastern reaches of the valley. Upon Sauron's return to Mordor, the Outcasts were either enslaved or driven out of Udûn and their city was converted into Uruk's Hollow, a slave camp and home for Sauron's minions.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Belarusian Cyrillic	Удуна
Bengali 	উড়ুন
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Удун
Chinese 	烏頓
Danish 	Udûn ("Helvedesdalen")
Greek 	Οδον
Gujarati 	ઉડ્ડન
Hebrew 	אודון
Hindi 	उडुन
Kannada 	ಉಡುನ್
Marathi 	उडुन
Persian 	اودون
Punjabi 	ਉਡੁਨ
Russian 	Удун
Sinhalese 	උඩුන්
Tamil 	உடுந்
Tatar 	Удун
Telugu 	ఉదున్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Удун
Urdu 	اڈون
Uzbek 	Удун (Cyrillic) Udun (Latin)
==References==
Category:Sindarin names & words
Category:Valleys
Category:Mordor
Category:Locations in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
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