Durthang

Durthang was a fortress located in the mountains of northern Mordor, and one of the many Orc-holds along the northern mountains there.
It stood in the northern Ephel Dúath, on the slopes above Udûn and the Isenmouthe, which it in part watched over.The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Mordor (and Adjacent Lands)"
==History==
It was originally built by Gondor after the War of the Last Alliance to keep watch on Mordor and prevent evil from entering there again. At first Durthang was like the other fortresses and castles built to watch over Mordor, fully maintained and manned. However, as Gondor's power began to decline, the fortress began to be neglected from the reign of Atanatar II. It was finally abandoned after the Great Plague that vastly depopulated Gondor and evil began to re-enter the formerly desolate land. The ruined fortress was repaired by Sauron upon his return to Mordor and was garrisoned by his forces during the War of the Ring.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Ch. II: "The Land of Shadow"
Frodo and Sam passed this castle when they headed to Mount Doom as they had to go northwards and then south to avoid Barad-dûr, and they found this castle to be vigilant and hostile. The castle sent out Orc-forces to march to Udûn for the Battle of the Black Gate, the battle which ended the War of the Ring in the south-east. The exact fate of Durthang remains unknown.
== In adaptations ==
Durthang is a playable area in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.
Durthang appears in The Lord of the Rings Online, where it was originally named "Durthand", The Black Shield
The fortress was also portrayed in the map of Mordor created by TheLandofShadow.com.
== Etymology ==
Durthang is Sindarin, meaning 'Dark oppression'.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዱርታንግ
Arabic 	دورثانج
Armenian 	Դուրթանգը
Belarusian Cyrillic	Дуртанг
Bengali 	ডুর্থাঙ
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Дуртанг
Chinese 	德桑城堡
Danish 	Durthang ("Undertrykkelsens Mørke Fort")
Greek 	Δορθανγ
Gujarati 	દુથાંંગ
Hebrew 	דורתאנג
Hindi 	डुर्थङ
Kannada 	ಡುರ್ಥಾಂಗ್
Kazakh 	Дұртһанг (Cyrillic) Durthang (Latin)
Korean 	두르탕
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Дуртhанг
Macedonian Cyrillic	Дуртханг
Marathi 	दुथांग
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Дуртhанг
Nepalese 	दुर्थाङ
Persian 	دورتانگ
Russian 	Дуртанг
Sinhalese 	ඩර්ටැන්ග්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Дуртанг
Tamil 	தூர்தங்
Telugu 	దుర్ధన్గ్
Thai 	ดัวร์ธัง
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Дуртганґ
Urdu 	دورٹحنگ
Yiddish 	דורהאַנג
== References ==
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