Utumno

Utumno, also named Udûn, was the first fortress of Melkor in the far north of Middle-earth, before the First Age.
== Description ==
Utumno was carved very deep into the flesh of the Earth by Melkor himself. Through time, much of the subterranean domain had been cast from obsidian, fire, and ice beneath it.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Introduction"
== History ==
During the time of the Lamps, before the First Age, Melkor first dug the great Pits of Utumno deep beneath the mountains of the North. The fortress was constructed here in the Iron Mountains (over one thousand miles from the later location of Angband) where the light of the lamps did not reach.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Introduction"
Here Melkor gathered to him all the evil powers of the World. Creatures were also bred here, such as trolls, "made in mockery of the Ents" as stated by Treebeard. Cruel spirits, phantoms, wraiths, and evil demons stalked the halls of Utumno and haunted the surrounding forests.
From Utumno, Melkor poisoned and interfered with all the Valar's work done during the Spring of Arda. Soon afterwards, Melkor and his servants waged his war and struck down the lamps, ruining the world, and forcing the Valar to move further west to the continent of Aman.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter I: "Of the Beginning of Days"
Utumno endured for millennia, well into the early years of the Elves at Cuiviénen during the Years of the Trees. Taking advantage of the new arrivals, Melkor captured some of them and thus, the hideous race of Orcs was bred. Knowing that Melkor would continue to be a blight upon the world, the Valar decided to protect the Elves by ending his power in the north. Amidst the sounding of the trumpets, the Valar came out of the west, and after the Battle of the Powers Utumno was besieged and destroyed in YT 1099,The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, The Annals of Aman and Melkor was chained for about three thousand years.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter III: "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
==Etymology==
Utumno is Quenya word for "Underworld", also known as Udûn (Sindarin for 'Hell').The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
== In other versions ==
Earlier texts referred to Utumno as the Fortress of the NorthThe History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, chapter X: "Gilfanon's Tale: The Coming of the Mankind" or Utumna.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, chapter III: "The Coming of the Valar and the Building of Valinor" Instead of breaking down the door to Utumna, Melkor let them in after being goaded by the Valar. After they captured Melkor, they piled rocks up at the entrance, blocking anything from ever entering again.
Also, its location had once been north of the Iron Mountains rather than within them.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, IV: "The First Silmarillion Map"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዑቱምኖ
Arabic 	أوتومنو
Armenian 	ՈՒտումնո
Belarusian Cyrillic	Утумно
Bengali 	ঊতুম্ন
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Утумно
Chinese (Taiwan) 	烏圖姆諾
Chinese (Mainland) 	乌图姆诺
Chinese (Hong Kong)	烏塔莫
Georgian 	უტუმნო
Greek 	Ουτούμνο
Gujarati 	ઊતુમ્નો
Hebrew 	אוטומנו
Hindi 	ऊतुम्नो
Japanese 	ウトゥムノ
Kannada 	ಊತುಮ್ನೊ
Kazakh 	Ұтұмно (Cyrillic) Utumno (Latin)
Korean 	우툼노
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Утумно
Macedonian Cyrillic	Утумно
Marathi 	ऊतुम्नो
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Утумно
Nepalese 	ऊतुम्नो
Pashto 	وتومنو ?
Persian 	اوتومنو
Punjabi 	ਊਤੁਮ੍ਨੋ
Russian 	Утумно
Sanskrit 	ऊतुम्नो
Serbian 	Утумно (Cyrillic) Utumno (Latin)
Sinhalese 	යුටුමෝ
Tajik Cyrillic 	Утумно
Tamil 	ஊதும்நொ
Telugu 	ఊతుమ్నొ
Thai 	อูทุมโน
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Утумно
Urdu 	وتومنو
Uzbek 	Утумно Cyrillic) Utumno (Latin)
Yiddish 	וטומנאָ
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