Murkai Overview
Murkai Map
- Type: Castle.
- Inhabitants: 100% Angmarean (Mixed Mannish)
- Population: 1,000
- Origin: Built by the Witch-king soon after TA 1300
- Purpose: Monitoring post for traffic entering and leaving the Nan Angmar; a base for raids against Arthedain; an administrative center
- Symbol: A Black Wolf-Head silhouetted against a Red Sun
Kul-Murkai (Ang.: "Tower of Black light") rose from the top of a granite bluff looming over the Angmar Road. Composed of thick walls and squat bastions, the fortress was built to withstand the strongest of siege machines.
Characters
Notes
Original form in MERP:Morkai or Barad Morkai = Kul-Murkai
"Morkai" seens to be a mix of Sindarin and Black Speech or Orcish.If this tower was indeed built by the Witch-king it certainly wouldn't have had a Sindarin name.
References
- MERP:Angmar (2nd Edition)