Núrn - the Sad Land
Núrn (B.S."Nûrza-Shûkh", Av."Nûrun"), the "Sad Land," constituted all of southern and eastern Mordor. A semi-arid plateau, it served as the breadbasket of Sauron's wicked kingdom. Its numerous mannish inhabitants, most of whom were enslaved, included the Mordorin- and Nûradya-speaking tribesmen indigenous to the Núrn Basin.
Regions and Bodies of Water[]
- Auducar Núrn
- Caradhram Núrn
- Culduin
- Den Núrn
- Ered Angurath
- Ered Glamhoth
- Forest of Carnan
- Ghurzun
- Gurthrant
- Maegond
- Nargil
- Nargil Pass
- Núrn Basin
- Núrn Plains
- Núrnen
- Slave Fields
- Tol Núrnen
Settlements[]
- Bar-Dúath
- Barad-wath
- Burch Nurn
- Buth Ovaisa
- Caran
- Cirith Núrn
- Eastern Guard
- Garnagom
- Kaalezh
- Kûl-Tarkorûl
- Lug Vrasfotak
- Luglûrak
- Núrgost
- Nurumurl
- Nurza-Shûk
- Ost-Núrnen
- Rûl
- Rûm
- Samkara
- Sturlurtsa Núrn
- Tegarmaglûr
- Thaurband
- Virk-Ulgath
- Zarok Ioriag
Characters[]
Name[]
The name "Núrn" is believed to be the actual Sindarin word "Núrn" for "sadness" or "weeping" but since the earliest days mannish tribesmen had adapted similar names and forms such as "Nûrun", "Naurônu", "Nûrunu", "Nûrun" or later "Nûrne".
See also[]
- Men of Núrn
- Tribesmen of Núrnen
References[]
- The Wild Lands South and East, Gazetteer by Pete Fenlon (archived, latest available)
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