One does not simply walk into Mordor without knowing its history.
Learn all about the times before playing Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor!
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordorreleases today and will help bridge the gap in theLOTRtimeline betweenThe Hobbitand the original trilogy.
As such, youll be running into a notable character or two that youll recognize from the films.
In a franchise calledThe Lord of the Rings, Sauron is… well… the Lord.
The Dark Lord, to be exact.
The first Dark Lord, named Morgoth, would use this trait to get Sauron to turn.
Sauron became a part of Morgoths army and served with great devotion.
But after Morgoths defeat, Sauron went into hiding, only to return 500 years later.
A land called Mordor.
But there was one group that was a bit harder to control.
What Sauron didnt tell them is that he also crafted the One Ring at Mount Doom in Mordor.
The One Ring had one little side effect though that Sauron found unwelcome.
He had put so much of his power into its crafting that he literally could not exist without it.
In other words, destroy the ring, destroy Sauron.
This is the quest at the heart of the original movie trilogy.
I wont spoil anything, but a key character that helped craft the rings is involved.
Proceed with caution and know that Sauron… is always watching.
So Why Was It So Hard to Simply Walk Into Mordor?
Vast mountains made the area nearly impossible to penetrate, except for one area to the northwest.
It is here that Sauron built the Black Gate.
It was guarded by thousands of archers and other members of Saurons army.
Like the Tower of Barad-dur, it was built with some assistance from the One Ring.
This army fought Saurons army and WTF PWNED them.
But Sauron still hid in his tower for seven years, because he was a big sissy.
(Dont tell him I said that.)
Eventually, Sauron confronted the army in person and got what was coming to him.
The good guys destroyed his body by cutting the One Ring from his hand.
During this time, the Black Gate was placed under guard to prevent Saurons return.
Sauron essentially went into hiding as a bodiless evil, now greatly weakened but still plotting his revenge.
The Abandonment of the Gate (Seriously, WHY Would You Abandon the Gate?!)
Fun times, eh?
If you want to learn more about Mordor, it’s possible for you to also give J.R.R.
TolkiensThe Silmarillion, which chronicles the First and Second Ages of Middle-earth, a good read.
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