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  The Last Alliance
Mount Gundabad lies at the junction of Ered Mithrin (Grey Mountains) and Hithaeglir (Misty Mountains).
Gundabad remained at the end of Angmar in TA 1975 relatively unmolested, and it spread its sphere of influence to the war-torn lands.
Gundabad was besieged and stormed, and every Orc-keep in the Misty Mountains was cleared when the decisive Battle of Nanduhirion with the remaining Orc-forces took place in TA 2799.
www.wildfiregames.com /tla/civ_gundabad.html   (1257 words)

  
 Mount Gundabad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Mount Gundabad is a mountain at the northern end of the Misty Mountains.
According to the Dwarves, Durin the Deathless, oldest of the Fathers of the Dwarves, awoke at Mount Gundabad in the north of the Misty Mountains shortly after the awakening of the Elves.
After the fall of Angmar Gundabad remained an Orc stronghold, until it was cleaned of Orcs during the War of the Dwarves and Orcs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Gundabad   (138 words)

  
 Mountains of Middle-earth
Mount Gundabad was located in the far northern Misty Mountains, near the western end of the Grey Mountains.
Azog's son Bolg mustered a force at Mount Gundabad to pursue and fight the Dwarves, but the Orcs were defeated in the Battle of the Five Armies.
The inhabitants of Ithilien on the border of Mordor fled.
www.tuckborough.net /mountains.html   (6330 words)

  
 Misty Mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The northernmost peak of the Misty Mountains was Mount Gundabad, where according to legend Durin (eldest of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves) awoke, though it was now an abode of Orcs.
The Gap of Rohan was the valley (probably of the River Isen) between the southernmost peaks of the Misty Mountains and the northernmost of the White Mountains.
There may have been a gap between Mount Gundabad in the Misty Mountains and the westernmost extremity of the Grey Mountains, though published maps differ on this point.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Misty_Mountains   (538 words)

  
 Mount Doom -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Sindarin equivalent of Mount Doom is Amon Amarth, meaning "Mountain of Fate".
It was not permitted to film the summit of Ngauruhoe because it is sacred to the native people of the region.
However, some scene in the slopes of Mount Doom were filmed on the actual slopes of Mt. (Click link for more info and facts about Ruapehu) Ruapehu.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/mount_doom.htm   (298 words)

  
 The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - what happened to Mount Gundabad?
However, Gundabad was so depopulated that it may have been seized at the end of the First Age by fugitives from Thangorodrim.
Perhaps the structures of Gundabad sustained substantial, or even catastrophic, damage during the war and were uninhabitable, or because of its isolated location the Dwarves did not think that they could hold it.
I see it this way: Gundabad was sacked by the rampaging Dwarf army that eventually ended up at the gates of Moria and fought the huge battle of Azanulbizar.
forum.barrowdowns.com /archive/index.php/t-715   (974 words)

  
 Urulokidem Homepage
Mount Gundabad serves as the principal orcish citadel in the Hithaeglir.
Gundabad's strength is used extensively by the Witch-king in his wars against the successor realms of Arnor.
As their numbers grew, they proclaimed the name of their fellowship to be the Urulókidem, translating to "The Dragon People," from the words: Urulóki meaning Dragon, and the root word dem, meaning people.
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 On the Slopes of Mount Gundabad - www.ezboard.com
Gundabad thrust up from the ground like the blade of a saw, long and ragged at the top, giving the appearance of a massive stone ridge curving inwards.
Gundabad lost a good bit of prestige when the court of the Great Goblin was temporarily moved south to better control the mountain-pass defenses.
But this was the only thing that could be done if he had hoped to rid the land of that scum that were called the elves among those of the common tongue, but he prefered to call them other names...
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 White Council archive | Re: Bolg's Insignia and Mount Gundabad | Tolkien and the Inklings discussion
Mount Gundabad was considered the northern capital of the orcs, and although Tolkien makes no mention of it, there must have been some sort of king or High King of the Goblins who dwelled there.
That Bolg's army approached Erebor from the north was probably just coincidence (this would have been Gandalf's preferred route were it not for the threat of the goblins), assuming his army was composed of goblins from the northern Misty Mountains and the southern face of the Grey Mountains.
Perhaps he even went first to Mount Gundabad to ask the blessing (permission) of the goblin-king before undertaking his attack.
www.sf-fandom.com /xoa/white_council/archive_74/14938.htm   (523 words)

  
 Mount Gundabad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Mount Gundabad was lying in the conjunktion of Hithaeglir / Mountains of Angmar and Ered Mithrin.
The Father of the Longbeards was the one sleeping alone but of some reason he left the place and wandered to the caves above Kheledzaram.
But Mount Gundabad was not forgotten because though the Dwarves was far sundered they were in communication and in early ages they send delegates to Mount Gundabad for meetings.
www.annalsofarda.dk /Annals-of-Arda/Places-index/Places-ME/Mount-Gundabad.htm   (98 words)

  
 MERP - MOUNT GUNDABAD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
From Gundabad's imposing Drake Gate, the Warlords and their goblin hordes march to battle against the Free Peoples.
Crawling with soldiers, captured slaves, and monsters from the mysterious Underdeeps, Mount Gundabad's cavern is steeped in danger and adventure.
DETAILED LAYOUTS of the Spires of Gundabad and the Drake Gate and comprehensive maps route maps of the Pits, the Mines, and the Fungi Caves.
www.tradersplanet.net /3110.html   (164 words)

  
 Fathers of the Dwarves - Tolkien Gateway
The eldest of all, Durin, "lay alone" at Mount Gundabad in the north of the Misty Mountains.
Two others were laid to rest near Mount Dolmed in the Ered Luin or Blue Mountains, and they founded the lines of the Broadbeams and the Firebeards who later lived in Nogrod and Belegost.
The other four Fathers of Dwarves were laid to rest in the far east, two of them at the northern end of the Orocarni, and the other two near the southern end of the range.
tolkiengateway.net /w/index.php?title=Fathers_of_the_Dwarves   (426 words)

  
 Za uruki raz za Tolagal lugaun   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
King Azog the great of mount Gundabad had managed to unite the clans of the Mountains.
But it was not long until a dwarven army larger than any dwarven force seen before launched a massive assault upon all major Orc holds in the Misty Mountains, including mount Gundabad where the Tolagâl clan, a small clan that had fallen out of favour with the Orc King, had been left to defend.
After a few months of battle almost the entire mount Gundabad had been conquered by the dwarves, save a few pits that had been defended with ferocious determination.
orc.uo-world.com /history.php   (312 words)

  
 The War for Mount Gundabad, a PBEM chronicle for the LOTR RPG
With a silent gesture from the king, who draws Andúril and points the blade toward Gundabad in the northeast, the army surges forward in column, the silent dawn air rumbling with the marching of boots and the tromping of many hooves.
And Carn Dûm and Mount Gram are under leaguer by the Elves of Lindon and the Dwarves of the Ered Luin.
His wisdom tells him that the Grand Muster has little hope of taking the West Gate of Mount Gundabad this day, and now all his energies must be turned toward rallying the broken battalions and sallying against the fresh enemy hosts that have cut off the army to the west.
www.geocities.com /scott_metz/lotrgame_gundabad1.html   (15026 words)

  
 Orcs of Middle-earth
Bolg gathered an army of Orcs from throughout the Misty Mountains at their capital, Mount Gundabad.
In 2747, Golfimbul led an army of Orcs from Mount Gram in the Misty Mountains into the Northfarthing of the Shire.
Grishnakh was with the group of Uruk-hai carrying Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took to Isengard after they were captured at Amon Hen, but he had come across the Anduin from Mordor.
www.tuckborough.net /orcs.html   (2752 words)

  
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Mount Doom No non-fellowship characters, including Saruman, may be placed on Mount Doom unless the ring is put on in Mordor, or the Ringbearer is spotted in Mordor by Nazgul or the Mouth of Sauron.
Gorgoroth It is clear in the book the the plateau of Gorgoroth is virtually uninhabitable, therefore no army units may finish their move in Gorgoroth unless they are in a citadel or Udun.
Therefore the 'Misty Passes Open' card opes the Misty Passes and the hex-sides marked 'Carhadras' and 'Mount Gundabad', both of which were known passes.
grognard.com /variants/wotr.txt   (1589 words)

  
 Mount Gundabad Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 Khuzdul Wordlist
Gundabad, in Mount Gundabad (on the map in UT).
Originally the language was not identified and this suggestion was based on the similarity to Dwarvish words uzbad and -gundu; however in PM:301 it is stated that Gundabad is `in origin a Khuzdul name'.
An element -gund(u) appears in Felak-gundu, and possibly in Gundabad and Nargûn.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Parthenon/9902/khuzdul.html   (1426 words)

  
 Angband.oook.cz - The Angband Ladder
You found it in the remains of a Pit Fiend on level 99 of Mount Doom.
You found it in the remains of an Osyluth on level 99 of Mount Doom.
You found it in the remains of a Dracolisk on level 99 of Mount Doom.
angband.oook.cz /ladder-show.php?id=3244   (8725 words)

  
 The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - Siege of Gundabad Discussion Thread
The orcs of Mount Gundabad may be offered alliance, but will probably refuse.
This means we will know the story is over when: When the orc forces holding Gundabad are either killed or routed from their positions.
HISTORY: Snagar was born in the hills of Gundabad and he made his way to the top by being cruel, stabbing people in the back and by having an iron fist.
store.barrowdowns.com /showthread.php?t=11280   (5629 words)

  
 malawi.ca - Mount Gundabad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hills of Evendim Emyn Beraid - The Tower Hills Mount Gundabad Carn Dûm The Ettenmoors Mountains of Angmar Forochel...
The War for Mount Gundabad, a PBEM chronicle for the LOTR RPG
The Lord of the Rings: The War for Mount Gundabad...
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 Battles of Middle-earth
In the year 2747, an army of Orcs from Mount Gram led by Golfimbul invaded the Northfarthing.
The Orcs assembled at Mount Gundabad and then marched eastward.
Although the triumph at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields spared Gondor from certain ruin, Sauron remained undefeated until March 25, when the One Ring was destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom.
www.tuckborough.net /battles.html   (5998 words)

  
 A Hobbit's ...
When Ilúvatar found out that Aulë had made the Dwarves, he allowed him to keep them but he also told him that the Dwarves must sleep until the Elves would dwelt on earth.
Durin the Deathless was the eldest of the Seven Fathers, he awoke at Mount Gundabad, in the northern Misty Mountains.
The other awake in pairs in different locations and there founded the big cities of the Dwarves.
www.warofthering.net /ahobbitstale/tolkien/tolkien_encyclopedia_f.htm   (839 words)

  
 Mount Gundabad -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Mount Gundabad -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Tolkien's (Click link for more info and facts about fictional universe) fictional universe of (Click link for more info and facts about Middle-earth) Middle-earth, Mount Gundabad is a mountain at the northern end of the (Click link for more info and facts about Misty Mountains) Misty Mountains.
After the fall of Angmar Gundabad remained an Orc stronghold, until it was cleaned of Orcs during the (Click link for more info and facts about War of the Dwarves and Orcs) War of the Dwarves and Orcs.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Mo/Mount_Gundabad.htm   (171 words)

  
 MERP 8070 Goblin-Gate and Eagle's Eyrie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The strategic locale of Goblin-gate is an incalculable threat to the Free Peoples because of its proximity to Angmar and the Orcish capital of Mount Gundabad.
Not far distant is the Witch-king's domain of Angmar and the Orcish capital of Mount Gundabad, rendering the strategic locale of Goblin-gate an incalculable threat to the Free Peoples.
So my proposal would be: Buy the truly magnificent module Mount Gundabad and then you have all information necessary to create interesting adventures in Goblin-Gate as well.
www.icewebring.com /ICE_Products/M1/M1_8070_GoblinGate.shtml   (946 words)

  
 Mount Gram (Middle-earth) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Mount Gram (Middle-earth) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Mount Gram is a mountain in (Click link for more info and facts about J. Tolkien) J.
Tolkien's fictional (Click link for more info and facts about Middle-earth) Middle-earth.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Mo/Mount_Gram_(Middle-earth)1.htm   (38 words)

  
 The Guild Companion: Review: Other Hands Issue 28
It also includes a brief history of Mount Gundabad, which is intended to bring the MERP supplement of the same name in line with the information given us in History of Middle-earth (HoME), and some original poetry.
It gives us a new idea of what Mount Gundabad was supposed to be in the MERP module, but was not quite.
It is intended to be a supplement for the module, and requires only a reworking of the original layout to be put in line with the new text.
www.guildcompanion.com /scrolls/2000/oct/reviewotherhands28.html   (654 words)

  
 BGG Thread: Session Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
What I had not seen was that the elves had taken Mount Gundabad and the last armies of Rohan and the Elves werre gathered at Lorien, dangerously close to Dol Gunfur and the Moria.
I still have doubts about the ability for the dark one to defend Angmar and mount Gundalab up north from a decided fellowship player, but for a basic game, we had some fun anyway.
It is possible but rather unlikely and usually serves to divert precious resources from the struggle and distract from the main plan to guide the ringbeareres to the mount.
www.boardgamegeek.com /viewarticle.php3?articleid=62989   (1829 words)

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