Dagorlad was a vast plain in southwestern Rhovanion, near Mordor, in Middle-earth.
Dagorlad lay between the Emyn Muil and the Cirith Gorgor, and was largely a treeless wasteland, bereft of life and beauty.[2]
History[]
Dagorlad was the location of the Battle of Dagorlad, fought there between Sauron's forces and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men at the end of the Second Age. The bodies of the dead decayed as normal, but over time part of the field became a wetland, the Dead Marshes, where the images of the fallen could be seen. Later, in the Third Age, the Dagorlad was the site of many battles between Gondor and various Easterling armies. The countless battles of two ages left Dagorlad as a devastated wasteland, contaminated and unhealthy, with sumps of poisonous slick and mounds of scorched earth.
The Battle of Dagorlad occurred in the year 3434 of the Second Age. It was fought between the army of the Last Alliance under Gil-galad and Elendil and an army of Orcs with other creatures loyal to Sauron. It is unknown how long it lasted, but ultimately the Last Alliance won the battle and proceeded into Mordor.
The Second Battle of Dagorlad was fought in TA 1899 between the army of King Calimehtar of Gondor and the Wainriders. The result was a victory for Gondor.
Etymology[]
The word Dagorlad means 'battle plain' in the Sindarin language,[3] from dagor, meaning battle, and lad, meaning plain.
Notes[]
In Peter Jackson's movie adaptation of the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Dagorlad is misspelled as Dagorland on various maps shown in the films, and in the appendices of the special extended DVD editions.
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Amharic | ዳጎርላድ |
Arabic | داغورلاد |
Armenian | Դագորլադ |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Дагорлад |
Bengali | দাগরলড |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Дагорлад |
Danish | Dagorlad ("Valpladsen"/"Slagmarken") |
Georgian | დაგორლადი |
Greek | Ντάγκορλαντ |
Gujarati | ડાગોર્લાડ |
Hebrew | דאגורלאד |
Hindi | डागोर्लाड |
Japanese | ダゴルラド |
Kannada | ಡಾಗೋರ್ಲಾಡ್ |
Kazakh | Дагорлад (Cyrillic) Dagorlad (Latin) |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Дагорлад |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Дагорлад |
Marathi | डॅगोरलाड |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Дагорлад |
Nepalese | डागोरलाड |
Persian | داگورلد |
Punjabi | ਡਾਗੋਰਲਾਡ |
Russian | Дагорлад |
Sanskrit | डगोर्लद् |
Serbian | Дагорлад (Cyrillic) Dagorlad (Latin) |
Sinhalese | ඩගෝර්ලාඩ් |
Tajik Cyrillic | Дагорлад |
Tamil | டாகோரலட் |
Telugu | దాగోర్లదే |
Urdu | داگورلہد |
Uzbek | Дагорлад (Cyrillic) Dagorlad (Latin) |
Yiddish | דאַגאָרלאַד |
Places of Middle-earth and Arda
Middle-earth Locations:
Provinces/Regions: Arnor | Dunland | Ettenmoors | Forochel | Forodwaith | Gondor | Harad | Ithilien | Khand | Lindon | Minhiriath | Mordor | Rhovanion | Rhûn | Rivendell | Rohan | The Shire Forests & Mountains: Amon Dîn | Amon Hen | Amon Lhaw | Caradhras | Emyn Muil | Erebor | Fangorn Forest | High Pass | Iron Hills | Lórien | Mirkwood | Mount Doom | Mount Gundabad | Old Forest | Orod-na-Thôn | Tower Hills | Weathertop Hill City/Fortifications: Angband | Barad-dûr | Bree | Caras Galadhon | Dol Guldur | Fornost Erain | Hornburg | Isengard | Minas Morgul | Minas Tirith | Last Homely House | Tower of Amon Sûl | Tower of Orthanc | Osgiliath | Umbar | Utumno Miscellaneous: Argonath | Astulat | Buckland | Cair Andros | Dagorlad | Dead Marshes | Enedwaith | Fords of Isen | Gap of Rohan | Grey Havens The rest of Arda:
Aman | Burnt Land of the Sun | Dark Land | Empty Lands | Neldoreth | New lands | Númenor | Tol Eressëa |
References[]
- ↑ Gary Russell, The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring, "Locations", pg. 99
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "The Last Alliance"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth