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A dark way under the mountains from Harrowdale in Rohan to the springs of Morthond in Gondor.
History
Here the Men of the Mountains were cursed by Isildur for breaking their oath, and became the Dead.
People & inhabitants
The oathbreakers, until released by Aragorn.
Significance
Aragorn’s passage fulfils an ancient debt and turns the sea to Gondor’s side at Pelargir.
Events here
Figures of this place
CharacterAragorn
The heir of Isildur, raised in Rivendell in secret, who becomes King Elessar and reunites the kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor.
CharacterLegolas Greenleaf
Son of Thranduil and the Elven archer of the Fellowship, whose friendship with Gimli breaks an old estrangement.
CharacterGimli
The Dwarf of the Fellowship, whose friendship with Legolas becomes a symbol of reconciliation between their peoples.
Sources
The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55
Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
