Ephel Duath

Sindarin: Ephel Duath ‘Mountains of Shadow’ (as also known in English, German)

• ephel S – outer fence / encircling fence
• dû S – darkness / shadow E
• gwath S – shade / shadow E
• dû + gwath → dúath S – night shade E
• -ath S – [collective plural noun]
• dúath – darkness
• ephel + dúath → ephel duath, vowel reduction

English: Mountains of Shadow

German: Schattengebirge ‘Mountains of Shadow’

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Shadowy Mountains / Mountains of Shadow / Ephel Dúath — Tolkien Gateway

Mountains of Shadow — The Thain's Book

East-mountains, A name for the Ephel Dúath. — Encyclopedia Arda

Ephel Dúath, The Mountains of Shadow on the borders of Mordor. — Encyclopedia Arda

Mountains of Shadow (Ephel Dúath), The western border of Mordor. — Encyclopedia Arda

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