Middle-Earth Tours

Tour 2: The Places of Middle-Earth

Mordor


Believe it or not, the ugly land of Mordor has inspired more paintings than any of the more attractive realms of Middle-earth. Begin your tour at the Dark Tower, Barad-Dûr; then continue on to Morgul Pass, home to Minas Morgul, Shelob and Cirith Ungol; next to the Black Gate, home of the Last Battle; and finally Mount Doom itself.
Red Eye of Sauron Atop
Barad-Dûr, by Alan Lee

On to Barad-Dûr


In Mordor, by John Howe

concept art from
the official movie site



The Vale of Morgul, by Alan Lee

On to Morgul Pass


The Black Gate, by Alan Lee

On to The Black Gate


Mount Doom, by Alan Lee

On to Mount Doom


Full-size versions of these pictures are on display at Rolozo Tolkien, the official LotR movie site, and theonering.net.