Carchost | |
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Towers of the Teeth: Narchost in the foreground, Carchost in the background | |
Vital statistics | |
Aliases | Fang Tower |
Type | Tower |
Location | North-western Mordor |
Appearances | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor |
Carchost is a location in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, and one of the two Towers of the Teeth built by Gondor to prevent anything from leaving Mordor. It overlooks the Black Gate together with Narchost.
Trivia[]
- The name Carchost means "fang tower" in the language of the Sindar.
- It is situated on one side, some say the east (or north), of Cirith Gorgor, the Haunted Pass, on a hill that is at the extreme western end of the Ered Lithui.
- It was first referenced by name in J.R.R. Tolkien 's Return of the King.
Regions |
Dagorlad • Eastern Desolation • Gorgoroth • Lithlad • Núrn (Sea of Núrnen) |
Castles and Fortresses |
Barad-dûr • Black Gate • Cirith Ungol • Durthang • Minas Morgul • Towers of the Teeth (Carchost • Narchost) |
Mountains | |
Passes and Valleys | |
Other | |
Outside of Mordor |
Arda • Middle-earth • Gondor (Minas Ithil) |