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Tag: Middle-earth studies

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Olga · 10 Comments

Tricksy lights allure.

On their way to Mordor Frodo and Sam encounter various places with a different degree of weirdness to them. However, few of them stand out in the same manner as the Dead Marshes. Lying between the plain of Dagorlad and the Emyn Muil, they become a grave test for the travellers en route to an even darker place.

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