Dead Marshes

Location from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

A haunted wetland where the dead of ancient battles lie preserved beneath the water — their pale faces watching from below, their candle-lights luring travelers to drown.

Also known as: Dead Marshes, the Marshes, the Dead Faces

What They Know

• The dead beneath the water are from the Battle of Dagorlad in the Second Age — over three thousand years ago
• The candle-lights are some form of will-o'-the-wisp that compels viewers to reach into the water — do not follow them
• Gollum knows the safe paths through the marshes from his years skulking near Mordor
• The marshes have expanded over millennia, slowly swallowing the ancient battlefield

Connections

• gateway_to — mordor
• borders — mordor

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