Season 1, Episode 6: Udûn
The Southlanders make a stand at Tirharad until the Númenóreans arrive. Galadriel captures Adar — but Waldreg uses the hilt to open a dam, and the flood sets off the volcano.
Who went where
Galadriel
Númenor → Tirharad
Lands with the Númenórean cavalry and hunts down Adar.Halbrand / Annatar (Sauron)
Númenor → Tirharad
Fights at Tirharad and is wounded.Míriel & Elendil
Númenor → Tirharad
Míriel and Elendil lead the charge.Isildur
Númenor → Tirharad
Fights in his first battle.Bronwyn & Theo
Ostirith → Tirharad
The villagers defend Tirharad; Bronwyn is wounded.Arondir
Ostirith → Tirharad
Leads the defence of the village.Adar & the orcs
Orc trenches → Tirharad
Attacks the village, takes the hilt, and is captured by Galadriel.Bronwyn & Theo
Tirharad → The Southlands dam → Mount Doom
Waldreg turns the hilt in a dam; floodwater pours into the mountain and it erupts.Advertisement
Key moments
Battle of Tirharad
The Southlanders hold the village against Adar's orcs until the Númenórean cavalry rides in.
The Southlanders hold the village against Adar's orcs until the Númenórean cavalry rides in.
The dam opens
Waldreg turns the sword-hilt in the dam's lock. Floodwater rushes through channels into the mountain.
Waldreg turns the sword-hilt in the dam's lock. Floodwater rushes through channels into the mountain.
The eruption
The mountain explodes. Fire and ash bury the Southlands, the birth of Mordor and Mount Doom.
The mountain explodes. Fire and ash bury the Southlands, the birth of Mordor and Mount Doom.
Places in this episode
Númenor — Armenelos
The island kingdom of Men in the western sea. Its capital, Armenelos, is ruled by Queen Regent Míriel and later by Pharazôn.
📖 Books: An island raised for the Edain. Ar-Pharazôn seized the throne by forcing Míriel into marriage; the island was later destroyed.
The island kingdom of Men in the western sea. Its capital, Armenelos, is ruled by Queen Regent Míriel and later by Pharazôn.
📖 Books: An island raised for the Edain. Ar-Pharazôn seized the throne by forcing Míriel into marriage; the island was later destroyed.
Tirharad
Bronwyn and Theo's village in the Southlands. Site of the battle with Adar's orcs in Episode 6.
📖 Books: Not in Tolkien’s writings.
Bronwyn and Theo's village in the Southlands. Site of the battle with Adar's orcs in Episode 6.
📖 Books: Not in Tolkien’s writings.
Ostirith watchtower
The Elves' watchtower over the Southlands, where Arondir is posted and the villagers shelter.
📖 Books: Not in Tolkien’s writings.
The Elves' watchtower over the Southlands, where Arondir is posted and the villagers shelter.
📖 Books: Not in Tolkien’s writings.
Orc trenches
Tunnels and trenches where Adar's orcs hold Arondir and other captured Elves.
📖 Books: Not in Tolkien’s writings.
Tunnels and trenches where Adar's orcs hold Arondir and other captured Elves.
📖 Books: Not in Tolkien’s writings.
The Southlands dam approx.
A dam above Tirharad. In Episode 6 Waldreg turns the sword-hilt in its lock, and the flood pours into the mountain and sets off the eruption.
📖 Books: Not in Tolkien’s writings.
A dam above Tirharad. In Episode 6 Waldreg turns the sword-hilt in its lock, and the flood pours into the mountain and sets off the eruption.
📖 Books: Not in Tolkien’s writings.
Orodruin (Mount Doom)
The mountain that erupts at the end of Episode 6, turning the Southlands into Mordor.
📖 Books: Orodruin, where Sauron forges the One Ring around the middle of the Second Age.
The mountain that erupts at the end of Episode 6, turning the Southlands into Mordor.
📖 Books: Orodruin, where Sauron forges the One Ring around the middle of the Second Age.
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