After an unnecessarily controversial first week for The Rings of Power, the third episode of Amazon’s mega-budget The Lord of the Rings adaption is now available. And it picks up where episode 2 left off. Which means Orcs have captured Arondir. But where do the Orcs take Arondir in The Rings of Power?
WARNING! SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 3 OF THE RINGS OF POWER AHEAD!
Arondir was last seen scrambling through tunnels beneath Hordern. But he was captured. When he awakens in episode 3 – “Adar” – he finds himself in what appears to be an Orc camp of sorts.
He soon learns that other Elves have also been captured by the Orcs. They have all been chained, forced into slavery, and made to dig tunnels and trenches.
Conditions at the camp are awful. The Elves are living and working under the supervision of the Orcs and have nothing but dirty rags to wear. It also seems the Orcs – who are under the command of a mysterious figure known as Adar – are hardly feeding or hydrating the prisoners.
When the Orcs tell a group of Elves (including Arondir) they must cut down a tree that is blocking the trench, they refuse. Initially, the Orcs appear to respect their bravery and offer them water. They each take a drink, however the Orcs attack and a fight ensues.
Arondir is the only surviving rebel and restrained. He is taken to see Adar, which is where the episode ends.
But where exactly is the Orc camp/trench located? After episode 2, where do the Orcs take Arondir in The Rings of Power?
Where do the Orcs take Arondir in The Rings of Power?
Where do the Orcs take Arondir in The Rings of Power? Arondir is taken to the Southlands where the Orcs are destroying the landscape. They are digging trenches and tunnels and ripping up trees.
While their exact motives are unclear, it appears they are turning the Southlands into what will become Mordor. As any fan will know, Mordor is the realm of Sauron and the location of Barad-dûr (the Dark Tower) and Mount Doom.
Of course, it remains to be seen if this is what actually happens to the Southlands in The Rings of Power. But it seems the creation of Mordor may be a key part of The Rings of Power‘s story.
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