The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Mordor
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Poll: The Villainous Syllable
The syllable mor is often used in names for villains and evil places, perhaps because it's found in many Latin words related to death. It is also similar to the old Germanic word mora, meaning dark, which Tolkien borrowed for his Elvish languages.
Which of these villainous names containing this syllable sounds the best to you?
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Minas Morgul -
Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Morannon (The Black Gate) -
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War (2017)
Morgoth(from The Silmarillion)
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The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Gmork -
Jean Marsh in Willow (1988)
Bavmorda -
Forrest Harding in Brave (2012)
Mor'du -
Mickey Mouse Works (1999)
Mortimer Mouse -
"The Time Machine" Morlocks 1960 MGM
Morlocks -
Eric Porter in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984)
Professor Moriarty -
Alexander Vlahos in Merlin (2008)
Mordred -
Katie McGrath in Merlin (2008)
Morgana -
Emilia Fox in Merlin (2008)
Morgause -
Ralph Fiennes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Voldemort -
Ed Wasser in Babylon 5 (1993)
Mr. Morden -
Doctor Who (1963)
Morbius -
Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Michael York, and Frank Finlay in The Three Musketeers (1973)
Mordaunt(from the 1845 novel Twenty Years After)
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Ciaran Bermingham in Game of Thrones (2011)
Mord -
Chiwetel Ejiofor in Doctor Strange (2016)
Baron Mordo -
Once Upon a Time (2011)
Morgarath(from the Ranger's Apprentice book series; the image is only a placeholder)
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Time Trax (1993)
Mordecai -
Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011)
Darth Mortis -
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson in God of War: Chains of Olympus (2008)
Morpheus -
Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993)
Mors Gotha
