History

Avathar is Elvish for "The Shadows." Avathar is the land of darkness where Morgoth found Ungoliant, the Mother of Shelob the Great. Avathar is located south of Aman and nestled on the northern slopes of the Pelori Mountains, aslso known as the Mountains of Defense.

Excerpt from "The Silmarillion" Chp. "Of the Flight of the Noldor"

"Meanwhile Morgoth escaping from the pursuit of the Valar came to the wastes of Araman. This land lay northward between the Mountains of the Pelori and the Great Sea, as Avathar lay to the south; but Araman was a wider land, and between the shores and the mountains were barren plains, ever colder as the Ice drew nearer. Through this region Morgoth and Ungoliant passed in haste, and so came through the great mists of Oiomure to the Helcaraxe, where the strait between Araman and Middle-earth was filled with grinding ice; and he crossed over, and came back at last to the north of the Outer Lands."