I can't resist one more post in response to nura:
Part of Malbeth's prophecy about the Paths of the Dead, includes a description of Mount Doom in which he foresees the darkness spreading across the western lands - the dark shadow expelled by the Mount prior to the Balttle of the Pelennor Fields.
From: The Return of the King V 2 The Passing of the Grey Company -
Quote:
Over the land there lies a long shadow,
westward reaching wings of darkness.
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This surely doesn't mean that Mount Doom also has wings?!