I read that just recently they re-upped the game, so it's no longer abandoned/freeware but sold. I think it's a pretty small amount though. I'll double-check and get back to you.
edit - I found this on Dead's site - but I'm sure I read on the forums somewhere that it was being sold again - I'll keep checking. This mostly seems to be a bunch of extras/editors
http://mordor.uni.cc/forum/index.php?dlcategory=1
edit 2 - I found it - it is being sold for about US $20 here:
http://www.decklinsdemise.com/mordor.htm (w/ discount if you join the site)
Ah I forgot - there is also an open source remake but it is still in development here:
http://www.firestormproductions.co.uk/mordor/
and it's based off of Avatar which IMHO is okay, but not great - but there are a lot of people who don't mind text adventures, and it is a step up from those. The quickest site I found is here:
http://www.heavyharmonies.com/Avatar/frame.html