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The '''Mountains of Angmar''' was an extension of the [[Misty Mountains]] that lay to the west of [[Mount Gundabad]],<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> home to the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] who ruled from his capital [[Carn Dûm]] on the western tip of the mountain range.


The '''Mountains of Angmar''' was a mountain range that lay to the west of [[Mount Gundabad]], home to the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] who ruled from his capital [[Carn Dûm]] on the western tip of the mountain range.
==History==
The Witch-king came to the Mountains around {{TA|1300}} and established the realm of [[Angmar]].<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref>  There he gathered [[Hill-men|evil men]], [[Orcs]] and other evil creatures.<ref name="Eriador">{{App|Eriador}}</ref> The Witch-king was defeated at the [[Battle of Fornost]] in {{TA|1975}}<ref name="TA"/> along with all of Angmar's men and orcs west of the mountains.<ref name="Eriador"/> In {{TA|1977|n}} [[Frumgar]] and the [[Éothéod]]<ref name="TA"/> drove off Angmar's remnants east of the mountains.<ref>{{App|Eorl}}</ref>  Orcs probably returned around {{TA|2480}} as they constructed secret strongholds along the Misty Mountain range<ref name="TA"/> but were again reduced in numbers by the [[Battle of Five Armies]]<ref>{{H|Burst}}</ref> in {{TA|2941|n}}.<ref name="TA"/>


Besides the Witch-king, [[Orcs]] and other evil creatures lived in the mountains. Fallen-Men (Probably Men of [[Forodwaith (people)|Forodwaith]] from the North) lived also on the Northern and Southern feet.  The Witch-king was defeated at the [[Battle of Fornost]] in {{TA|1974}}, in {{TA|1975}} Angmar no longer existed.  Orcs, likely still lived throughout the Mountains of Angmar during the rest of the [[Third Age]] and the late [[Fourth Age]].  They were more than likely wiped-out by king [[Aragorn|Aragorn II]] of the [[Reunited Kingdom]].
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[[Category:Eriador]]
[[Category:Eriador]]
[[Category:Mountains|Angmar]]
[[Category:Mountains|Angmar]]
[[Category:Evil realms]]
[[Category:Evil realms]]
[[fi:Angmarin Vuoret]]
[[fi:Angmarin Vuoret]]

Revision as of 22:22, 23 March 2013

Mountains of Angmar
Mountain range
General Information
LocationNorthern Eriador, west of Mount Gundabad
TypeMountain range
DescriptionA mountain range, where at its western end the Witch King's fortress of Carn Dûm lay.
RegionsAngmar
Orc of the Mountains
People and History
InhabitantsOrcs
EventsDestruction of Angmar

The Mountains of Angmar was an extension of the Misty Mountains that lay to the west of Mount Gundabad,[1] home to the Witch-king of Angmar who ruled from his capital Carn Dûm on the western tip of the mountain range.

History

The Witch-king came to the Mountains around T.A. 1300 and established the realm of Angmar.[2] There he gathered evil men, Orcs and other evil creatures.[3] The Witch-king was defeated at the Battle of Fornost in T.A. 1975[2] along with all of Angmar's men and orcs west of the mountains.[3] In 1977 Frumgar and the Éothéod[2] drove off Angmar's remnants east of the mountains.[4] Orcs probably returned around T.A. 2480 as they constructed secret strongholds along the Misty Mountain range[2] but were again reduced in numbers by the Battle of Five Armies[5] in 2941.[2]

References