Angmar - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Fosco Burrows · 01-06-2004, 06:16 PM

During the war of the ring who inhabited Angmar and what was their role in the war?

metropolis_part_one · 01-06-2004, 06:18 PM

I don't think anyone inhabited it except perhaps the odd wandering creature.

Gil-Galad · 01-07-2004, 05:33 PM

Angmar was disbanded after Arnor fell, Gondor and teh elves finnally cam to their aid, but of course it was too late, but angmar had no role in war of the ring, except getting rid of arnor

Finwe · 01-07-2004, 07:34 PM

During the specific time period of the War of the Ring, Angmar as an entity didn't influence the outcome. It had been destroyed decades before, by the combined forces of Earnur of Gondor, Glorfindel of Rivendell, and Cirdan of Mithlond. However, its king, the Witch-king of Angmar, was the leader of the Nazgul, so I guess you could say that Angmar played somewhat of a part in the War of the Ring.

Voralphion · 01-07-2004, 08:34 PM

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It had been destroyed decades before

I'm pretty sure it destroyed more than a few decades before, more like centuries.

Elassar 516 · 01-07-2004, 09:43 PM

Well if you count 1075, the year the Witch king was defeated at the Battle of Fornost and persued to the Ettenmoors and then vanishes from the north, as the destruction of Angmar, then it is 1944 years to the war of the ring (3019). If you ask me that's more than a few decades. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Er-Murazor · 01-13-2004, 03:29 AM

The year of the battle of Annuminas was 1975, so its only about a thousand years.

Rumil · 01-13-2004, 02:17 PM

While the 'WitchKingdom' of Angmar had been destroyed over 1000 years before LoTR, I'd reckon that there were still orcs, wolves and possibly trolls around the Angmar area.

In the Hobbit, the capitol of the orcs of the Misty Mountains is given as Mount Gundabad, which happens to be right on the eastern edge of old Angmar. Although the orcs were weakened by the Battle of Five armies, I'd imagine that they would have recovered by the time of the War of the Ring. Perhaps they contributed to the attacks on Dale and Erebor and the fighting in Mirkwood?

I've always reckoned that Mount Gram (home of the orc chief Golfimbul) must have been in the Angmar area too.

Gil-Galad · 01-13-2004, 04:29 PM

There is nothing saying that the orcs of Mt.Gunbadad did really much after the dragon incidence, soem orcs from moria helped saruman, to revenge there fallen brethern i nthe mines by the fellowship... and after angmar fell, most of hte orcs were hunted out, or feld to orc infested places, War of the dwarves and Orcs, where most of both race were greatly dimished, so i doubt angmar did really much, except help in saurons plan for kiling the north kingdom

01-06-2004, 06:16 PM	#1
Fosco Burrows Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Whitwell Posts: 19	Angmar During the war of the ring who inhabited Angmar and what was their role in the war? __________________ "What's that?" "This my friend is a pint" "It comes in pints? I'm getting one!"

01-06-2004, 06:18 PM	#2
metropolis_part_one Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 25	I don't think anyone inhabited it except perhaps the odd wandering creature. __________________ For forty days and forty nights They rode through red blood to the knee And they saw neither sun nor moon But heard the roaring of the sea

01-07-2004, 05:33 PM	#3
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,733	Angmar was disbanded after Arnor fell, Gondor and teh elves finnally cam to their aid, but of course it was too late, but angmar had no role in war of the ring, except getting rid of arnor __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

01-07-2004, 07:34 PM	#4
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	During the specific time period of the War of the Ring, Angmar as an entity didn't influence the outcome. It had been destroyed decades before, by the combined forces of Earnur of Gondor, Glorfindel of Rivendell, and Cirdan of Mithlond. However, its king, the Witch-king of Angmar, was the leader of the Nazgul, so I guess you could say that Angmar played somewhat of a part in the War of the Ring. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

01-13-2004, 03:29 AM	#7
Er-Murazor Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 21	The year of the battle of Annuminas was 1975, so its only about a thousand years. __________________ You have reached the end of the road, my beloved enemy. The bad thing is that I reached it first.

01-07-2004, 09:43 PM	#6
Elassar 516 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sailing into the West...I wish Posts: 58	Well if you count 1075, the year the Witch king was defeated at the Battle of Fornost and persued to the Ettenmoors and then vanishes from the north, as the destruction of Angmar, then it is 1944 years to the war of the ring (3019). If you ask me that's more than a few decades. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

01-13-2004, 02:17 PM	#8
Rumil Sage & Onions Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Britain Posts: 893	While the 'WitchKingdom' of Angmar had been destroyed over 1000 years before LoTR, I'd reckon that there were still orcs, wolves and possibly trolls around the Angmar area. In the Hobbit, the capitol of the orcs of the Misty Mountains is given as Mount Gundabad, which happens to be right on the eastern edge of old Angmar. Although the orcs were weakened by the Battle of Five armies, I'd imagine that they would have recovered by the time of the War of the Ring. Perhaps they contributed to the attacks on Dale and Erebor and the fighting in Mirkwood? I've always reckoned that Mount Gram (home of the orc chief Golfimbul) must have been in the Angmar area too. __________________ Rumil of Coedhirion

01-13-2004, 04:29 PM	#9
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,733	There is nothing saying that the orcs of Mt.Gunbadad did really much after the dragon incidence, soem orcs from moria helped saruman, to revenge there fallen brethern i nthe mines by the fellowship... and after angmar fell, most of hte orcs were hunted out, or feld to orc infested places, War of the dwarves and Orcs, where most of both race were greatly dimished, so i doubt angmar did really much, except help in saurons plan for kiling the north kingdom __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.