Angmar

Angmar
Carn Dûm
J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium location
Type	Realm
Ruler	Witch-king of Angmar
Location	Eriador
Founder	Witch-king of Angmar

Angmar (Sindarin: 'Iron-home'; pronounced [ˈaŋmar]) is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's continent of Middle-earth, at the north end of the Misty Mountains. It was used by the Lord of the Ringwraiths as a base from which to attack the kingdoms of the Dúnedain in the North, all of which were eventually destroyed. Angmar itself was subsequently destroyed by combined armies of men and elves shortly thereafter.

Angmar was founded ca T.A. 1300 in the far north of the Misty Mountains by the Lord of the Ringwraiths, who became known as the "Witch-king of Angmar". The Witch-king came north to attack the Dúnedain of Arnor, whose disunity made them an easier target than Gondor at that time. Angmar straddled the northern reaches of the Misty Mountains, where many evil men gathered on both sides of the mountains. The chief fortress of Angmar was Carn Dûm.

Soon after Angmar was founded, it waged war against the divided Dúnedain realms of Arthedain, Cardolan and Rhudaur. The Witch-king subverted Rhudaur, the weakest of Arnor's successor kingdoms, and replaced its Dúnedain king with one of the native Hillmen. Now under the Witch-king's control, Rhudaur invaded Arthedain in T.A. 1356, and Arthedain's King Argeleb I was slain. However, with the aid of the armies of Cardolan, Arthedain managed to maintain a line of defence along the Weather Hills.

In T.A. 1409 Angmar attacked Cardolan, destroying the kingdom. At this time, Rhudaur disappeared, leaving Arthedain as the last remaining Dúnedain kingdom in Arnor. With help from Lindon, Arthedain struggled on for another 500 years. The end came in T.A. 1974 when Angmar launched a final assault on Arthedain. Angmar took Fornost, the capital of Arthedain, and destroyed the last kingdom of the Dúnedain in the North. King Arvedui of Arthedain fled north, but he and his party drowned in the Ice Bay of Forochel.

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