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Dates
Angmar was founded c. III 1300, and destroyed III 1975 (endured for approximately 675 years)
Location
The northern peaks of the Misty Mountains, around Carn Dûm
Origins
The realm of Angmar was founded in these mountains by the Lord of the Nazgûl
Settlements
Pronunciation
Angmar is pronounced 'a'ngmarr' (where 'rr' indicates that the r sound should be distinctly pronounced)
Meaning
Angmar probably means 'land (literally 'home') of iron'

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Mountains of Angmar

The northernmost Misty Mountains

Map of the Mountains of Angmar

A range of high mountains that formed the northernmost arc of the Hithaeglir, or Misty Mountains. They stretched for some two hundred miles from Carn Dûm in the northwest, down towards Mount Gundabad in the southeast. The range marked the border between Eriador to the southwest and the northern wastes of the Forodwaith. During the Third Age, the Witch-king established the kingdom of Angmar among these mountains and the lands around, and his capital was beneath the northernmost peak at Carn Dûm.


See also...

Misty Mountains

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