Portrayal in adaptations The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-kingĪngmar is a playable faction in The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king, and serves as the main protagonist faction in the included campaign. EtymologyĪngmar is a mutation of Angbar, meaning 'Iron home' in Sindarin. His army defeated the forces of Angmar in the Battle of Fornost, and the Witch-king fled to Mordor, leaving the kingdom of Angmar to fall in TA 1975. Sometime later, Prince Eärnur - heir to the throne of Gondor - arrived to aid Arthedain, but he found he was too late. Subsequently, they took its capital Fornost, thereby ending the last northern kingdom of the Dúnedain. However Angmar's assaults on the North Kingdom resumed during the Wainrider War and in TA 1974, Angmar gathered its forces and launched a final assault on Arthedain. The shadow of the North was contained for a time but Arthedain was now the sole remaining northern kingdom, locked in a long struggle with Angmar lasting over five hundred years.Īfter the Great Plague, which started from the east of Mordor in TA 1636, the last of Cardolan's people died, allowing Barrow-wights to be sent from Angmar into the Barrow-downs.ĭuring the 19th century of the Third Age Angmar lost a war with King Araval of Arthedain, containing it for awhile. Angmar's armies were repelled from Fornost and the North Downs, and forced to withdraw to Angmar. Help came from the Elves of the Grey Havens, Rivendell, and Lothlórien.
Amon Sûl was razed and burned and the Dúnedain were forced to flee westward. Then in TA 1409, Angmar annexed Rhudaur and attacked Cardolan, destroying all the settlements in the kingdom except the Barrow-downs and Tharbad. However, with the help of Cardolan, Arthedain maintained a strong line of defense at the foot of the Weather Hills. During this time the forces of Angmar mounted the Second Siege of Imladris. In TA 1356, Angmar's vassal Rhudaur was forced to invade Arthedain many were slaughtered including the king, Argeleb I. No assaults on the Dúnedain came until Argeleb I, the son of Malvegil, assumed the throne of Arthedain. Men became aware of the growing evil in the mountains, but Angmar was still preparing its power. The Witch-king arose in Angmar during the reign of Malvegil of Arthedain, at some time between TA 1272 and TA 1349. 3.3 The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies.3.1 The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king.
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