Post by Morsereg Dîndaedel on Jun 16, 2005 0:05:36 GMT
In the far north of Middle-earth, the Mountains of Angmar are amongst the darkest and most mysterious regions that yet remain in the world. Few beings have survived a journey there. The path is a long and hard one, haunted by all manner of foul creatures, from Orcs and Goblins through to massive winged drakes, with claws capable of tearing a man asunder with as little effort as splitting a rotten bough. Should a traveller even survive the attentions of those who would make a meal of them, the environs are dangerous enough. Chill winds and icy rain are all too ready to sweep the unwary from the precarious ledges of the high passes.
It is here, at the heart of these desolate mountains, that the kingdom of Angmar was first born. It will probably be forever unknown how long the Witch-king dwelt amongst these peaks, husbanding his power and gathering his armies, yet there can be little doubt that it took many centuries at the least. It is even possible that his plans for Arnor were laid before even the battle of the Last Alliance, almost certainly as part of one of Sauron's convoluted schemes or, possibly, an attempt to create his own power base, independent of the Dark Lord. Speculation, while interesting, is academic, for the actions of the Nazgûl have ever been in line with Sauron's goals (or so it would at least appear). Regardless of its origins, the realm of Angmar was made all but unassailable by its encircling mountains, and had its forces not been caught and crushed on the streets of Fornost, it may have endured under the Witch-King's rule as a blight upon the northern lands for many long years – possibly even until Sauron's fall.
It is here, at the heart of these desolate mountains, that the kingdom of Angmar was first born. It will probably be forever unknown how long the Witch-king dwelt amongst these peaks, husbanding his power and gathering his armies, yet there can be little doubt that it took many centuries at the least. It is even possible that his plans for Arnor were laid before even the battle of the Last Alliance, almost certainly as part of one of Sauron's convoluted schemes or, possibly, an attempt to create his own power base, independent of the Dark Lord. Speculation, while interesting, is academic, for the actions of the Nazgûl have ever been in line with Sauron's goals (or so it would at least appear). Regardless of its origins, the realm of Angmar was made all but unassailable by its encircling mountains, and had its forces not been caught and crushed on the streets of Fornost, it may have endured under the Witch-King's rule as a blight upon the northern lands for many long years – possibly even until Sauron's fall.
