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In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Carn Dûm was the capital of Angmar.

Established near the Dwarven holy site Mount Gundabad, it was inhabited by the Witch-king and his many servants: fallen Men, Orcs, and other creatures. From here he based his attacks on the three petty realms of Arnor, quickly managing to destroy Rhudaur and later also Cardolan.

Arthedain fell in the Battle of Fornost in T.A. 1974, but the Witch-king was routed by GlorfindelIn the fiction of J. Tolkien, Glorfindel is an Elf, a character that appears on a couple of occasions in the tales of Middle-earth. Glorfindel first comes in as a Noldo in the account of the escape of Tuor, Idril, Earendil and many others from the fall of and in T.A. 1975 Angmar itself fell under an assault by the DúnedainTolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Dunedain (singular: Dunadan were the Men who descended from the Numenoreans who survived the fall of their island kingdom and came to Eriador in Middle-earth led by Elendil and his sons. They are also call of GondorGondor is a fictional location from J. Tolkien's Middle-earth. History Like Arnor to the north, Gondor is a human kingdom founded by the line of Elendil after the Downfall of Numenor. It was located to the south of Rohan and to the west of Mordor, on the, the survivors of Arnor, and ElvesThe Elves (always spelt such, never "Elfs") are one of the races that appear in the work of J. Their complex history is described in full only in The Silmarillion and it is mentioned tangentially in The Lord of the Rings''. Elves were the first inhabitant of LindonIn the fiction of J. Tolkien, Lindon is the land beyond the Ered Luin (Blue Mountains) in the northwest of Middle-earth. It is the westernmost land of the continent. The Gulf of Lune divides it into Forlindon (North Lindon) and Harlindon (South Lindon).. Carn Dûm was utterly destroyed, although some Orcs survived there until at least the War of the Dwarves and OrcsTolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, the War of the Dwarves and Orcs was a great war fought between the two races. The War began when the Dwarven King Thror, heir of Durin, was slain before the gates of Moria by Azog the Orc in 2790 of the Third and possibly after as well, until they were wiped out by AragornAragorn is a fictional character from J. Tolkien's fantasy universe of Middle-earth. Aragorn was born on March 1st in the year 2931 of the Third Age, as the son of Arathorn II and his wife Gilraen. Aragorn was a direct descendant of Elendil and Isildur, w, King Elessar of the Reunited Kingdom. Middle-earth towns and cities

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