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Aglarond was one of the two fortresses built by Gondor guarding the Fords of Isen, Angrenost (later Isengard) being the other. Like Angrenost to the north it was initially well guarded, but as the population of Calenardhon (the later Rohan) dwindled it was increasinly less supplied and deemed unimportant, until it was only ruled by a hereditary small guard who intermarried much with Dunlendings.

When Cirion, Steward of Gondor, gave Calenardhon to the Éothéod Aglarond was transferred into Rohirrim care, who named it Súthburg (southern burg) in their language. The Gondorian guard was merged with that of Angrenost to the north, which remained in the keep of Gondor. Guard duty of the Fords was initially shared between Gondor and Rohan, but later done only by the Rohirrim.

Much later, during the time of Helm Hammerhand, Rohan was attacked from Isengard and across the river IsenThe river Isen occurs in J. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth. The Isen (or Angren in Sindarin) began in the southern Misty Mountains, first flowing south through the fortress of Isengard (or Angrenost) to the White Mountains, where it abrubtly by Dunlendings. EdorasTolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Edoras was the capital of Rohan. The city of Edoras was built on a hill in a valley of the White Mountains by Rohan's second King, Brego son of Eorl the Young. Before this, Rohan's capital was at Aldburg in th was taken, and Helm and much of his people retreated to Súthburg. Because Helm always blew a great horn before riding out to fight the beleaguering Dunlendings, the keep was renamed Hornburg. During the War of the RingFictional wars In the fiction of J. Tolkien, the War of the Ring ended the Third Age. It was initiated by Sauron, who had gained strength since the end of the Second Age and sought the One Ring. During the War of the Ring, many thousands of Men of Rohan a, the Hornburg was the refuge of the Rohirrim as they defended Helm's DeepThe Battle of the Hornburg (or Battle of Helm's Deep is a fictional battle in J. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings''. The battle pitted the forces of Saruman against the warriors of Rohan under King Theoden, who had taken refuge in the mountain fortre.

After the War, GimliGimli is a fictional character from J. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth. In the book Gimli, son of Gloin, is a Dwarf of Durin's Folk chosen to accompany Frodo Baggins on his quest to destroy the One Ring in The Lord of the Rings''. Initially suspicious the DwarfKhazad" redirects here. See KHAZAD for the block cipher named after Khazad-dum. The Dwarves of J. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth are beings of short stature, often friendly with Hobbits although long suspicious of Elves. They are typically b established a colony of Durin's folkTolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Durin's folk is the most important folk of Dwarves. Durin's folk were by right the inhabitants of Khazad-dum, also called the Longbeards''. Their first King was Durin the Deathless. The Dwarves of Durin's folk there, which lasted through the Fourth AgeThe Fourth Age is a fictional time period from J. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth. The Fourth Age began after Sauron was finally defeated, when his Ruling Ring was destroyed, and the Elves left Middle-earth for the Uttermost West. Tolkien's writing doe. The Dwarves of Aglarond restored the Hornburg, which now became a shared fortress of the Rohirrim and Dwarves.