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 downs.ĭuring the 19th century of the Third Age Angmar lost a war with King Araval of Arthedain, containing it for awhile. The armies of Angmar 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 Lorien. Amon Sul was razed and burned and the Dúnedain were forced to flee westward. Then in TA 1409, Angmar annexed Rhudaur and attacked Cardolan and Rivendell, destroying all the settlements in the former except the Barrow-downs and Tharbad. The Witch-king of Angmar, the ruler of Angmar.
However, with the help of Cardolan's armies, Arthedain maintained a strong line of defense at the foot of the Weather Hills. In TA 1356, the sub-realm Rhudaur was forced to invade Arthedain many were slaughtered including their 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. They fled southward, seeking the safety of their mines in the Weather Hills. It was not long before Durin's Folk felt the first assaults of Angmar. Long before the Witch-king came to Angmar, the dwarves had many flourishing mines in the region, and halls that were secure and prosperous.
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