Siege of Angband
Siege of Angband during the First Age
Conflict: The War of the Great Jewels
Date: FA 60
Place: Morgoth, Iron Mountains (Angband)
Outcome: Angband victory
Combatants
Ñoldor, Edain	Angband
Commanders
Fingolfin	Morgoth
Strength
An unknown number of Elves	An unknown number of Orcs and Balrogs
Casualties
Presumably heavy	Presumably moderate to heavy
Great Battles of Beleriand First Battle of Beleriand - Dagor-nuin-Giliath - Dagor Aglareb - Dagor Bragollach - Nirnaeth Arnoediad - War of Wrath

The Siege of Angband was a 400 year long siege of the Ñoldor circling around the fortress of Morgoth called Angband in the early First Age (FA 60), which began following the Dagor Aglareb (Glorious Battle), the many battles between the Elvesof Beleriand and the evil forces of Morgoth).

HistoryEdit

The siege was incomplete as Morgoth was still capable of sending out various forces of Orcs to weaken the Ñoldor (such as the attack of Hithlum), mainly from the impassable north flanks of the fortress near the unguarded Iron Mountains. The Ñoldor had grown strong enough, however, and these raiding forces posed no significant threat. 

However, the Noldor and their allies possessed insufficient force to assault Angband directly. The Siege was broken in the Dagor Bragollach (Battle of Sudden Flame) in FA 455.^[1]

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ The Silmarillion: Quenta Silmarillion

External linkEdit

• Siege of Angband at Tolkien Gateway