"Siege of Angband" was the name given to a 400 year-long Ñoldor containment of Morgoth's forces within his fortress of Angband during the First Age, which began following the Dagor Aglareb. Though called a siege, this containment was not technically a siege at all as the Elves and Edain were unable to actually assault Angband; they were merely able to battle Morgoth's Orcs when they chose to emerge.
History
The encirclement of Angband 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. But these raids enabled Morgoth to coerce people who were captured to his service, which would later prove very disastrous to the Ñoldor and their allies.
Though considered by Fingolfin, the Elves never planned in earnest nor executed any sort of offensive action against Angband. The Elven kingdoms had prospered greatly during the time of the siege, and most were unwilling to engage in a seemingly needless battle in which they believed innumerable Elves would perish, whether in victory or defeat. The Elves in fact did not have the ability to overthrow Angband no matter what they did, but at the time, Fingolfin did not fully comprehend the power of Morgoth. The Siege was broken in the Dagor Bragollach in FA 455, and no similar leaguer was ever re-established.[1]
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Beleg van Angband |
| Albanian | Rrethimi i Angband |
| Amharic | ጺአገ ኦፍ ዓንግባንድ ? |
| Arabic | حصار أنجباند |
| Armenian | Սիեգե ոֆ Անգբանդ |
| Azerbaijani | Angband Mühasirə |
| Belarusian | Сіеге оф Ангбанд ? |
| Bulgarian | Обсадата на Ангбанд |
| Bosnian | Opsade Angband |
| Catalan | Setge d'Àngband |
| Chinese | 安格班之圍 |
| Corsican | Assediu di Angband |
| Croatian | Opsada Angbanda |
| Czech | Obležení Angbandu |
| Danish | Belejringen af Angband |
| Dutch | Beleg van Angband |
| Esperanto | Sieĝo de Angband |
| Estonian | Piiramisrõngas Angbandist |
| Filipino | Paglusob ng Angband |
| Finnish | Angbandin piiritys |
| French | Siège de Angband |
| Georgian | შიეგე ოf ანგბანდ ? |
| German | Belagerung von Angband |
| Greek | πολιορκία της Ανγβανδ |
| Gujarati | ષિએગે ઓફ આઙ્બન્દ |
| Haiti Creole | Syèj nan Angband |
| Hausa | Kewaye da Angband |
| Hebrew | מצור מאנגבאנד |
| Hindi | षिएगे ओफ़ आङ्बन्द |
| Hungarian | Ostrom Angband |
| Icelandic | Umsátrinu um angband |
| Igbo | Nọchibidoro nke Angband |
| Italian | Assedio di Angband |
| Indonesian | Pengepungan Angband |
| Irish Gaelic | Iéigear ar Angband |
| Japanese | アングバンドの包囲 |
| Kazakh | Сіеге оф Ангбанд |
| Kurdish | سیهگه ۆف ئنگباند (Arabic script) Dorpêçkirina Angbandê (Latinised) |
| Kyrgyz | Сиэгэ оф Ангбанд |
| Latin | Obsidione Angbandum |
| Latvian | Aplenkuma Angband |
| Lithuanian | Apgultis Angband |
| Luxembourgish | Belagerung vun Angband |
| Macedonian | Сиеге оф Ангбанд |
| Malagasy | Fahirano ny Angband |
| Malay | Pengepungan Angband |
| Maltese | Assedju ta ' Angband |
| Maori | Whakapaenga o Angband |
| Mongolian | Сиеге оф Ангбанд ? |
| Nepali | षिएगे ओफ़ आङ्बन्द |
| Norwegian | Beleiringen av Angband |
| Pashto | صیېګې وف آنګباند |
| Persian | صیهگه وف انگباند ? |
| Polish | Oblężenie Angbandu |
| Portuguese | Cerco de Angband |
| Romanian | Asediu de Angband |
| Russian | Осада Ангбанда |
| Scottish Gaelic | Sèist de Angband |
| Serbian | Опсада Ангбанда (Cyrillic) Opsada Angbanda (Latinised) |
| Sesotho | Thibelloa ha Angband |
| Sinhala | ෂිඑගෙ ඔෆ් ආඞ්බඳ් |
| Slovak | Obliehanie Angbandu |
| Slovenian | Obleganje Angband |
| Somali | Hareereeyo of Angband |
| Spanish | Sitio de Angband |
| Sudanese | Dikepungna Angband |
| Swahili | Kuzingirwa ya Angband |
| Swedish | Belägringen av Angband |
| Tajik | Сиеге оф Ангбанд |
| Telugu | షిఎగె ఒf ఆఙ్బన్ద ? |
| Turkish | Angband Kuşatması |
| Turkmen | Gabaw Angband ? |
| Ukrainian | Сіеґе оф Анґбанд |
| Urdu | انگبند کا محاصرہ ? |
| Uyghur | سىەگە وف ئنگباند |
| Uzbek | Сиеге оф Ангбанд (Cyrillic) Angband Qamal (Latinised) |
| Vietnamese | Bao vây của Angband |
| Welsh | Gwarchae o Angband |
| Yiddish | סיעגע פון אַנגבאַנד |
| Yoruba | Idoti ti Angband |
| Yucatec Maya | Asedio u Angband |
| First Battle • Dagor-nuin-Giliath • Dagor Aglareb • Siege of Angband • Dagor Bragollach • Nírnaeth Arnoediad • War of Wrath |
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