Army of Angmar

The **Army of Angmar** was a massive force of Orcs, hill-men of Rhudaur and other fell things once commanded by the dreaded Witch-king of Angmar, a deputy of the then-hidden Sauron. The host was purposed by the splintering and destruction of the neighboring kingdom of Arnor, one of the two Dúnedain realms that stood in the way of the strengthening hold of his master over the northern and western lands. Through a bloody and long-lasting conflict Angmar tore down the fractured Arnor, but was in turn brought to ruin by the united forces of Gondor, Lindon, Rivendell and their allies.

Centuries later, the army of Angmar would begin to rise anew helmed by the cruel Agandaûr, another emissary of Sauron's will. With Arnor no more, these forces were assembled for the Enemy's campaign in the North to suborn Rivendell, Lothlórien and perhaps even the Shire and bring them all under his sway.

## History

### The Hammer of Witch-king

As the power of the Necromancer (Sauron) grew ever more in Dol Guldur and a rift started within the kingdom of Arnor, evil things began to stir and multiply within Angmar. The enigmatic armored and red-robed "Witch-king" and his lieutenant Morgomir used this to their advantage and through guile or show of strength they gathered an impressive army under the banner of the Iron Crown from Carn Dûm.

The army of Angmar would then move against Arnor, entering the land of Rhudaur where they scored a significant victory by freeing their ally Hwaldar and slaying King Argeleb, thus ruining their enemies hope of a unified kingdom. For many years however, the forces of the Witch-king would be held at bay by the Dúnedain of the North and the Elves, prompting the dread-lord to eventually formulate diversionary attacks so as to strike Amon Sûl in order to seize the Seeing Stone within. The battle ended with the tower reduced to a mere ruin, its garrison crushed and the Palantir shattered. Following this, the minions of Angmar drew the army of Cardolan to the Barrow-downs where they were able to win due to having a superior force and catching their adversaries in the open field between the hills.

Though the Witch-king's enemies aided by the Elves dealt him heavy blow at Carn Dûm as well as took the fight to his armoury at Gundabad, the army of Angmar still stood on its feet and, after recovering from their losses, was once more ready to march on Arnor and to lay to ashes its final bastion: Fornost. In the last decisive battle with the Dúnedain, the hammer of the Witch-king fell over the citadel and the northern kingdom was no more. Despite this seemingly total victory, the army of Angmar is soon forced to face Gondor, Rivendell, Lindon and their allies and is unable to cope with the courage arrayed against them, thus the Witch-king's realm and forces crumble.

### Agandaûr's Blade

What little remained of the forces of Angmar was scattered throughout the north, no longer a major threat to the Free Peoples of Middle-earth. The evil creatures, mostly Orcs, still left in Gundabad would in time form their own army and bring trouble to the Dwarves of Erebor in both the War of the Dwarves and Orcs and the famous Battle of Five Armies under the leadership of the Orc-king Azog and his spawn Bolg, even though both conflicts had disastrous outcomes for the denizens of Gundabad and Sauron's plans for the North.

Only when Agandaûr came and took the sacked Carn Dûm to be his dwelling were the remnants of Angmar's host slowly reforged into an army, though not as mighty as it had been under the dominion of the Witch-king. A large portion of these forces were gathered amidst the ruins of Fornost, to potentially join the Nazgûl in the hunt for the One Ring, but were cut off from the rest and reduced to squabbling war-bands once Agandaûr was ousted from the citadel. Attempts to increase the numbers of his army in the Ettenmoors with the help of Bargrisar and later at Gundabad were foiled, however, persuading the cruel sorcerer to try recruit a fire-breathing Dragon to his side. The host of Angmar assaulted the city of Nordinbad, as Agandaûr had promised it as the prize of Urgost if he accepted his offer of an alliance, though the army was pushed back after much fighting. With the eventual defeat of both Agandaûr and his Lord Sauron the army of Angmar left in Carn Dûm was finally dispersed for good.

## The Army

### Commanders

#### Angmar War

* Morgomir
* Rogash
* Hwaldar
* Karsh

#### War of the Ring

* Wulfrun
* Tharzog
* Bargrisar

### Groups

* Fornost garrison
* Carn Dûm garrison

### Units

* Black Númenórean
	+ Swordsman
	+ Bowman

* Hill-man of Rhudaur
	+ Axe-Thrower
	+ Spearman

* Man of Carn Dûm
	+ Thrall Master
	+ Swordsmaster
* Gundabad Orc
	+ Gundabad Orc soldier
	+ Hunter Orc
* Gundabad Warg
* Rhovanion Warg
* Dire-wolf
* Snow Troll
* Hill-troll
* Fell Beast
* Uruk-hai
	+ Swordsman
	+ Archer
	+ Hammer-wielder