Fortress in the wilderness to the north of Beleriand, originally built by Melkor/Morgoth prior to the birth of the elves, overrun but not fully explored by the Valar in this period, and later reoccupied by Morgoth and his followers, including Sauron and the Balrogs. Angband was a large iron fortress with deep and complicated dungeons in which Morgoth kept prisoners and slaves and bred foul creatures such as dragons, werewolves and orcs.
Included Utumno and was surrounded by a second defensive perimeter, Thangorodrim. It is a central location in JRR Tolkien's The Silmarillion.
Angband was virtually unassailable, and was used by Morgoth as a base of operations for his infiltration and conquest of Beleriand. Beren and Luthien succeeded by means of magic in entering the fortress, beguiling Morgoth and stealing a Silmaril, but elvish military operations in the First Age were necessarily defensive, and the areas between Angband and the elven realms, such as the Passes of Sirion, Ard-Galen, Dorthonion and the plains of Lothlann, were the site of battles throughout the First Age. Angband, along with Beleriand, was destroyed at the end of the First Age.
There is also an action/RPG computer game named "Angband" and a second named "Utumno", based loosely on Morgoth's fortress.
Included Utumno and was surrounded by a second defensive perimeter, Thangorodrim. It is a central location in JRR Tolkien's The Silmarillion.
Angband was virtually unassailable, and was used by Morgoth as a base of operations for his infiltration and conquest of Beleriand. Beren and Luthien succeeded by means of magic in entering the fortress, beguiling Morgoth and stealing a Silmaril, but elvish military operations in the First Age were necessarily defensive, and the areas between Angband and the elven realms, such as the Passes of Sirion, Ard-Galen, Dorthonion and the plains of Lothlann, were the site of battles throughout the First Age. Angband, along with Beleriand, was destroyed at the end of the First Age.
There is also an action/RPG computer game named "Angband" and a second named "Utumno", based loosely on Morgoth's fortress.
After his capture, Maedhros son of Feanor was strung up from the face of Angband.
The Orcs were bred in the pits of Angband from elves lured into the fortress and then imprisoned by Morgoth.
Morgoth's lieutenant Sauron was sent to a fortress nearer the elves, on the river Sirion. He fled back to Angband after this fortress was destroyed by Luthien.
The Orcs were bred in the pits of Angband from elves lured into the fortress and then imprisoned by Morgoth.
Morgoth's lieutenant Sauron was sent to a fortress nearer the elves, on the river Sirion. He fled back to Angband after this fortress was destroyed by Luthien.
by Andy April 27, 2004
Get the Angbandmug. A member of the Socialist Workers' Party (SWP), a Trotskyist group in the United Kingdom. Derived from the group's name.
by Andy April 20, 2004
Get the swuppiemug. A massive, many-tentacled, one-eyed, slimy monster which looks like it comes straight out of an anime hentai film. In fact it doesn't - it comes from Lone Wolf 3 - The Caverns of Kalte. It is summoned by the evil wizard Vonotar in an attempt to slay Lone Wolf, who is trying to capture him.
Very strong, this monster is the gamebook equivalent of a "boss monster", occurring at the very end of the book. The name akraa'neonor, given with the combat record in the book, does not appear either in the text of the gamebook or in the equivalent novel, Hunting Wolf; it is of unknown origin, but sounds like a Darklord term.
Since the monster is summoned, it is probably an Agarashi.
Very strong, this monster is the gamebook equivalent of a "boss monster", occurring at the very end of the book. The name akraa'neonor, given with the combat record in the book, does not appear either in the text of the gamebook or in the equivalent novel, Hunting Wolf; it is of unknown origin, but sounds like a Darklord term.
Since the monster is summoned, it is probably an Agarashi.
The akraa'neonor rises out of the pit, flailing tentacles everywhere.
Lone Wolf slew the akraa'neonor.
Lone Wolf slew the akraa'neonor.
by Andy April 19, 2004
Get the Akraa'neonormug. by Andy July 18, 2004
Get the Rectum Invasionmug. 
River in western Beleriand, which runs close to Nargothrond. It provided a natural defence for this city against the forces of Morgoth, which mostly fear water. That is, until Turin foolishly advised the elves to build a bridge, which provided a handy access route for Glaurung...
It's featured in Tolkien's book The Silmarillion - see the map at the back for exact details of where it goes.
by Andy May 11, 2004
Get the Narogmug. by Andy May 23, 2004
Get the twatmanmug.