Angband: Morgoth's Iron Hell That Drained a God | Silmarillion Deep Dive
What was Angband? Where did Morgoth forge his armies of darkness? The Iron Prison stands as the most terrifying fortress in Tolkien's Silmarillion - a stronghold that makes Barad-dur look like a watchtower. Beneath the volcanic peaks of Thangorodrim, Morgoth built an industrial empire of evil: blast furnaces forged weapons of war, breeding pits spawned dragons and werewolves, and time itself became a weapon against prisoners like Maedhros and Hurin.Yet this seemingly impregnable fortress was repeatedly penetrated - by Fingon's desperate rescue, by Beren and Luthien stealing a Silmaril from…
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