The Fall of Arnor: How Angmar Destroyed the Northern Kingdom | Tolkien Lore
What happened to the great northern kingdom of the Dunedain? The Fall of Arnor is one of Tolkien's most devastating political tragedies -- an eleven-century collapse engineered by the Witch-king of Angmar through patient manipulation, plague, and war. When Earendur's three sons fractured the realm in T.A. 861, they handed Sauron's lieutenant exactly the weakness he needed.This Tolkien deep dive traces Arnor's destruction from Elendil's founding on Lake Evendim through the loss of the palantiri at Amon Sul, the Great Plague that emptied Cardolan, and the drowning of Arvedui Last-king in the…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.