Middle-earth

Event

The Fall of Arnor

The Witch-king’s kingdom of Angmar destroys the last successor-state of Arnor.

Tolkien’s textsSupported by the narratives published in Tolkien’s lifetime.
Date
T.A. 1974–1975
Age
The Third Age
Type
Downfall
Certainty
Approximate

The event

The Witch-king’s kingdom of Angmar destroys the last successor-state of Arnor.

Consequences

The northern Dúnedain become a wandering, hidden people — the Rangers among whom Aragorn is raised.

Participants

Place

Sources

  • The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55

    Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.