Angband was in Lord of the Rings' realm of Beleriand, a region that only existed in the First Age. Tolkien's map of Third Age Arda is fairly well known, as it's the map that applies to the War of ...

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When Morgoth eventually returned to reclaim and restore Angband, he raised three giant active volcanoes over the land. Known as Thangorodrim, these The Lord of the Rings volcanoes were taller than ...

“The Lord ... Rings.” During the 50-year-long War of Wrath, Morgoth persuaded a number of men to join his side and he had Sauron serving as his lieutenant, commanding the stronghold in Angband.

Mordor was not even a location on Middle-earth’s map when The Rings of Power ... Kingdom of Evil, Angband Morgoth was Sauron’s master and Middle-earth’s first Dark Lord.