Legate of Amon Lanc |
12-17-2007 11:15 AM |
We know that Sauron's plan after he started to gather power again was probably to reoccupy Angmar and thus threaten Eriador from the North, using the Easterlings (the battles of Erebor by the time of the War of the Ring) and if he could, then Smaug (on more about this topic see Unfinished Tales, The Quest of Erebor). These plans never came true, while the explanations may be many.
One thing we know is that the Orcs were quite numerous in the Misty Mountains, especially Gundabad, which is not that far from Angmar. But personally, I would imagine it the way that all the remaining Hillmen or men of Angmar were unfriendly to the Orcs, they served their own chieftains and as long as no one united all of them under one banner (which did not happen at that time), they posed no threat to the West. I imagine it the way that the goblins of Mount Gram from time to time made raids on the Hillmen, as much as the Goblins on the east side of the Mountains did to the Woodmen, and there was probably little friendship between them. From the south, the Ettenmoors were a dangerous and wild place for everyone, and the "raiders" were scarce and unorganised (cf. Bert, Tom and William). There was also nothing to raid, except for Rivendell (which would be a suicide unless the army was really big and organised) or Bree (which was too far from Angmar). The most daring movement was spotted during the Fell Winter, when the goblins of Mount Gram entered Northfarthing and were beaten back by Bullroarer. Also, when it was up to their skill, the Rangers (and some Elves) were patroling the wilderness, which would probably serve its purpose in spotting and eliminating medium-sized raiding parties that could have formed.
Concerning Carn Dum itself, we don't know whether anyone lived there after the fall of Angmar. Given the nature of the subject, it is possible that the place was abandoned and it became a forsaken place, in the minds of the Hillmen and Orcs alike surrounded by tales of shadows and evil spirits dwelling there... (and these tales could have been even true).
Whatever the case, there was no connection between Mordor and Angmar anymore after the fall of Witch-King's realm.
That's a bit of concluding from what we know. Personally, I am in progress of making an RPG which partially takes place in Angmar around the year 2912 TA and I have made a lots of stuff concerning that, but that are only my own fantasies and are in no way reliable :)
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