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The Fall of the North

Historical Background:

TA 1974 (very late winter) – March of TA 1975

The mighty Witch-King of Angmar, Chief of the Nine Nazgûl, descended from his citadel at Carn Dûm to make war on the Kingdom of Arthedain. In the winter, he overran the land, and besieged the capital, Fornost, where the King of Arthedain, Arvedui, and his sons held out until the last. He soon overtook Fornost, and the sons of Arvedui fled to Círdan of the Grey Havens, seeking sanctuary with him, but Arvedui himself, and the last remnants of the Dúnedain of Fornost remained in the North Downs, still besieged by the great host of the Witch-King.

As the cold season drew onward, Arvedui realized that he had no choice but to abandon his kingdom. So, his people fled northwest, escaping the Witch-King’s legions by the speed of their horses alone, towards the northernmost fringe of the Ered Luin, or Blue Mountains. They took refuge in the abandoned Dwarf mines of the Blue Mountains. There, the refugees remained for as long as they could and explored the mines for food or some manner of sustenance, but they found none. Starved for food, they sought out the Lossoth, or Snowmen of Forochel, who had populated the shores of the Icebay of Forochel to the immediate east. The Lossoth took them in and gave them food, for they were intimidated by the weapons of the Dúnedain, and pitied their plight as well, but the refugees of Arthedain remained stranded in the northern region of Middle-Earth, since they had no means of transportation southward, and dared not journey through the realm now lorded over by the Witch-King.

At the behest of Arvedui’s son, Aranarth, Círdan sent a vessel north to locate Arvedui and his people, and bring them to the Grey Havens. The Elves aboard the ship caught site of Arvedui’s camp and the fire within from the Bay of Forochel, but could not reach the land because of the thick ice that lined the shore. The Lossoth, using their sleds, bore Arvedui’s folk across the ice, to a point that could be accessed by a boat from the ship. Though the Lossoth warned against it, Arvedui insisted that his people attempt the journey, and they were taken to the ship. But, the predictions of the Lossoth proved accurate, and a storm of the icy sea arose in the Bay of Forochel before the vessel bearing Arvedui had reached open water. The winds drove the ship back against the ice, its hull was destroyed, and it, carrying Arvedui, the Dúnedain of Fornost, and the Elves of Círdan, sunk into the bay, never to be seen again.