What happened to Utumno after The First Age... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Eruhen · 02-25-2002, 10:46 AM

In the Atlas of Middle-Earth, Utumno is located at the north terminus of the North-South axis of Middle-Earth, and the Ered Engrin (Iron Mountains) were reared as a defence for Utumno.

Angband was placed under the SW corner of Ered Engrin, with Thangorodrim reared above the entrance. The Silm says that Angband was placed where it was to give Morgoth advance warning of an invasion from Valinor, and it was manned by Sauron.

Utumno itself was utterly destroyed at the end of the War of Wrath, which ended after the Elves had awakened at Cuiviénen, and after which Morgoth was dragged off to Mahanaxar to be tried and condemned to be imprisioned in the Halls of Mandos for three Ages of the Trees.

I've never heard that Utumno was removed from ME like Aman was, but the region around it was probably drowned at the end of either the First or Second Ages. However, part of the Iron Mountains survived into the Third Age as the mountains in the North that the Misty Mts. extended down from. I can't remember their name right off the top of my head.

02-25-2002, 10:46 AM	#9
Eruhen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: At the Mountains of Madness Posts: 399	In the Atlas of Middle-Earth, Utumno is located at the north terminus of the North-South axis of Middle-Earth, and the Ered Engrin (Iron Mountains) were reared as a defence for Utumno. Angband was placed under the SW corner of Ered Engrin, with Thangorodrim reared above the entrance. The Silm says that Angband was placed where it was to give Morgoth advance warning of an invasion from Valinor, and it was manned by Sauron. Utumno itself was utterly destroyed at the end of the War of Wrath, which ended after the Elves had awakened at Cuiviénen, and after which Morgoth was dragged off to Mahanaxar to be tried and condemned to be imprisioned in the Halls of Mandos for three Ages of the Trees. I've never heard that Utumno was removed from ME like Aman was, but the region around it was probably drowned at the end of either the First or Second Ages. However, part of the Iron Mountains survived into the Third Age as the mountains in the North that the Misty Mts. extended down from. I can't remember their name right off the top of my head. __________________ Agannâlô burôda nênud; zâira nênud. Adûn izindi batân tâidô ayadda: îdô kâtha batîna lôkhî. Êphalak îdôn Yôzâyan. Êphal êphalak îdôn hi-Akallabêth.