Carn Dûm

Carn Dûm was the capital of Angmar established near the Dwarven holy site Mount Gundabad, it was inhabited by the Witch-king and his many servants: Black Númenóreans, Orcs, Trolls, Wargs and Wolfs and other creatures. From here he based his attacks on the three petty realms of Arnor, quickly managing to destroy Rhudaur and later also Cardolan and Arthedain.

History
Arthedain fell in the Battle of Fornost in TA 1974, but the Witch-king was routed by Glorfindel and in TA 1975 Angmar itself fell under an assault by the Dúnedain of Gondor, the survivors of Arnor, and Elves of Lindon. Carn Dûm was utterly destroyed, although some Orcs survived there until at least the War of the Dwarves and Orcs and possibly after as well, until they were wiped out by Aragorn II, King Elessar of the Reunited Kingdom. All dark things eventually fled the ruins when the dragon Urgoth inhabited it. Most of the orcs fled to Nurz Ghashu, where they were eventually consumed by the Balrog of sickness, Thaurlauch.

After being rescued by Tom Bombadil from the clutches of a barrow wight while crossing the barrow downs, Merry briefly recalls being attacked by the men of Carn Dûm, presumably sharing briefly the memory of the barrow wight.

Appearances in adaptations
Several video games have depicted Carn Dûm so far. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king features it as part of the Witch-King's campaign. In this game it was originally a fortress of Morgoth that fell into ruins. The Witch-King consolidated the union of Angmar by constructing Carn Dûm over this ruins. In the The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Carn Dûm serves as the stronghold of Agandaur, Sauron's Lieutenant bent of conquering the North. In The Lord of the Rings Online Carn Dûm is a seat of Witch-King steward Mordirith, also known as false King, who was spreading fires of war in the North until defeated in TA 3018.

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