Agandaûr



Agandaur is a villain in the video game The Lord of the Rings: War in the North.

History


Agandaur is, like the Mouth of Sauron, a descendant of the Black Númenóreans. He is Sauron's top lieutenant. He is ambitious and reckless and, fortunately, is good at it. He was sent to the north to organize an army and wipe out the Free Peoples on a different front.

A deadly Black Númenórean. A shadow, spoken of in whispers and fear, even among the powerful. He is Sauron's cruelest ally, and plays an important, yet still mysterious, role in the plans for bringing Middle-earth to its knees.

He is first seen at Sarn Ford, an encampment of the Dunedain Rangers. He arrives just after the Nazgul have finished purging the rangers, and meets with the Witch-King. He tells him he has stirred the orcs of the mountains, and is gathering his forces at old Fornost. Before leaving, he says that the northern lands have known peace for too long, and that they'll soon feel Sauron's wrath.



In Fornost, his orc and goblin warriors are being cut down, and his war machines have been destroyed. In the city's citadel where he dwells, he tells his orc chief Tharzog to deal with the intruders that are causing so much problems. He is chased to the citadel's top by Elladan and Elrohir, the twin sons of Elrond, the Half-elven. He duels the brothers and overpowers them, until their companions Andriel, Eradan, and Farin arrive. Outnumbered, Agandaur flees on a Fell beast. Despite being pursued by the Great Eagle Beleram, Agandaur uses his sorcery to blast the Eagle with lightning, and he escapes.

Agandaur takes no part in the gathering of orcs in the Ettenmoors, but he is mentioned as the one who corrupted the Stone giant Bargrisar.

Agandaur is also revealed by Radagast the wizard to be recruiting the dragon Urgost of the Grey Mountains (Ered Mithrin). Urgost tells Agandaur he'll consider his offer on his own time. Before leaving, Agandaur tells the dragon it would be wise not to defy Sauron, and that he'll leave behind some warriors just in case. Afterward, Agandaur plots and unleashes an attack on the dwarven mountain of Nordinbad.

After the siege of Nordinbad, Eradan, Andriel and Farin head for Agandaur's lair of Carn Dûm, the former capital of Angmar. Agandaur battles the three heroes, and leads them to the bridge of the citadel. There, Agandaur uses his mastery of sorcery to destroy the trio, but fails. As he dies, he asks for his master's help. Instead, he disintegrates and the only thing left is his helmet. With Agandaur's death, Sauron and his armies of Mordor were also destroyed, and the War of the Ring was over.