Angainor

Melkor chained in the Halls of Mandos

Angainor was the chain used to contain Melkor in the Halls of Mandos.

History

Angainor was constructed by the Vala Aulë and held Melkor for three ages. After this time, Melkor was judged and released by the Valar, as they thought that he had been changed. However, Melkor went back to Middle-earth and continued his evil ways under the name Morgoth. After his defeat in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age, Morgoth (as he was now known) was found cowering in the lowest dungeon of his fortress Angband. He attempted to negotiate for pardon, but was again bound by Angainor, and his iron crown was made into a collar.

The two Silmarils that had been taken by Morgoth for his crown were retaken by Eönwë. Disgusted with Morgoth, the Valar thrust him through the Door of Night beyond the Walls of the World, into the Timeless Void. There he was meant to remain, imprisoned, until the Dagor Dagorath, the final judgment of the world.

Etymology

Angainor is a Quenyan word in which, anga means "iron".

Earlier versions of the legendarium

In J.R.R. Tolkien's earlier tales, the chain was first named Angaino, the "Oppressor", which was coupled with Vorotemnar, its manacles, and Ilterindi, the fetters.

Translations around the world

Foreign Language	Translated name
Amharic	ዓንጋኢኖር
Arabic	أنجاينور
Armenian	Անգաինոր
Belarusian Cyrillic	Ангаінор
Bengali	আঙ্গিনার
Bulgarian Cyrillic	Ангаинор
Chinese (Hong Kong)	安蓋諾爾
Georgian	ანგაინორი
Greek	Ανγαινορ
Hebrew	אנגאינור
Hindi	अंगाईनोर
Kannada	ಆಂಜಿನೋರ್
Kazakh	Ангаінор (Cyrillic) Angainor (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic	Ангаинор
Macedonian Cyrillic	Ангаинор
Marathi	अंगिरोर
Mongolian Cyrillic	Ангаинор
Nepalese	आङ्ऐनोर ?
Pashto	آنګاینور ?
Persian	انگاینور
Russian	Ангаинор
Sanskrit	आङ्ऐनोर्
Serbian	Ангаинор (Cyrillic) Angainor (Latin)
Sinhalese	ඇන්ජයිනර්
Tajik Cyrillic	Ангаинор
Tamil	ங்கைநோர் ?
Telugu	అంగైనార్
Thai	ะงัินโร ?
Urdu	انگیناور
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Анґаінором
Uzbek	Ангаинор (Cyrillic) Angainor (Latin)
Yiddish	אַנגאַינאָר