The Siege of Angband was a 400 year-long Ñoldor blockade of Morgoth's forces within his fortress of Angband beginning after the Dagor Aglareb, in the late First Age. Though referred to as a siege, the Elves and Edain were unable to actually assault Angband; they could only battle Morgoth's Orcs when they chose to emerge.
History[]
The encirclement of Angband was incomplete, as Morgoth was still capable of sending out various forces of Orcs to weaken the Ñoldor (such as the attack on Hithlum), mainly from the impassable north flanks of the fortress near the unguarded Iron Mountains. The Ñoldor had grown strong enough that these raiding forces posed no significant threat. But these raids enabled Morgoth to coerce people who were captured to his service, which would later prove disastrous to the Ñoldor and their allies.
Though considered by Fingolfin, the Elves never planned in earnest nor executed an offensive action against Angband. The Elven kingdoms had prospered greatly during the time of the siege, and most were unwilling to engage in a seemingly needless battle that could claim numerous lives of Elves, whether in victory or defeat. The Elves in fact did not have the ability to overthrow Angband, but at the time, Fingolfin did not fully comprehend the power of Morgoth. The Siege was broken by the Dagor Bragollach in FA 455, and no similar leaguer was ever re-attempted.[1]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Beleg van Angband |
| Albanian | Rrethimi i Angband |
| Amharic | ዓንግባንድ ማገድ |
| Arabic | حصار أنجباند |
| Armenian | Անգբանդի Սիեգե |
| Azerbaijani | Angbandın mühasirəsi |
| Basque | Angbandeko Setioa |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Блакада Ангбанда |
| Bengali | অ্যাংব্যান্ড অবরোধ |
| Breton | Seziz Angband |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Обсадата на Ангбанд |
| Bosnian | Opsade Angband |
| Catalan | Setge de Àngband |
| Cebuano | Paglikos sa Angband |
| Chinese | 安格班之圍 |
| Corsican | Assediu di Angband |
| Croatian | Opsada Angbanda |
| Czech | Obklíčení Angbandu |
| Danish | Belejringen af Angband |
| Dutch | Beleg van Angband |
| Esperanto | Sieĝo de Angband |
| Estonian | Angbandi piiramine |
| Faroese | Angband Stólur |
| Filipino | Paglusob sa Angband |
| Finnish | Angbandin piiritys |
| French | Siège de Angband |
| Frisian | Belegering fan Angband (Western) |
| Galician | Sitio de Angbando |
| Georgian | ანგბანდის ალყა |
| German | Belagerung von Angband |
| Greek | Πολιορκία της Ανγβαντ |
| Gujarati | એંગબેન્ડ ઘેરો |
| Haiti Creole | Syèj nan Angband |
| Hausa | Kewaye da Angband |
| Hebrew | מצור מאנגבאנד |
| Hindi | आङ्बन्द की घेराबंदी |
| Hungarian | Angband Ostroma |
| Icelandic | Angband Umsátrinu |
| Italian | Assedio di Angband |
| Indonesian | Pengepungan Angband |
| Irish Gaelic | Iéigear ar Angband |
| Japanese | アングバンドの包囲 |
| Javanese | Pangepungan Angband |
| Kannada | ಆಂಗ್ಬ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ಮುತ್ತಿಗೆ |
| Kazakh | Ангбанд шайқасы (Cyrillic) Angband şayqası (Latin) |
| Korean | 앙 밴드 포위전 |
| Kurdish | Dorpêçkirina Angbandê (Kurmanji) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Ангбанд сиэгэ |
| Latin | Obsidio Angband |
| Latvian | Angbandas aplenkuma |
| Lithuanian | Angbando apgultis |
| Lombard | Assedi de Angband |
| Luxembourgish | Belagerung vun Angband |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Опсада на Ангбанд |
| Malagasy | Fahirano ny Angband |
| Malaysian | Pengepungan Angband |
| Maltese | Assedju ta ' Angband |
| Marathi | अंगबँड वेढा |
| Maori | Whakapaenga o Angband |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Ангбандын бүслэлт |
| Nepalese | षिज ओफ़ आङ्बन्द |
| Norwegian | Beleiringen av Angband (Bokmål)
Kringsetjinga av Angband (Nynorsk) |
| Occitan | Sètge de Angband |
| Pashto | صیېګې وف آنګباند |
| Persian | محاصره آنگباند |
| Polish | Oblężenie Angbandu |
| Portuguese | Cerco de Angband |
| Romanian | Asediu Angbandului |
| Russian | Осада Ангбанда |
| Sardinian | Assìtiu de Angband |
| Scots | Siege o Angband |
| Scottish Gaelic | Sèist de Angband |
| Serbian | Опсада Ангбанд (Cyrillic) Opsada Angbanda (Latin) |
| Sesotho | Thibelloa ha Angband |
| Sinhalese | ඇන්ග්බෑන්ඩ් වටලෑම |
| Slovak | Obliehanie Angbandu |
| Slovenian | Obleganje Angbanda |
| Somali | Hareereeyo of Angband |
| Spanish | Sitio de Angband |
| Sundanese | Dikepungna Angband |
| Swahili | Kuzingirwa ya Angband |
| Swedish | Belägringen av Angband |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Ангбанд Муҳосира |
| Tamil | அக்பாண்ட் முற்றுகை |
| Telugu | అఅంగ్బాండ్ ముట్టడి |
| Turkish | Angband Kuşatması |
| Turkmen | Angband Gabawy |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Облогу Ангбанда |
| Urdu | انگبند کا محاصرہ |
| Uzbek | Ангбанд Қамал (Cyrillic) Angband Qamal (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Cuộc vây hãm Angband |
| Welsh | Gwarchae Angband |
| Yiddish | סיעגע פון אַנגבאַנד |
| Yoruba | Idoti ti Angband |
| Battles of Beleriand |
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| First Battle • Dagor-nuin-Giliath • Dagor Aglareb • Siege of Angband • Dagor Bragollach • Nírnaeth Arnoediad • War of Wrath |