Fornost Erain

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Fornost Erain was an ancient northern stronghold and royal city of Arnor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, serving as a key seat of power for the Dúnedain before its fall.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional city
location in Middle-earth
royal city
stronghold
afterFallStatus abandoned
ruined city
alsoKnownAs Deadmen’s Dike NERFINISHED
Fornost NERFINISHED
Norbury of the Kings NERFINISHED
appearsIn The History of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings appendices
The Lord of the Rings legendarium NERFINISHED
Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED
associatedWith Amlaith of Fornost NERFINISHED
Aragorn II Elessar NERFINISHED
Arvedui NERFINISHED
Witch-king of Angmar NERFINISHED
attackedBy Angmar NERFINISHED
battleAt Battle of Fornost NERFINISHED
Battle of the North NERFINISHED
capturedBy Witch-king of Angmar NERFINISHED
fallEvent Fall of Arthedain NERFINISHED
fellInYear Third Age 1974
flourishedInAge Third Age
foundedInAge Second Age NERFINISHED
governedBy Kings of Arnor NERFINISHED
Kings of Arthedain NERFINISHED
inhabitedBy Dúnedain of the North NERFINISHED
laterKnownAs Deadmen’s Dike NERFINISHED
locatedIn Arnor NERFINISHED
Eriador NERFINISHED
northwestern Middle-earth
meaningOfName Northern fortress of the kings
mentionedBy Elrond NERFINISHED
Gandalf NERFINISHED
nameLanguage Sindarin NERFINISHED
near Bree-land NERFINISHED
North Downs NERFINISHED
northOf the Shire NERFINISHED
participantsInBattle Arvedui’s allies
Círdan’s forces NERFINISHED
Eärnur of Gondor NERFINISHED
forces of Angmar NERFINISHED
recapturedBy Host of the Westlands NERFINISHED
recapturedInYear Third Age 1975
servedAs capital of Arnor
capital of Arthedain
seat of the Kings of Arnor
seat of the Kings of Arthedain
wasCapitalFrom division of Arnor into Arthedain until its fall
westOf the Weather Hills NERFINISHED
worldCreator J.R.R. Tolkien NERFINISHED

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Eriador historicalCapital Fornost Erain
Dúnedain of the North laterCapital Fornost Erain