The Encyclopedia of Arda - Ancalagon (original) (raw)

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Dates First seen in the War of Wrath, c. I 587, in which he was slain Race Dragons Settlements Associated with Angband Important peaks The fall of Ancalagon destroyed the mountains of Thangorodrim Pronunciation anka'lagon Meaning 'Rushing jaws' (though some older sources give 'biting storm') Title The Black Indexes: Alphabetical: A Dragons About this entry: Updated 9 April 1998 This entry is complete Mightiest of the winged Dragons Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The mightiest of Morgoth's winged Dragons, loosed from Angband against the host of the Valar at the end of the War of Wrath. Even that mighty army was driven back by the onset of Ancalagon and his vassals, but Eärendil came through the sky in his ship Vingilot to do battle with the Dragon armada, and he was aided by Thorondor and the Eagles. They fought for twenty-four hours, until Eärendil at last slew Ancalagon, who fell on the mountains of Thangorodrim and destroyed them in his ruin. See also... Dagor Dagorath, Dragons, Eärendil, Fire-drakes, Foam-flower, Thangorodrim, The Black, Urulóki Indexes: Alphabetical: A Dragons About this entry: Updated 9 April 1998 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Thousands of clients worldwide rely on Discus DISC profiles for their personality profiling needs.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates First seen in the War of Wrath, c. I 587, in which he was slain Race Dragons Settlements Associated with Angband Important peaks The fall of Ancalagon destroyed the mountains of Thangorodrim Pronunciation anka'lagon Meaning 'Rushing jaws' (though some older sources give 'biting storm') Title The Black Indexes: Alphabetical: A Dragons About this entry: Updated 9 April 1998 This entry is complete Mightiest of the winged Dragons

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The mightiest of Morgoth's winged Dragons, loosed from Angband against the host of the Valar at the end of the War of Wrath. Even that mighty army was driven back by the onset of Ancalagon and his vassals, but Eärendil came through the sky in his ship Vingilot to do battle with the Dragon armada, and he was aided by Thorondor and the Eagles. They fought for twenty-four hours, until Eärendil at last slew Ancalagon, who fell on the mountains of Thangorodrim and destroyed them in his ruin. See also... Dagor Dagorath, Dragons, Eärendil, Fire-drakes, Foam-flower, Thangorodrim, The Black, Urulóki Indexes: Alphabetical: A Dragons About this entry: Updated 9 April 1998 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Thousands of clients worldwide rely on Discus DISC profiles for their personality profiling needs.