Angband

noun. iron hell, prison

ang (“iron”) + (m-)band (“prison”) From angmbandâ, gmb produces gb.

angband

place name. Iron Prison

The fortress of Morgoth in the North, translated “Iron Prison” (WJ/15), a compound of ang “iron” and band “prison” (SA/ang, band).

Conceptual Development: The name G. Angband appeared in the earliest Lost Tales, but in these early stories it was translated “Hells of Iron” (LT2/77, GL/19). This translation persisted into Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/13, LR/259). However, N. Angband was translated “Iron Prison” in The Etymologies (Ety/MBAD), and this was the usual interpretation in Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s (MR/305, WJ/15). Christopher Tolkien gave both translations in the Silmarillion Index (SI/Angband).

Cognates

• Q. Angamando “Iron Prison, Iron-gaol” ✧ MR/350; MRI/Angband; SA/band

Elements

Word	Gloss
ang	“iron”
band	“prison, custody, duress, prison, custody, [N.] duress; [ᴱN.] hell”

Angband

Iron Prison, Hell of Iron

Angband is Sindarin, and means "Iron Prison" or "Hell of Iron", from ang + band.

In Quenya, Angband was called Angamando.

Angband

Angband

Angband is Sindarin, and means "Iron Prison" or "Hell of Iron", from ang + band. In Quenya, Angband was called Angamando.