Angainor was the chain made for restraining Melkor within the Halls of Mandos.
History
Angainor was constructed by the Vala Aulë, and it held Melkor for three ages after he was seized from Utumno early in the First Age. In time, Melkor was judged and released by the Valar in their belief that he had changed. However, Melkor returned to Middle-earth and continued his evil ways under the name Morgoth.
In his defeat in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age, Morgoth was found cowering in the lowest dungeon of his second and greater fortress, Angband. He attempted to negotiate with the Valar for pardon but was again bound by Angainor, and his Iron Crown was made into a collar.[1] The two remaining Silmarils that had been fixed in the 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.[2]
Etymology
Angainor is a Quenya word that includes anga, meaning "iron".[3][4]
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.[5]
Translations
| 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 |
| Gujarati | અંગેનોર |
| 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 | انګینور |
| Persian | آنگاینور |
| Punjabi | ਅੰਗੇਨੋਰ |
| Russian | Ангаинор |
| Sanskrit | आङ्ऐनोर् |
| Serbian | Ангаинор (Cyrillic) Angainor (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඇන්ජයිනර් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Ангаинор |
| Tamil | ஆங்கைனர் |
| Tatar | Ангаинор |
| Telugu | అంగైనర్ |
| Thai | อังไกนอร์ |
| Urdu | انگیناور |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Анґаінор |
| Uzbek | Ангаинор (Cyrillic) Angainor (Latin) |
| Yiddish | אַנגאַינאָר |
References
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter III: "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, chapter IV: "The Chaining of Melko"