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| “ | You should have fled Middle-earth with the rest of your cowardly kin, while you still had a chance! | „ |
| ~ Agandaur to Elladan and Elrohir. |
Agandaur is the main antagonist of the video game The Lord of the Rings: War in the North. He is a descendant of the Black Númenóreans and a dedicated and cruel servant of Sauron.
He was voiced by Fred Tatasciore, who also voiced Poseidon, Typhon, Jubair al Hakim, Saren Arterius, Atlas, Nikolai Belinski, Bane, Tony Alpert, and Helm Hammerhand.
History
It is unknown how Agandaur came to serve Sauron, just that he was one by the time of the Third Age. While the Nazgûl were being sent to retrieve the One Ring, Agandaur was tasked with conquering Eriador and destroying Rivendell/Imladris. To this end, Agandaur built for himself an army in Fornost, drawing from the Orcs who lived in the Misty Mountains and empowering the Orc Chieftain Thrazog by teaching sorcery to him and his fellows.
Meeting with the Witch-king of Angmar at Sarn Ford after he and the other Nazgul defeated a force of Rangers. Agandaur told the Witch-king that he had finished preparations and was ready to attack, but the Witch-king ordered him back to Fornost. Upon returning, Agandaur found that his men had captured a Giant Eagle named Beleram. Shortly after, a trio of heroes named Eradan, a Dúnadan ranger, Andriel, an Elf loremaster from Rivendell, and Farin, a Dwarf champion from Erebor, infiltrated Fornost to stop the army of Orcs from joining the Nazgûl. They freed the Eagle, and afterward resolved to stop Agandaur by any means necessary.
After thwarting and frustrating several of Agandaur's efforts, the heroes eventually fought him at the remote fortress Carn Dûm, where he was finally mortally wounded. He called out for Sauron to save him, but as Sauron had just been destroyed at the same time, nothing happened, and Agandaur's body disintegrated since his body was empowered and sustained by Sauron's dark sorcery, leaving only his iron helmet behind.
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Trivia
- He is also playable in the video game Guardians of Middle-earth.
- Agandaur rides a Fellbeast during the course of the game's story, and also uses one to attack the heroes which is killed by Beleram. This makes him the only known character in the lore who is not a Nazgul to ride a Fell Beast.
- In an alternative sad ending the player can decide to let the Great Eagle Beleram intervene to attack Agandaur (when he's at half health) which results in a small cutscene where Beleram makes a valiant effort to try and finish off Agandaur even though he's in a gravely wounded state after fighting with the former's Fellbeast. It ultimately ends with Agandaur brutally stabbing Beleram through the heart with his fire-infused sword, but his sacrifice is not in vain as the party members have time to recover and regroup, avenging his death by defeating the cruel and merciless tyrant.
