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Isengard

In J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy writings, Isengard (/ˈaɪzənɡɑːrd/) is a large fortress in Nan Curunír, the Wizard's Vale, in the western part of Middle-earth. In the fantasy world, the name of the fortress is described as a translation of Angrenost, a word in Tolkien's elvish language, Sindarin, a compound of two Old English words: īsen and ġeard, meaning…

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Location
Calenardhon
First appearance
The Fellowship of the Ring
Founder
Gondor, during the time of Isildur
Lifespan
Second Age – Fourth Age
Locations
The Tower of Orthanc, the Ring of Isengard, the pillar of the White Hand, the Isen
Other names
Angrenost, Nan Curunír, Wizard's Vale

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Isengard

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Triples186
Avg. degree1.99
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Isengard

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related to Depopulation · 34
Isengard → At, Beren, Calenardhon, Captains, Contact, Dunlending, Dunlendings, East, Ered Nimrais, Freca, Gondor, Helm Hammerhand, In, Lord, Minas Tirith, Mordor, Nan Curunír, On Sauron's, Orthanc, Rohan
related to Homogeneity of evil · 24
Isengard → Barad-dûr, Brian Rosebury, Christina Scull, Drúedain, During, Dwarves, Elrond's, Elves, Gandalf, Gondor, In The Two Towers, Mordor, Orcs, Orthanc, Ring, Saruman, Saruman's Isengard, Sauron, Sauron's, Shire
related to Etymology · 21
Isengard → Both, Casper Clemmensen, Clark Hall, Danish, Djursland, Ent's, Ents, Fangorn, Ice, Isgård, Maxims II, Norse, Old English, Orthanc, Rohirrim, Roman, The, The Ruin, The Tolkien, Tolkien
related to Industrial hell · 20
Isengard → All, Charles, English, Ents, Flammenwerfer, He, Huttar, Irontown, Mordor, Moria, Orthanc, Sarehole Mill, Saruman, Saruman's, Shippey, The, This, Tolkien, Tolkien's, Treebeard's
related to Restoration · 18
Isengard → Aragorn, Arnor, During, Elendilmir, Elfstone, Ents, Fourth Age, Gondor, Isildur, Isildur's, King Elessar, One Ring, Orthanc, Reunited Kingdom, Saruman, Star, The Ents, Treegarth
related to Adaptations · 16
Isengard → Alan Lee's, Glenorchy, In, In Peter Jackson's, Lee, Mount Aspiring National Park, Mount Earnslaw, New Zealand, Orthanc, Pikirakatahi, Queenstown, Richard Taylor, Rings, The, The Lord, Wētā Workshop
related to Vichy status · 16
Isengard → Alsace-Lorraine, Anduin, Black Gate, East, France, Gondor, In, Ithilien, Middle-earth, Mouth, Quisling, Sauron, Sauron's, Shippey, Vichy, West
related to Construction · 15
Isengard → Aglarond, Angren, Calenardhon, For, Fords, Isen, It, Methedras, Misty Mountains, Orthanc, Ring, Rohan, Second Age, The, The Númenóreans
related to War of the Ring · 10
Isengard → During, Orcs, Ring, Rohan, S-rune, Saruman, The Orcs, Uruk-hai, War, White Hand
related to Illustrations · 4
Isengard → Artist, Illustrator, Orthanc, Tolkien

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tolkien orthanc saruman isbn tower gondor rohan tolkien's fortress ents lord orcs sauron ring hell middle-earth mordor wizard old english

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IsengardFirst appearanceThe Fellowship of the Ring1.00infobox
IsengardFounderGondor, during the time of Isildur1.00infobox
IsengardLifespanSecond Age – Fourth Age1.00infobox
IsengardLocationCalenardhon1.00infobox
IsengardLocationsThe Tower of Orthanc, the Ring of Isengard, the pillar of the White Hand, the Isen1.00infobox
IsengardOther namesAngrenost, Nan Curunír, Wizard's Vale1.00infobox
IsengardRuled bySaruman1.00infobox
IsengardTypeFortress built to guard the Gap of Rohan1.00infobox
Isengardrelated to AdaptationsIn Peter Jackson's0.60section
Isengardrelated to AdaptationsThe Lord0.60section
Isengardrelated to AdaptationsRings0.60section
Isengardrelated to AdaptationsOrthanc0.60section

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