This location has a fortress that stands upon a wooded rise on the edge of Mirkwood, some 50 miles north of Dol Guldur. The Elves named this rise Amon Bauglir, the Tyrant’s Hill, many years ago, for this was the keep from which many raiding parties issued forth. The tower was built by Orcs, who hacked the stone out of the hillside and wood from the forest to make it. By night, the howling of Wargs could be heard for miles around.
The keep was seized shortly after the Battle of Five Armies by Mogdred and his followers, who slew the existing garrison and claimed it for their own. The Tyrant’s Hill is but a fraction of the size of Dol Guldur, but it is a greater fortification than any the Woodmen command. From here, Mogdred could cause terrible injury to the Woodmen. He has contented himself to now with demanding tribute from the communities of the Nether Vales, putting him in conflict with Vidugalum of The Toft, but it is said his cold heart turns ever north toward Rhosgobel.
Notable Locations
• Fenbridge Castle
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