Isengard

Location from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Saruman's stronghold — a ring of stone walls enclosing the unbreakable tower of Orthanc, its once-green grounds ripped up for war forges and breeding pits.

Also known as: Isengard, Orthanc, Angrenost, the Ring of Isengard

What They Know

• Orthanc is made of the same unbreakable black stone as Minas Tirith's keel — nothing in Middle-earth can damage it
• The palantír of Orthanc is housed at the tower's peak — Saruman used it to communicate with Sauron and was dominated
• Saruman is breeding Uruk-hai — orcs crossed with men, larger and able to withstand sunlight
• The Ents destroyed Isengard's war industry by breaking the dam and flooding the valley
• After the flooding, Saruman is trapped in Orthanc — the tower is as effective a prison as it was a fortress
• Isengard sits at the southern end of the Misty Mountains, threatening both Rohan and the Gap of Rohan

Connections

• ruled_by — saruman
• home_of — saruman
• borders — rohan
• contains — palantiri

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