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The '''Siege of Angband''' in ]'s ] fictional universe, was the leaguer of the ] around the fortress of ] in the early centuries of the Years of the Sun, which began following the ]. ] and ] kept watch from ]; ] and then ] from ]; ] and ] from ]; and the ] watched the east.


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The siege was incomplete, as Morgoth was still capable of sending out various forces through secret passages extending out from the towers of ] to harass the Elves and to spy out Beleriand.
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In one of these attacks, the first dragon, ], attacked. Immediately the best part of the Elven forces were driven back. However, the dragon was not fully grown yet, and had much weaker armor. ] and a force of archers was able to drive the dragon back to Angband, and won great praise from the other elves. What the elves failed to realise was how dangerous this new creature could be.
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Afterwards, the Noldor grew strong enough, and later task forces posed no significant threat. However, the Noldor and their allies possessed insufficient force to assault Angband directly. After about four hundred years, the Siege was broken in the ]; an onslaught of fire and ash Morgoth issued from ]. Among this time the siege defiled ], which was the shore of ].

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