Access to The Delving of Frór is gained by controlling three of the five locations found throughout the Ettenmoors: Tol Ascarnen, Tirith Rhaw, Lugazag, Grimwood Lumber Camp, or the Isendeep Mine. Controlling the majority of these locations means that the battle is tipped toward the Free People or Angmar and affords access to the portals (located at Ost Ringdyr for the Free Peoples or Dar-gazag for the forces of Angmar). Controlling the dungeon allows those inside to remain there, but losing control of the Battle in the Ettenmoors means the enemy will be able to enter the dungeon and drive you out.


In ages long past, dwarves delved throughout the Misty Mountains and there drew forth precious ore from the land. At the foot of those mountains, beneath the shadow of what is now called Mount Gram, is one such delving - The Delving of Frór.1

Example: Let's say that currently, Free Peoples players control The Delving of Frór. Suddenly, the tide of battle turns and the monster players retake all the locations in the Ettenmoors! Free Peoples players may continue fighting within the Delving of Frór, but if ousted can no longer return to the depths until they once again have the upper hand in the battle. Further, the monster players now have access to the Delving of Frór and could soon enter the dungeon to drive the Free Peoples out!

Why go to the Delving of Frór?

All denizens of The Delving of Frór have the potential to drop barter items that are used by both monster players and Free Peoples players.



Long before the Men of Rhudaur made the land now called the Ettenmoors their home, the dwarves who lived there carved deep beneath the mountains. The Delving of Frór was mined to exhaustion and abandoned for many years until the Men of Rhudaur arrived and themselves discovered its depths. The Men of Rhudaur eventually fell under the sway of the Witch-king, and Angmar demanded that they build subterranean holdings meant to serve as defenses against the forces of Cardolan and Arthedain. The Rhudauran complied, and built small holdings in the abandoned mines.


The Men of Rhudaur discovered too late the true intentions of the Witch-king and the people of Angmar. The long-lived and terrible gaunt-men came to roost within the subterranean halls of Frór, and succeeded in bringing great evil there. Before the evil could be unleashed, however, the Dúnedain and Elves cast down the Witch-king and banished him evermore from Angmar. Without leadership and directives, the gaunt-men fell upon each other, and the evil they wrought was sealed within The Delving of Frór.

Angmar and the Free Peoples alike assail the terror that dwells within The Delving of Frór, each for their own reasons. For Angmar, the thought of bringing such potent allies to bear against the Free Peoples and the promise of power from their leader Mordirith provides motivation. For the Free Peoples, the dissolution of great evil that would threaten the relative safety of Eriador drives them into the unwelcoming depths.

Not all have the courage to enter the Ettenmoors. Do you have the courage in you to take the fight to Evil?