Knossos

Knossos is an island in the Northern Sea inhabited by the minotaurs. The island, unlike most islands in the Northern Sea, is not covered in snow buy is green and rich in resources.

Hobgoblin Control
During the Fifth Age the inhabitants of Hobhob saw the islands resources and attacked it. The minotaurs were strong but were few in number compared to the thousands of hobgoblins, eventually the island was taken.