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 Dagor Aglareb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tolkien's's fictional Middle-earth, the Dagor Aglareb was the third battle of the Wars of Beleriand, known as the Glorious Battle.
Fighting small battles along the way, they penetrated deep in West and East Beleriand, where they were destroyed by southern forces of the Ñoldor and Elves under Círdan of the Falas.
Doriath was shut and refused to fight, and the Laiquendi of Ossiriand fought no more battles after their leader had been killed in the First Battle of Beleriand.
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 Battles of Beleriand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The First Battle of Beleriand was foughtbefore the Noldor arrived, and was fought by the Sindar and Laiquendi.
During this battle the Battle of Lhammoth was fought by thehost of Fingolfin.
The Third Battle was the Dagor Aglareb, or Glorious Battle,which led to the Siege of Angband.
www.therfcc.org /battles-of-beleriand-164412.html   (188 words)

  
 Tolkien Literature Resources - Maps - Beleriand
Cirdan the telerin elf was Lord of the Falas lands on the west coast of Beleriand.
This land was long defended from the forces of Morgoth in the north by elves led by Angrod and Aegnor (two of the sons of Feanor).
After the Dagor Bragollach (the battle of sudden flame - fourth of the great battles of Beleriand) it came under the shadow of Morgoth and was known as Deldúwath and Taur-nu-fuin (The forest under nightshade).
www.oneil.com.au /tolkien/maps/map_beleriand.html   (547 words)

  
 Havens of the Falas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Havens were besieged during the First Battle of Beleriand, but during the Dagor-nuin-Giliath the Orcs that besieged the cities went north to fight the Ñoldor, and were all slain.
After 45 F.A. West Beleriand was ruled by Finrod Felagund who ruled from Nargothrond, and Círdan was his ally.
The Havens of the Falas held out during the later Battles of Beleriand until they were finally destroyed in F.A. 473, and Círdan's people fled to the Mouths of Sirion and the Isle of Balar.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eglarest   (183 words)

  
 Battles of Beleriand -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
These battles are often referred to as the Battles of Beleriand, but also as the War of the Jewels as the (Click link for more info and facts about Silmaril) Silmarilli were behind them all.
During this battle the (Click link for more info and facts about Battle of Lhammoth) Battle of Lhammoth was fought by the host of (Click link for more info and facts about Fingolfin) Fingolfin.
The Fifth Battle was the (Click link for more info and facts about Nirnaeth Arnoediad) Nirnaeth Arnoediad or Battle of Unnumbered Tears, in which the Ñoldor were utterly destroyed.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battles_of_beleriand.htm   (243 words)

  
 First Battle of Beleriand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, the First Battle of Beleriand was the first battle of the Wars of Beleriand, fought by the Sindar against Morgoth.
This was the only battle against the Dark Lord that the Sindar took an active role.
After the First Battle Doriath was protected by the magical Girdle of Melian.
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 The Wars of Beleriand: Battles from the Silmarillion
In that last battle the Valar came and fought with the Elves and Men against Morgoth Bauglir and threw down his power once and for all, and Morgoth was chained in some nether place removed from the world.
To place the battles that will receive war-gaming details in their context, I here provide a drastically reduced narration of the wars of Beleriand and the fate of the Silmarils and of the sons of Fëanor.
The battle for Gondolin ended in the death of king Turgon and nearly all his people (FA 511): Ecthelion the captain of the gate slew and was slain by Gothmog.
larsen-family.us /~1066/silbattles.html   (6198 words)

  
 Encyclopedia of Arda: Wars of Beleriand
There were five main battles in these wars: the First Battle, the Dagor-nuin-Giliath, the Dagor Aglareb, the Dagor Bragollach and the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
The Wars were reckoned to have started with the First Battle, fought between Morgoth and the Elves of Beleriand before the Noldor had returned to Middle-earth.
The Nirnaeth Arnoediad is the last battle to explicitly associated with the Wars of Beleriand, and that occurred in I 471.
www.glyphweb.com /arda/w/warsofbeleriand.html   (279 words)

  
 Battles of Beleriand
The First Battle of Beleriand was fought before the Noldor arrived, and was fought by the Sindar and Laiquendi.
The Fourth Battle was the disastrous Dagor Bragollach, or Battle of Sudden Flame, in which many Noldor fell.
The Fifth Battle was the Nirnaeth Arnoediad or Battle of Unnumbered Tears, in which the Noldor were utterly destroyed.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/battles_of_beleriand   (253 words)

  
 Council of Elrond :: LotR News and Information
That was in the first of the Battles of Beleriand.
In the Battle of the Last Alliance, Círdan and Elrond fought alongside Gil-galad.
After the Northern Kingdom fell, he sheltered the sons of Arvedui who perished in the Bay of Forochel along with the Palantíri of Annuminas and Amon Sul.
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 Lord of the Rings: Kingdom of Lothlorien
Of the Five Battles of Beleriand, the greatest and most tragic was the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
Yet it was also the battle in which some of the greatest deeds were performed.
After the 4th battle which Morgoth had won, the Elves and their human allies had begun to retake the land they had lost and seeing their numbers had grown with the arrival of Men, Maedhros decided it was time for an assault upon Angband, Morgoth’s fortress.
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From the Annals of Beleriand in the Simarillion: Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad - Tears Unnumbered...
Among all the heroes of the First Age, she is the only that remained in Middle Earth, from the flight of the Noldor before the coming of the sun and the moon through the battles of Beleriand, and the wars of the Second Age.
Battles TA 1200-1634 In 1050, Sauron reappeared and established an abode at Dol Guldur.
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 The Elves' Battles with Morgoth
The Nolder who returned to Beleriand fought numerous battles against Morgoth and his armies of orcs, balrogs, and dragons.
That was the third great battle of the Wars of Beleriand, and it was named Dagor Aglareb, the Glorious Battle.
A victory it was, and yet a warning; and the princes took heed of it, and thereafter drew closer their leaguer, and strenghtened and ordered their watch, setting the Siege of Angband, which lasted wellnigh four hundred years of the Sun.
fan.theonering.net /middleearthtours/elvesvmorgoth.html   (579 words)

  
 Finduilas's J.R.R. Tolkien Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It was this battle that ended most of the resistance to Morgoth in northern Beleriand.
This was also the first battle in which treachery played a part as the Men of Ulfang turned on the host of Maedhros, delaying them and preventing and effective use of the armies.
From all of the armies of the Edain, of whom most fell screening the retreat of the armies of Turgon there was only one survivor, Hurín.
fin.go.wifl.at.org /layers/html/events_n.htm   (211 words)

  
 Timeline of Arda
Morgoth returns to Angband, and tries to take Beleriand: First Battle of Beleriand is fought; Denethor of the Laiquendi slain and the Havens of the Falas are besieged
471 - Nirnaeth Arnoediad, The Battle of Unnumbered Tears; Huor is slain in the Fens of Serech, Húrin is captured by Morgoth; and Lalaith dies around this year.
1975 - Gondor destroys Angmar in the Battle of Fornost, death of Arvedui
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/t/ti/timeline_of_arda.html   (3880 words)

  
 The Story of Beren and Lúthien | Lord of the Rings Fanatics Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
 Thus started the fourth of the great battles of Beleriand ­ Dagor Bragollach, the battle in which the siege of Angband was overthrown and Morgoth triumphed over many of his enemies.
Great Eldar perished in that battle and Finrod Felagund would have been among them was it not for the bravery of Barahir, now lord of the house of Bëor, and his people.
In the Fen of Serech, where Finrod was cut off from his host, Barahir made a spear wall with his bravest men, and they cut their way out of the battle with great loss.
www.lotrlibrary.com /agesofarda/berenluthienstory.asp   (3544 words)

  
 A Tale of Beleriand - www.ezboard.com
He realized that this battle would be the greatest fought in Beleriand since the wars fought between the Valar and Melkor, and so he reluctantly gave these warriors consent to go too, but only if they traveled in secret to fight with Fingon.
News of the disastrous battle was soon followed by invasion by the Easterlings; the sons of Ulfang who betrayed their race by fighting under Morgoth’s banner.
He battled with his thoughts about his inaction in the battles of Beleriand, and his transformation from a prince to a mercenary who would make heads roll for the highest bidder.
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 War of Wrath - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tolkien, the War of Wrath, or the Great Battle was the final war against Morgoth at the end of the First Age.
Morgoth was captured hiding in the deepest dungeon of Angband and bound with his old chain Angainor; the two Silmarils still in his possession were taken by the Maia Eönwë and guarded (whence they were later stolen by Maedhros and Maglor).
The wreckage of the war was immense; most of the land west of the Ered Luin was laid waste and soon after sank beneath the waves.
www.grohol.com /psypsych/War_of_Wrath   (468 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
471 - Nirnaeth Arnoediad, The Battle of Unnumbered Tears; Huor is slain in the Fens of Serech, Húrin is captured by Morgoth.
March 3019 - Théoden King of Rohan is killed at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Éomer becomes his successor as the 18th king of Rohan.
Silmariën was definitely the eldest child of Tar-Elendil, and her birthdate is given several times as S.A. In the Tale of Years, the entry of Silmariën's birthdate is given as 548, a date that goes back to the first drafts of that text (see Silmariën's article for details).
www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Timeline_of_Arda   (4861 words)

  
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There were the Elves of Falas, who lived at the coast of Beleriand, there where the river Sirion meets the Sea and many a mile further, in the Havens.
Many tales were told in Beleriand about the music of Sea-Elves, and with the arriving day all the tales came to living.
The battle was fast and short and most of the Orcs were driven back to the Sea.
www.libraryofmoria.com /fingoncirdan/ofthesenseoftearspts14.txt   (10598 words)

  
 Silmarillion - Other Names & Terms
The first Dwarves in Beleriand, having been banished from the east.
The language of the Noldor, banned in Beleriand by Elwe, but used for formal records and tales, and among the Noldor in private
The Host of the Valar (including Vanyar) invade Beleriand, destroy Thangorodrim and Angband, and expel Melkor into the void.
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 LotR Fanatics Library: Finrod   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In years after Finrod also became overlord to all the Elves of Beleriand between Sirion and the Sea, save in the Falas, for his realm extended to the west of the River Narog, to the River Nenning that flowed into the Sea at Eglarest.
Some three hundred years after their arrival in Beleriand, Finrod went hunting with Maedhros and Maglor in the lands east of Sirion.
Thus this was called the Battle of Sudden Flame, fourth of the great Battles of Beleriand, and it broke the Siege of Angband.
www.lotrlibrary.com /racesofarda/finrod.asp   (2388 words)

  
 Battles in Middle-earth
I've not added in the battles given above, so if a battle is not mentioned below, it is likely mentioned above.
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields, The Battle of the Five Armies, and the Nirnaeth Arnoediad have already been mentioned.
I'd tentatively add the Battle of Tumhalad, the Fall of Gondolin, and The Battle of the Hornburg (though these last two are sieges, rather than battles).
www.talkaboutpeople.com /group/alt.fan.tolkien/messages/405613.html   (285 words)

  
 First Battle of Beleriand -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Havens were only freed when the Orcs withdrew to fight the Ñoldor under (Click link for more info and facts about Fëanor) Fëanor.
After the First Battle Doriath was protected by the magical Girdle of (Click link for more info and facts about Melian) Melian.
The death of King Denethor in this battle led the Laiquendi to pledge to never again name a king or participate in the wars between the other Elves and Morgoth.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fi/First_Battle_of_Beleriand.htm   (283 words)

  
 Chronology of the Silmarillion
As in Dagor Aglareb, the Glorious Battle, Fingon and Maedhros are to attack simultaneously from west and east.
Morgoth, unable to break Hurin's will and force him to reveal the location of Gondolin, curses him and sits him, bound, on a high peak whence he must watch evil overtake his wife and children Morwen sends Turin, age eight,to Doriath to escape slavery the Easterlings and to be nurtured by King Thingol.
Elros and Elrond are taken captive by Maglor and Maedros in the battle.
mywebpages.comcast.net /mithrandircq/Silmarillion-Chronology.htm   (4572 words)

  
 Tolkien Boardgames: Tolkien Boardgame Collecting
I read through the rules for the Return of the King Battle of Destiny and found it looks to be exactly the same as the Two Towers Battle of Destiny version.
Also, Battle of the Five Armies (ICE edition), and Battle of Helms Deep by Fact and Fantasy are strong condenders along with Seige of Minas Tirith by FandF too, War of the Ring (SPI version), and now the Top Trumps The Two Towers card game has generated a lot of interest.
I presume this is a recreation of the battle between the two wizards in the Fellowship of the Rings movie.
www.freewebs.com /tolkienboardgamecollecting/whatsnew.htm   (16780 words)

  
 : I Adab-nan-Falas Library : Concerning the Elves of Middle Earth and Their Arms
41 Yet even after they came to Beleriand, they remained light-armed42 and paid dearly for that in the first battle of Beleriand, where Denethor and all of his nearest kin were slain by the Orcs.
Thus in the battle by Sarn Athrad, where Beren and the Green-Elves defeated the Dwarf army that sacked Doriath, the Green-elves were able to shoot the Dwarves without even being seen, being practically invisible in the woods.
Their lord was Cirdan the Shipwright, and before the Battle of Unnumbered tears, they dwelt in the region called the Falas, the Havens, which were located in Eglarest and Brithombar.
www.geocities.com /adabnanfalas/elvenweapons.htm   (4884 words)

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