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{{battle| | {{disambig-more|Isengard|[[Isengard (disambiguation)]]}} | ||
image=[[Image:Ted Nasmith - The Wrath of the Ents.jpg|300px]] | {{battle | ||
name=Battle of Isengard| | | image=[[Image:Ted Nasmith - The Wrath of the Ents.jpg|300px]] | ||
conflict=[[War of the Ring]]| | | name=Battle of Isengard | ||
date=March 3, 3019 | | conflict=[[War of the Ring]] | ||
place=[[Isengard]]| | | date=[[3 March|March 3]], {{TA|3019}} | ||
result= Drowning of Isengard, more or less complete victory for the Ents| | | place=[[Isengard]] | ||
side1=[[Ents]], [[Huorns]], [[Merry]] and [[Pippin]]| | | result=Drowning of Isengard, more or less complete victory for the Ents | ||
side2= [[Isengard]]| | | side1=[[Ents]], [[Huorns]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] | ||
commanders1=*[[Treebeard]] (their leader, but technically did not "lead")| | | side2=[[Isengard]] | ||
commanders2=*[[Saruman]]| | | commanders1=*[[Treebeard]] (their leader, but technically did not "lead") | ||
forces1= | | commanders2=*[[Saruman]] | ||
forces2=Unknown total strength, probably around 1500 [[Orcs]] and [[Men]]| | | forces1=Unknown. Hundreds of Ents{{fact}}<!--How can it be both unknown and hundreds?--> | ||
casual1= [[Beechbone]], otherwise numbers unmentioned| | | forces2=Unknown total strength, probably around 1500 [[Orcs]] and [[Men]] | ||
casual2= The entire force, except for [[Saruman]] and [[Wormtongue]] | | casual1= [[Beechbone]], otherwise numbers unmentioned | ||
| casual2= The entire force, except for [[Saruman]] and [[Gríma|Wormtongue]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
''' | The '''Battle of Isengard''' was a battle fought during the [[War of the Ring]]. | ||
===The Battle=== | |||
Spurred on by [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took]], the [[Ents]], followed by [[Huorns]], invaded the [[Ring of Isengard]] from [[Fangorn Forest]]. The defenders of [[Isengard]] were Orcs and Men led (if not personally) by [[Saruman]]. The attackers surrounded Isengard, destroyed its gates, crumbled its walls and broke the dam, which flooded Isengard and the pits that Saruman used to create his war machines. | |||
Several Ents were scorched and burned, notably [[Beechbone]].The entire force of Orcs and Men that defended Isengard were destroyed, which may have been around one or two thousand. | |||
===Aftermath=== | |||
In the end, the Ents took over Isengard. After Saruman's death and the end of the War of the Ring, the Ents made it one of the most beautiful gardens left in all of Middle-earth. | In the end, the Ents took over Isengard. After Saruman's death and the end of the War of the Ring, the Ents made it one of the most beautiful gardens left in all of Middle-earth. | ||
{{wotr}} | {{wotr}} | ||
[[Category:Conflicts of the | [[Category:Conflicts of the War of the Ring]] | ||
[[de:Schlacht von Isengart]] |
Revision as of 01:48, 1 October 2012
Battle of Isengard | |
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Conflict: War of the Ring | |
Date: March 3, T.A. 3019 | |
Place: Isengard | |
Outcome: Drowning of Isengard, more or less complete victory for the Ents | |
Combatants | |
Commanders | |
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Strength | |
Unknown. Hundreds of Ents[source?] | |
Casualties | |
Beechbone, otherwise numbers unmentioned |
The entire force, except for Saruman and Wormtongue |
The Battle of Isengard was a battle fought during the War of the Ring.
The Battle
Spurred on by Merry Brandybuck and Peregrin Took, the Ents, followed by Huorns, invaded the Ring of Isengard from Fangorn Forest. The defenders of Isengard were Orcs and Men led (if not personally) by Saruman. The attackers surrounded Isengard, destroyed its gates, crumbled its walls and broke the dam, which flooded Isengard and the pits that Saruman used to create his war machines.
Several Ents were scorched and burned, notably Beechbone.The entire force of Orcs and Men that defended Isengard were destroyed, which may have been around one or two thousand.
Aftermath
In the end, the Ents took over Isengard. After Saruman's death and the end of the War of the Ring, the Ents made it one of the most beautiful gardens left in all of Middle-earth.
War of the Ring |
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Osgiliath (1) · Moria · Isen (1) · Rauros · Isen (2) · Fangorn · Isengard · Hornburg · Osgiliath (2) · Siege of Gondor · Dale · Pelennor Fields · Black Gate · Dol Guldur · Bywater |