Fall of Dol Guldur
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| conflict=[[War of the Ring]] | | conflict=[[War of the Ring]] | ||
| − | | date=Began [[March 28]], ended sometime before [[April 6]], [[Third Age 3019|TA 3019]] | + | | date=Began [[28 March|March 28]], ended sometime before [[6 April|April 6]], [[Third Age 3019|TA 3019]] |
| place=[[Dol Guldur]] | | place=[[Dol Guldur]] | ||
| result=Destruction of Dol Guldur | | result=Destruction of Dol Guldur | ||
| side1=[[Galadhrim]] | | side1=[[Galadhrim]] | ||
| side2=[[Orcs]] and other evil creatures of [[Dol Guldur]] | | side2=[[Orcs]] and other evil creatures of [[Dol Guldur]] | ||
| − | | commanders1=[[ | + | | commanders1=[[Celeborn]] |
| commanders2=Unknown | | commanders2=Unknown | ||
| forces1=Several thousand? | | forces1=Several thousand? | ||
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== The Battle and Aftermath == | == The Battle and Aftermath == | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Celeborn]] led the assault on [[28 March|March 28]], and it was within a few days captured. After the battle, [[Galadriel]] came and threw down its walls and laid bare its pits, cleansing the forest. |
| − | On [[April 6]] Celeborn and King [[Thranduil]] met in the midst of the forest and renamed it [[Eryn Lasgalen]] "wood of green leaves". Celeborn took the land south of [[The Narrows]] for himself and named it [[East Lórien]], while Thanduil took all wood north of the [[Mountains of Mirkwood]], and they gave the middle of the wood to the [[Beornings]] and [[Woodmen]]. | + | On [[6 April|April 6]] Celeborn and King [[Thranduil]] met in the midst of the forest and renamed it [[Eryn Lasgalen]] "wood of green leaves". Celeborn took the land south of [[The Narrows]] for himself and named it [[East Lórien]], while Thanduil took all wood north of the [[Mountains of Mirkwood]], and they gave the middle of the wood to the [[Beornings]] and [[Woodmen]]. |
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| + | *[[Attack on Dol Guldur]] | ||
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| Fall of Dol Guldur | |
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| Conflict: War of the Ring | |
| Date: Began March 28, ended sometime before April 6, TA 3019 | |
| Place: Dol Guldur | |
| Outcome: Destruction of Dol Guldur | |
| Combatants | |
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Orcs and other evil creatures of Dol Guldur | |
| Commanders | |
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Unknown | |
| Strength | |
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Several thousand? |
Several thousand? |
| Casualties | |
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Unknown |
Almost utter |
[edit] The Battle and Aftermath
Celeborn led the assault on March 28, and it was within a few days captured. After the battle, Galadriel came and threw down its walls and laid bare its pits, cleansing the forest.
On April 6 Celeborn and King Thranduil met in the midst of the forest and renamed it Eryn Lasgalen "wood of green leaves". Celeborn took the land south of The Narrows for himself and named it East Lórien, while Thanduil took all wood north of the Mountains of Mirkwood, and they gave the middle of the wood to the Beornings and Woodmen.
[edit] See also
| War of the Ring |
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| Osgiliath (1) · Fords of Isen · Isengard · Hornburg · Osgiliath (2) · Dale · Siege of Gondor · Pelennor Fields · Black Gate · Dol Guldur · Bywater |