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{{battle|
name=Fall of Fornost
name=Fall of Fornost|
conflict=War of Angmar
conflict=War of Angmar|
date=1974 TA
date=1974 TA|
place=The city of Fornost
place=The city of Fornost|
result=Decisive Angmar victory
result=Decisive Angmar victory|
side1=Men, Elves, Hobbits
side1=Men, Elves, Hobbits|
side2=Angmar
side2=Angmar|
commanders1=*King Arvedui
commanders1=*King Arvedui|
commanders2=*Witch King
commanders2=*Witch King
forces1=Est. 2-10,000 Men of Arnor, several thousand Elves from, Lindon, Rivendell, and Lórien, and 500 Hobbit archers
forces1=Est. 2-10,000 Men of Arnor, several thousand Elves from, Lindon, Rivendell, and Lórien, and 500 Hobbit archers
forces2=Est. 10-40,000 Orcs, Trolls, Evil Men from Rhudaur and elsewhere, Wolves, other evil creatures
forces2=Est. 10-40,000 Orcs, Trolls, Evil Men from Rhudaur and elsewhere, Wolves, other evil creatures
casual1=Est. Hundreds or even thousands of Men and Elves, along with all 500 Hobbits
casual1=
casual2=Est. Thousands  
Est. Hundreds or even thousands of Men and Elves, along with all 500 Hobbits
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The '''Fall of Fornost''' was an event that resulted in the defeat of the forces of [[Arnor]], and the taking of their capitol city of [[Fornost]] by the [[Witch King of Angmar]] and his armies.
The '''Fall of Fornost''' was an event that resulted in the defeat of the forces of [[Arnor]], and the taking of their capitol city of [[Fornost]] by the [[Witch King of Angmar]] and his armies.

Revision as of 04:29, 30 March 2008

Fall of Fornost
Conflict: War of Angmar
Date: 1974 TA
Place: The city of Fornost
Outcome: Decisive Angmar victory
Combatants

Men, Elves, Hobbits

Angmar

Commanders
  • King Arvedui
  • Witch King

forces1=Est. 2-10,000 Men of Arnor, several thousand Elves from, Lindon, Rivendell, and Lórien, and 500 Hobbit archers forces2=Est. 10-40,000 Orcs, Trolls, Evil Men from Rhudaur and elsewhere, Wolves, other evil creatures casual1= Est. Hundreds or even thousands of Men and Elves, along with all 500 Hobbits casual2= Est. Thousands

The Fall of Fornost was an event that resulted in the defeat of the forces of Arnor, and the taking of their capitol city of Fornost by the Witch King of Angmar and his armies.


Leading Up to the Siege

By the year 1974 TA things were looking very grim for the people Arnor. The Great Plague three hundred years previously had killed most of the people of Cardolan which later fell to the Witch King. And even with the aid of Elves and Hobbits most of the now diminished and totally demoralized people of Arnor were now waiting to make their final stand at Fornost, capitol city of Arthedain.


Apposing Forces

For the forces of Eriador exact numbers are not known, but it can be estimated that at the most ten thousand Men of Arnor were present at the city. Along with likely several thousand Elves of Lindon, Rivendell, Lórien, and five hundred Hobbits archers from the Shire.

For the forces of Angmar it can be estimated that there was at least twenty thousand or at the most forty thousand Orcs, Trolls, Evil Men, Wolves, and all other manner of evil creatures.


The Battle

Not much detail is known about what happened, but do we know that the the forces of Angmar were the decisive victors and most of the forces of Eriador were driven west toward the River Lune. While King Arvedui and some of his guard held out north of Fornost among the North Downs until it was untenable and fled northwest.


Aftermath

With Arthedain in his hands, the Witch King had conquered all of Arnor. Thereby taking the thrown in the king's palace, until a year later in 1975 TA when the forces of Eriador had regrouped with newly arrived reinforcements from Gondor. Which in the Battle of Fornost his army was destroyed, and he himself fled east over the Misty Mountains. Fornost was not resettled after the war. Not until several thousand years later after the War of the Ring under King Elessar.