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The Fall of Mount Gundabad, took place after Eregion was destroyed.

After the doors of Khazad-Dûm were shut, Orcs, reinforced and commanded by the servants of Sauron, invaded Mount Gundabad and drove the Longbeard Dwarves from their holy site and dwelling. As a result, the Grey Mountains were infested and communication between Khazad-Dûm and the Iron Hills was cut off.^[1]

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+The '''Fall of Mount Gundabad''', took place after [[Sack of Eregion|Eregion was destroyed]].
-|image=
-|name=Fall of Mount Gundabad
-|conflict=Orc Invasion of the Mountains of the North (Second Age)
-|date=Mid-[[Second Age]]
-|place=Mount Gundabad
-|result=The [[Longbeards]] are driven from Gundabad, and the Orcs claim a foothold in the mountains of the North.
-|side1=[[Dwarves]] of [[Durin's folk]]
-|side2=[[Orcs]]
-|commanders1=Unknown
-|commanders2=Unknown
-|forces1=Unknown
-|forces2=Unknown, likely many thousands.
-|casual1=Unknown
-|casual2=Unknown
-}}
-The '''Fall of Mount Gundabad''', took place in the mid-Second Age.
+After the doors of [[Khazad-Dûm]] were shut, [[Orcs]], reinforced and commanded by the servants of [[Sauron]], invaded [[Mount Gundabad]] and drove the [[Longbeard]] Dwarves from their holy site and dwelling. As a result, the [[Grey Mountains]] were infested and communication between [[Khazad-Dûm]] and the [[Iron Hills]] was cut off.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, p. 305</ref>
-It was a conflict in which Orcs who had fled the [[War of Wrath]]{{fact}} in the [[First Age]], invaded [[Mount Gundabad]] from [[Forodwaith (lands)|Forodwaith]]{{fact}}, and drove the [[Longbeard]] Dwarves from their holy site and dwelling. One which they would not gain back till after the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, p. 305</ref>
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 [[Category:Conflicts of the Second Age]]