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== First Age 472 ==
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==Spring==
* Marriage of [[Huor]] and [[Rían]].<ref>{{GA|216|note}}</ref>


The Nirnaeth Arnoediad is fought.
==Midsummer==
Tuor is born.
* '''The Fifth [[Battles of Beleriand|Battle of Beleriand]]: [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]''' (''Battle of Unnumbered Tears''). The [[Union of Maedhros|army]] of [[elves]], [[men]] and [[dwarves]] are betrayed by [[Ulfang]] causing their defeat. The armies suffer heavy losses in the face of [[Morgoth]]'s [[orcs]], [[dragons]] and [[balrogs]].<ref name="Fifth">{{S|Fifth}}</ref>
Deaths of Fingon, Huor, Gloredhel, Azaghal, Hundar, Haldir.
* [[Fingon]] dies in battle with [[Gothmog (balrog)|Gothmog]], Lord of [[Balrogs]].<ref name="Fifth"/>
* [[Azaghâl]] dies in battle with [[Glaurung]].<ref name="Fifth"/>
* Deaths of [[Huor]], [[Hundar]], [[Haldir (Chieftain of the Haladin)|Haldir]], [[Gelmir (son of Guilin)|Gelmir]], [[Uldor]], [[Ulfast]], [[Ulwarth]], [[Borlach]], [[Borlad]] and [[Borthand]].<ref name="Fifth"/>
* [[Húrin]] and [[Gwindor]] are captured. [[Húrin]] refuses to tell [[Morgoth]] the location of [[Gondolin]]; Morgoth taunts Húrin at the [[Hill of the Slain|Haudh-en-Ndengin]].<ref>{{UT|Words}}</ref>
* [[Turgon]] succeeds [[Fingon]] as [[High King of the Noldor]] in [[Middle-earth]] and returns to [[Gondolin]].<ref name="Fifth"/>
 
==Late==
* Birth of [[Tuor]]. [[Rían]] commits Tuor to the care of the elf [[Annael]].<ref name="GA">{{GA|251}}</ref>
* Rían goes to the [[Hill of the Slain|Haudh-en-Nirnaeth]] and dies.<ref name="GA"/>
* Death of [[Glóredhel]].<ref>{{WJ|14}}, p. 234</ref>
* [[Túrin]] sent to [[Doriath]] by his mother [[Morwen]].<ref>{{CH|4}}, p. 70</ref>
 
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[[Category:First Age years|0, First Age 0472]]
[[fr:encyclo/evenements/1a/annee_des_lamentations]]

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First Age 472 (abbreviated to F.A. 472) is the 472nd year of the Sun of the First Age of Middle-earth. This year is also known as the Year of Lamentation.

Notable events in this year include:

Spring

Midsummer

Late

References