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| date=c. [[First Age 545|F.A. 545]] - [[First Age 587|587]] | | date=c. [[First Age 545|F.A. 545]] - [[First Age 587|587]] | ||
| place=[[Beleriand]] | | place=[[Beleriand]] | ||
| result=Decisive victory for the [[Host of the Valar]], Drowning of [[Beleriand]], | | result=Decisive victory for the [[Host of the Valar]], Drowning of [[Beleriand]], Expulsion of [[Morgoth]] from Arda | ||
| side1=[[Morgoth]] and his minions, including [[Balrogs]], [[Orcs]], and [[Dragons]] | | side1=[[Morgoth]] and his minions, including [[Balrogs]], [[Orcs]], and [[Dragons]] | ||
| side2=The [[Host of the Valar]], including the [[Vanyar]] and [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] | | side2=The [[Host of the Valar]], including the [[Vanyar]] and [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] | ||
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The '''War of Wrath''', or the '''Great Battle''' was the final war against [[Morgoth]] at the end of the [[First Age]], and one of the greatest battles ever fought in all of [[Middle-earth]]. | The '''War of Wrath''', or the '''Great Battle''' was the final war against [[Morgoth]] at the end of the [[First Age]], and one of the greatest battles ever fought in all of [[Middle-earth]]. | ||
500 years into the First Age, Morgoth had become mighty in Middle-earth, not least because of the strife among the [[Noldor]]. The mariner [[Eärendil]], wearing the [[Silmarils|Silmaril]] on his brow, came to [[Valinor]], the first with mortal blood to set foot there, | 500 years into the First Age, Morgoth had become mighty in Middle-earth, not least because of the strife among the [[Noldor]]. The mariner [[Eärendil]], wearing the [[Silmarils|Silmaril]] on his brow, came to [[Valinor]], the first with mortal blood to set foot there, and begged the [[Valar]] to help the enslaved [[Elves]] and [[Men]] of Middle-earth. | ||
The Valar were moved by Eärendil's plea, and along with the [[Vanyar]] and Noldor that were in Valinor, riding in the ships of the [[Teleri]], came to Middle-earth in a mighty host. They marched across [[Beleriand]], and met the forces of Morgoth in the plains of [[Anfauglith]]. | The Valar were moved by Eärendil's plea, and along with the [[Vanyar]] and Noldor that were in Valinor, riding in the ships of the [[Teleri]], came to Middle-earth in a mighty host. They marched across [[Beleriand]], and met the forces of Morgoth in the plains of [[Anfauglith]]. | ||
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== The Great Battle == | == The Great Battle == | ||
The Valar and the Elves destroyed the [[Balrogs]], all save a few who fled and hid themselves, and the armies of [[Orcs]] likewise. While the [[Three Houses of the Edain]] fought with the Valar, many other Men fought against them and | The Valar and the Elves destroyed the [[Balrogs]], all save a few who fled and hid themselves, and the armies of [[Orcs]] likewise. While the [[Three Houses of the Edain]] fought with the Valar, many other Men fought against them and perished. Facing defeat, Morgoth released his ultimate weapon, the winged [[Dragons]], which had never been seen before, and drove the Valar back. The leader of these dragons was infamous [[Ancalagon|Ancalagon the Black]]. | ||
Then [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] came with his sky-ship [[Vingilótë|Vingilot]], along with the [[Eagles]], and they fought the dragons, in the end slaying Ancalagon, the mightiest of dragon horde, who broke the towers of [[Thangorodrim]] in his fall. | Then [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] came with his sky-ship [[Vingilótë|Vingilot]], along with the [[Eagles]], and they fought the dragons, in the end slaying Ancalagon, the mightiest of dragon horde, who broke the towers of [[Thangorodrim]] in his fall. |
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War of Wrath | |
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Conflict: War of Wrath | |
Date: c. F.A. 545 - 587 | |
Place: Beleriand | |
Outcome: Decisive victory for the Host of the Valar, Drowning of Beleriand, Expulsion of Morgoth from Arda | |
Combatants | |
Morgoth and his minions, including Balrogs, Orcs, and Dragons |
The Host of the Valar, including the Vanyar and Eärendil |
Commanders | |
Strength | |
Hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions |
Hundreds of thousands |
Casualties | |
Virtually entire force |
Unknown, but probably moderate |
Prelude
The War of Wrath, or the Great Battle was the final war against Morgoth at the end of the First Age, and one of the greatest battles ever fought in all of Middle-earth.
500 years into the First Age, Morgoth had become mighty in Middle-earth, not least because of the strife among the Noldor. The mariner Eärendil, wearing the Silmaril on his brow, came to Valinor, the first with mortal blood to set foot there, and begged the Valar to help the enslaved Elves and Men of Middle-earth.
The Valar were moved by Eärendil's plea, and along with the Vanyar and Noldor that were in Valinor, riding in the ships of the Teleri, came to Middle-earth in a mighty host. They marched across Beleriand, and met the forces of Morgoth in the plains of Anfauglith.
The Great Battle
The Valar and the Elves destroyed the Balrogs, all save a few who fled and hid themselves, and the armies of Orcs likewise. While the Three Houses of the Edain fought with the Valar, many other Men fought against them and perished. Facing defeat, Morgoth released his ultimate weapon, the winged Dragons, which had never been seen before, and drove the Valar back. The leader of these dragons was infamous Ancalagon the Black.
Then Eärendil came with his sky-ship Vingilot, along with the Eagles, and they fought the dragons, in the end slaying Ancalagon, the mightiest of dragon horde, who broke the towers of Thangorodrim in his fall.
Morgoth was captured hiding in the deepest dungeon of Angband and bound with his old chain Angainor; the two Silmarils still in his possession were taken by the Maia Eönwë and guarded (whence they were later stolen by Maedhros and Maglor). In the end the Valar thrust him "through the Door of Night, beyond the Walls of the World, into the Timeless Void", where he remains until the Last Battle and the Day of Doom. Only then shall he be utterly destroyed.
Aftermath
The wreckage of the war was immense; most of the land west of the Ered Luin was laid waste and soon after sank beneath the waves. Most of the Elves went to the West, while others went East. The Valar raised up the island of Númenor in the Western Sea as a new home for the Edain.
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