Fall of Dol Guldur

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{{disambig-more|The Fall|[[The Fall (disambiguation)]]}}
{{battle
| name=Fall of Dol Guldur
| image=[[Image:Galadriel dol guldur bfmeII.JPG|300px]]
| conflict=[[War of the Ring]]
| date=Began [[28 March|March 28]], ended sometime before [[6 April|April 6]], [[Third Age 3019|TA 3019]]
| place=[[Dol Guldur]]
| result=Destruction of Dol Guldur
| side1=[[Galadhrim]]
| side2=[[Orcs]] and other evil creatures of [[Dol Guldur]]
| commanders1=[[Celeborn]]
| commanders2=Unknown
| forces1=About one tousand| forces2=Several thousand?
| casual1=100-200| casual2=Almost utter
|}}The '''Fall of Dol Guldur''' was an epic battle of the [[War of the Ring]], culminating the [[Rhovanion Campaign (WotR)|Rhovanion Campaign]]. The usual guardians, the [[Nazgûl]], were gone, and the forces from Dol Guldur had been defeated four times by the Elves of Lórien and Mirkwood.

== 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 [[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]].

==See also==

*[[Attack on Dol Guldur]]

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[[Category:Conflicts of the War of the Ring]]

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Fall of Dol Guldur