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Battle of the Field of Celebrant

2011-06-17T12:38:57Z

Easterling: /* The Battle */

{{expansion}}
{{battle
| name=Battle of the Field of Celebrant
| image=[[Image:Merlin Douglas Larsen - Field of Celebrant.png|300px]]
| conflict=[[Wainrider/Balchoth War]]
| date=[[15 April|April 15]], [[Third Age 2510|T.A. 2510]]
| place=[[Field of Celebrant]]
| result=Victory for [[Gondor]], [[Éothéod]]
| side1=Gondor, Éothéod
| side2=Balchoth
| commanders1=[[Image:ME-Gondor.png|45px]] [[Cirion]]<br>
[[Image:ME-Rohan.png|45px]] [[Eorl]]
| commanders2=Unknown
| forces1=At least 20,000 Gondorian Soldiers and 7000 Eotheod{{fact}}
| forces2=Considering the fact that they were able to drive the Gondorian force back, probably between 25-30,000, possibly 10,000 Orcs from the Misty Mountains{{fact}}
| casual1=At least between 5000-8000, considering the fact that they were fighting a two front battle and had been already defeated once, probably 500-2000 Eotheod{{fact}}
* [[Borondir|Borondir Udalraph]]
| casual2= Possibly 15,000 Balchoth, and most likely nearly all of the Orcs.{{fact}}
}}The '''Battle of the Field of Celebrant''' was a battle in the late [[Third Age]].

== Prelude ==

In the year 2510 of the Third Age, the fierce [[Easterlings]] known as the [[Balchoth]] waged open war against a weakened [[Gondor]], and had already overrun most of [[Wilderland]]. Gondor had no allies left east of [[Anduin]], and against hope had sent the [[Red Arrow]] north to the [[Éothéod]], ancient allies of Gondor, but they had received no reply.

== The Battle ==

In 2510 the 60,000 Balchoth army crossed Anduin on numerous fords, passing into the ''Wold'' in the north of the Gondorian province of [[Calenardhon]]. They met little resistance as Calenardhon had been mostly abandoned long before, and by the time the North Army of Gondor appeared from the fortresses of [[Isengard]], [[Aglarond]] and other fortresses in the [[White Mountains]] the bulk of the Balchoth army had crossed. The North Army counter-attacked, and was driven into the ''Wold'', cut off from the later reinforcements by the Balchoth host. By the time the South Army appeared, the North Army had come under attack by an [[Orcs|Orc]] band counting 20,000 orcs which by chance or design had descended from the mountains, and the [[Dúnedain]] were backed against the river in a hopeless situation.

At this time the Éothéod under their leader [[Eorl|Eorl the Young]] suddenly appeared, unexpected by friend or foe. The Éothéod crossed the Anduin at the ''Undeeps'' of the river, and broke on the rearguard of the Balchoth. The Balchoth were completely defeated and the Gondorian armies saved. The Éothéod continued their foray into northern Gondor, scattering and destroying all the Balchoth in Calenardhon.

== Aftermath ==

Three months after the Battle the [[Steward of Gondor]] [[Cirion]] gave the Éothéod the entire land of Calenardhon in which to dwell, in return for their service. The Éothéod founded the Kingdom of [[Rohan]] there.

[[Category:Conflicts of the Third Age]]
[[fr:encyclo:evenements:3a:guerres:bataille_du_champ_du_celebrant]]
[[fi:Celebrantin kentän taistelu]]

Battle of the Field of Celebrant

2011-06-17T12:38:11Z

Easterling: /* The Battle */

{{expansion}}
{{battle
| name=Battle of the Field of Celebrant
| image=[[Image:Merlin Douglas Larsen - Field of Celebrant.png|300px]]
| conflict=[[Wainrider/Balchoth War]]
| date=[[15 April|April 15]], [[Third Age 2510|T.A. 2510]]
| place=[[Field of Celebrant]]
| result=Victory for [[Gondor]], [[Éothéod]]
| side1=Gondor, Éothéod
| side2=Balchoth
| commanders1=[[Image:ME-Gondor.png|45px]] [[Cirion]]<br>
[[Image:ME-Rohan.png|45px]] [[Eorl]]
| commanders2=Unknown
| forces1=At least 20,000 Gondorian Soldiers and 7000 Eotheod{{fact}}
| forces2=Considering the fact that they were able to drive the Gondorian force back, probably between 25-30,000, possibly 10,000 Orcs from the Misty Mountains{{fact}}
| casual1=At least between 5000-8000, considering the fact that they were fighting a two front battle and had been already defeated once, probably 500-2000 Eotheod{{fact}}
* [[Borondir|Borondir Udalraph]]
| casual2= Possibly 15,000 Balchoth, and most likely nearly all of the Orcs.{{fact}}
}}The '''Battle of the Field of Celebrant''' was a battle in the late [[Third Age]].

== Prelude ==

In the year 2510 of the Third Age, the fierce [[Easterlings]] known as the [[Balchoth]] waged open war against a weakened [[Gondor]], and had already overrun most of [[Wilderland]]. Gondor had no allies left east of [[Anduin]], and against hope had sent the [[Red Arrow]] north to the [[Éothéod]], ancient allies of Gondor, but they had received no reply.

== The Battle ==

In 2510 the 60,000 Balchoth army crossed Anduin on numerous fords, passing into the ''Wold'' in the north of the Gondorian province of [[Calenardhon]]. They met little resistance as Calenardhon had been mostly abandoned long before, and by the time the North Army of Gondor appeared from the fortresses of [[Isengard]], [[Aglarond]] and other fortresses in the [[White Mountains]] the bulk of the Balchoth army had crossed. The North Army counter-attacked, and was driven into the ''Wold'', cut off from the later reinforcements by the Balchoth host. By the time the South Army appeared, the North Army had come under attack by an [[Orcs|Orc]] band counting 20,000 which by chance or design had descended from the mountains, and the [[Dúnedain]] were backed against the river in a hopeless situation.

At this time the Éothéod under their leader [[Eorl|Eorl the Young]] suddenly appeared, unexpected by friend or foe. The Éothéod crossed the Anduin at the ''Undeeps'' of the river, and broke on the rearguard of the Balchoth. The Balchoth were completely defeated and the Gondorian armies saved. The Éothéod continued their foray into northern Gondor, scattering and destroying all the Balchoth in Calenardhon.

== Aftermath ==

Three months after the Battle the [[Steward of Gondor]] [[Cirion]] gave the Éothéod the entire land of Calenardhon in which to dwell, in return for their service. The Éothéod founded the Kingdom of [[Rohan]] there.

[[Category:Conflicts of the Third Age]]
[[fr:encyclo:evenements:3a:guerres:bataille_du_champ_du_celebrant]]
[[fi:Celebrantin kentän taistelu]]

User talk:Easterling

2011-06-17T12:24:11Z

Easterling: Adding welcome message to new user's talk page