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2009-05-29T23:14:41Z

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==Favorite Quotes==
"Its a dangerous business Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you'll be swept off to." -- [[Bilbo Baggins]]

"The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master." -Darth Vader

"Welcome to Earth." -Will Smith, from the movie ''Independence Day''

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2009-05-29T23:14:28Z

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2009-05-29T23:08:27Z

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Jedi, Sith, and Stormtroopers are the best!
My favorite quote is: "Its a dangerous business Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you'll be swept off to." -- [[Bilbo Baggins]]

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2009-05-29T23:06:18Z

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"Jedi, Sith, and Stormtroopers are the best!"

Talk:Witch-king

2009-05-29T23:04:48Z

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== Motion Picture Picture ==

Can we get a picture of The Witch-King in the film adaptation of The Return of the King? -[[User:Lord Aragorn1414|Lord Aragorn1414]] 14:39, 18 July 2006 (EDT)

:Having added a movie adaptation section, I second the motion. --[[User:Ted C|Ted C]] 11:53, 20 October 2006 (EDT)

Definitely need a new picture, this one is way to childish. [[Pand.]]

== Featured Article? ==
This article is surprisingly good. It's good raw material for an FA, maybe with a little more segmentation. --[[User:Theoden1|Theoden1]] 15:41, 1 June 2008 (EDT)

:It's very good. And sourced! 3 more votes to go. -- [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] 15:57, 1 June 2008 (EDT)

== Who here... ==

Who thinks that the Witch-king of Angmar is better than Sauron? Just wondering. -- [[User:Imperical]]

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2009-05-29T23:03:54Z

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Minas Ithil

2009-05-27T17:30:51Z

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{{location
| image=[[Image:John Howe-Minas Morgul.jpg|300px]]
| name=Minas Ithil
| othernames=[[Minas Morgul]]
| etymology=[[S.]] ''[[minas]]'' "tower" + ''[[ithil]]'' "moon"
| type=Tower/City
| location=on [[Ephel Dúath]], Western [[Mordor]]
| inhabitants=[[Gondorians]], [[Orcs]]
| realms=[[Mordor]]
| description=
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'''Minas Ithil''' is the twin city of [[Minas Tirith]] before its fall to the forces of [[Sauron]] in the [[Third Age]].

==Second Age==

After the destruction of [[Númenor]], [[Isildur]] and [[Anárion son of Elendil|Anárion]], the sons of [[Elendil]], landed in [[Gondor]]. Isildur built Minas Ithil near the mountainous border of [[Mordor]], while Anárion built [[Minas Anor]].

When [[Sauron]] returned after escaping Númenor's destruction, he attacked the exiles of Númenor, and his forces took Minas Ithil by storm.
When the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]] defeated Sauron in the year 3429 of the [[Second Age]], Minas Ithil was restored as a watchtower.

==Third Age==

In the year 1980 of the Third Age, the [[Nazgûl]] returned to Mordor (after the defeat of the [[Witch-king of Angmar]] in the north of Middle-earth).
The [[Ringwraiths]] laid siege to Minas Ithil shortly after their return, in 2002, and they took the city for their master, Sauron (who was still hidden at the time).
Minas Ithil was occupied by fell creatures, and it changed into a foul, evil place. As a result, it came to be called [[Minas Morgul]], which in the tongue of Gondor means "The Tower of Dark Sorcery".

Following the events of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', the bridge leading to [[Morgul Vale]] was pulled down by the Army of the West and its fields set aflame, and they met no opposition as the entire city's garrison had been killed at the Battle of Pelennor Fields. Minas Morgul abandoned and fell into decay as it had become too foul for human habitation. After the War of the Ring, [[Faramir son of Denethor II|Faramir]] was made Prince of [[Ithilien]] by King [[Aragorn II|Elessar]], who advised him to make his abode in the [[Emyn Arnen]] southeast of Minas Tirith. Faramir ruled from there with his new bride [[Éowyn]], for King Elessar counseled that even though Minas Morgul was completely abandoned, the land was such a terror on the minds of Men that it would not be fit for habitation or even human contact for many years. Eventually, the city was rebuilt as Minas Ithil and the evil that tainted the land was at last gone.

==City of the Nazgûl==

Terror and war were directed against [[Gondor]] from Minas Morgul until [[Ithilien]] was deserted. During the [[War of the Ring]], the army that attacked [[Osgiliath]] and undertook the [[Siege of Gondor]] came from Minas Morgul.

In fashion Minas Morgul seems to have been much like Minas Ithil, except for the replacement of beauty by terror. The top most course of the tower revolved slowly, and the walls of Morgul shone with a pale, frightening light.

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[[Category:Mordor]]
[[Category:Sieges]]

Star of the Dúnedain

2009-05-27T16:54:56Z

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The '''Star of the Dúnedain''' was a silver brooch, shaped like a many-rayed star, worn by the [[Rangers of the North]].

The [[Dúnedain]] Rangers who came to [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] at [[Dunharrow]] wore these on their clothing, specifically to fasten their cloaks on their left shoulder. It served as part of their identity, and the only ornamentation the Rangers ever wore in their journeys. The Star was also considered a badge of honor, and after the events of the [[War of the Ring]] Aragorn gave this insignia to [[Samwise Gamgee]], the Mayor of the [[Shire]].

[[Category:Rings and Jewels]]
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War of Wrath

2009-05-27T16:45:04Z

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{{battle
| name=War of Wrath
| image=[[Image:Perkan_Pickman_-_War_of_Wrath.jpg|350px]]
| conflict=[[War of Wrath]]
| date=c. [[First Age 545|F.A. 545]] - [[First Age 587|587]]
| place=[[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]]
| side2=The [[Host of the Valar]], including the [[Vanyar]] and [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]]
| commanders1=
{{Morgoth blazon}}
* [[Ancalagon]] †
| commanders2=
{{Eärendil blazon}}
{{Finarfin blazon}}
* [[Eönwë]]
* [[Thorondor]]
| forces1=Hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions
| forces2=Hundreds of thousands
| casual1=Virtually entire force
| casual2=Unknown, but probably light
|}}

The '''War of Wrath''', or the '''Great Battle''', was the final [[Wars of Beleriand|battle]] against [[Morgoth]] at the end of the [[First Age]], and one of the greatest battles ever fought in all of [[Middle-earth]].

== Prelude ==
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 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 the powerful [[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 the 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 [[The Void|Timeless Void]]", where he remains until the [[Last Battle]] and the Day of Doom. Only then shall he be utterly destroyed.
[[Image:Doors_of_Night.jpg|left|200px|thumb|left|"The Doors of Night" by [[John Howe]].]]

== 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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[[Category:Conflicts of the First Age]]
[[Category:Wars and Battles]]

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2009-05-27T16:37:06Z

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