Battle of Sudden Flame (song)

Battle of Sudden Flame


Album	Nightfall in Middle-Earth
Credits
Composed by	Hansi Kürsch, André Olbrich
Written by	Hansi Kürsch
Performed by	Blind Guardian
Track Info
Duration	0:43
Track No.	12
Previous	Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns)
Next	Time Stands Still (at the Iron Hill)
Media

The name Battle of Sudden Flame refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Battle of Sudden Flame (disambiguation).

Battle of Sudden Flame is the twelfth track of the Tolkien-themed album Nightfall in Middle-Earth by Blind Guardian. The song tells of the Dagor Bragollach, in which Morgoth breaks the Siege of Angband using his Balrogs and Dragons.^[1]

Lyrics

Oh Lord, here I stand
Suddenly everything's gone
For all Noldor
From now on my life
Is my gift to you
Just lead my fate
To the victory of elves

↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"

[1] J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"

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