Battle of the Peak
Gandalf battling Durin's Bane
Date: T.A. Jan 15, 3019 Location: The Silvertine Result: Balrog defeated and Gandalf the Grey dead
Combatants
Gandalf	Balrog
Commanders
None	None
Strength
1	1
Casualties
1	1

Battle between Gandalf and the Balrog on the Silvertine. After Gandalf and the Balrog fell into the abyss in Moria on January 15, 3019, they fought long underground and then climbed the Endless Stair to the peak of the Silvertine where Durin's Tower stood. There on a narrow eyrie they fought the Battle of the Peak from January 23 to January 25. The Balrog, whose fire had been quenched in a subterranean lake, burst into renewed flame. The sun shone at first, but as the combatants struggled thunder boomed and lightning flashed, vapor and steam rose, and ice fell. From a distance it appeared that a storm was raging over the Silvertine. At last, Gandalf vanquished the Balrog and threw him down from the peak, and the mountainside cracked where the Balrog landed. Gandalf passed into darkness out of thought and time, but Eru sent him back to Middle-earth as Gandalf the White to complete his task. When Gandalf awoke on February 14, he was lying naked on the peak of the Silvertine. Durin's Tower had crumbled and the entrance to the Endless Stair was blocked, and Gandalf was trapped high on the mountaintop until Gwaihir the Windlord came on February 17 and bore him to Lothlorien. Image File history File links Battlepeak. ... Image File history File links Battlepeak. ... The Third Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... Celebdil (Sindarin), also known as Zirakzigil (Khuzdul) or Silvertine is a fictional mountain from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium. ... Gandalf is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkiens masterwork, The Lord of the Rings. ... This article deals with J.R.R. Tolkiens Balrogs. ... Gandalf is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkiens masterwork, The Lord of the Rings. ... This article deals with J.R.R. Tolkiens Balrogs. ... Celebdil (Sindarin), also known as Zirakzigil (Khuzdul) or Silvertine is a fictional mountain from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world, Middle-earth, Moria (also known as Khazad-dûm, The Black Chasm, The Black Pit, Dwarrowdelf, Hadhodrond, and Phurunargian) is the name given to the underground city, mines, and connected tunnels that run through the central Misty Mountains. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, The Endless Stair rose from the lowest dungeon of Moria to Durins Tower at the summit of Celebdil. ... J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth contains thousands of places. ... Eru (the One), also called Ilúvatar (the Father of All), is the name in the legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien for the supreme God, the creator of the angels (Ainur) and the universe (Eä). ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the eagles were immense flying birds that were sentient, and could speak. ... This article is about the Lórien of J. R. R. Tolkiens works. ...

Sources

• The Two Towers: "The White Rider," p. 105-106