The Last Alliance of Elves and Men is an episode in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth. It was formed in 3430 of the Second Age (S.A.) in response to the threat of conquest by the Dark Lord Sauron. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Mirkwood was a great wood east of the Misty Mountains in Rhovanion, in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth. ... location of Lórien in Middle-earth marked in red This article is about the Lórien of J. R. R. Tolkiens works. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Moria was an ominous name given by the Eldar to what had once been an enormous underground complex in north-western Middle-earth, comprising a vast network of tunnels, chambers, mines and huge halls or mansions, that ran under and ultimately through... The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by the English academic J. R. R. Tolkien. ... The Lord of the Rings series, see Last Alliance of Elves and Men. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) was an English philologist, writer and university professor, best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ... FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... The Second Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Eye of Sauron. ...

The conflict at the end of the Second Age is often known as the War of the Last Alliance. It includes the Battle of Dagorlad and the Siege of Barad-dûr. Combatants Last Alliance of Elves and Men Mordor Commanders Gil-galad, Elendil, Oropher†, Durin IV Sauron Casualties Unknown, 2/3 of the Silvan, including Oropher Unknown The Battle of Dagorlad took place in the Middle-earth fantasy world created by J.R.R. Tolkien. ... Barad-dûr and Mount Doom in Peter Jacksons film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. ...

In The Lord of the Rings, Elrond, at his Council, describes the Last Alliance of Elves and Men to Frodo, comparing it to the Host of Valinor that overthrew the Great Enemy, Morgoth, in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age, The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by the English academic J. R. R. Tolkien. ... Spoiler warning: Elrond the Half-elven (F.A. 525 – ?) is a fictional character of Middle-earth, created by fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien. ... Frodo may mean: Fródi, the name of a number of Danish kings, Latinized as Frodo Frodo Baggins, a character in The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Frodo (chimpanzee) Frodo (emulator), a Commodore 64 emulator Frodo (falcon), a Peregrine Falcon that nests in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia... Valinor (meaning Land of the Valar) is a fictional location from J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, the realm of the Valar in Aman. ... Morgoth Bauglir (originally known as Melkor) is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium. ... Combatants Host of the Valar, Edain Servants of Morgoth Commanders Eönwë, Eärendil Morgoth, Ancalagon the Black† Casualties Unknown Most balrogs, uncounted legions of Orcs In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the War of Wrath, or the Great Battle was the final war against Morgoth at the... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the First Age began with the awakening of the Elves, and ended with the final overthrow of Morgoth by the combined armies of Valinor and Beleriand. ...

"I remember well the splendour of their banners ... It recalled to me the glory of the Elder Days and the hosts of Beleriand, so many great princes and captains were assembled. And yet not so many, nor so fair, as when Thangorodrim was broken, and the Elves deemed that evil was ended for ever, and it was not so." ^[3] In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Thangorodrim (The Mountains of Oppression or, literally, oppression mountain group, pronounced ) was a group of three volcanic mountains in the Iron Mountains in the north of Middle-earth during the First Age. ...

The mustering of the Last Alliance

Sauron had contended with the Elves and the Men of Númenor for mastery of Middle-earth and the Rings of Power in the War of the Elves and Sauron. He was defeated and driven out of Eriador in the year 1701 of the Second Age. During this war the Elves suffered great losses. Over the next 1500 years, Sauron extended his power eastward and the kingdom of Númenor on the island of Andor flourished, even receiving the submission of Sauron. It was eventually destroyed at the height of its military power due to the machinations of Sauron in the year 3319. The Dúnedain, survivors of the catastrophe, formed realms in exile in Middle-earth. Celeborn (portrayed by Marton Csokas), an Elf in Peter Jacksons adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring. ... The race of Men in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth books, such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, refers to humanity and does not denote gender. ... Númenor is a fictional location from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth and is intended to be his version of Atlantis. ... The bearers of the Rings of Power in Peter Jacksons The Fellowship of the Ring The Rings of Power are fictional artifacts from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the War of the Elves and Sauron was a great war fought in the Second Age. ... Eriador (the Lone Lands) is a large region in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth. ... For information about the fictional nation in Robert Jordans The Wheel of Time novels, see Andor (Wheel of Time). ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, the Dúnedain (singular: Dúnadan) were a fictional race of Men descended from the Númenóreans that survived the fall of their island kingdom and came to Eriador in Middle-earth, led by Elendil and his sons, Isildur and Anárion. ...

Sauron feared the kingdoms in exile, Arnor and Gondor and he attacked Gondor in 3429. Sauron took Minas Ithil in a sudden assault while Anárion managed to hold Osgiliath and halt Sauron's advance. In response, Elendil, High King of the Dúnedain and Isildur and Anárion's father, formed an alliance with Gil-galad, the last High King of the Noldor, and they raised a great host^[4] to contest Sauron. In the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien, Arnor, or the Northern Kingdom, was a kingdom of the Dúnedain in the land of Eriador in Middle-earth. ... Gondor is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ... Location of Minas Morgul in Middle-earth marked in red Minas Ithil is a fictional fortress in the world of Middle Earth. ... Anárion is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, born S.A. 3219 and killed S.A. 3440 (lived 221 years). ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Osgiliath is a city of Middle-earth, the old capital city of Gondor. ... In Middle-earth, the fantasy universe of J. R. R. Tolkien, Elendil was a heroic figure. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, Isildur was a Dúnadan of Númenor, elder son of Elendil. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, Ereinion Gil-galad was the son of Orodreth,[1] and his mother was a Sindarin Elf. ... In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Noldor (meaning those with knowledge) are of the second clan of the Elves who came to Aman, the Tatyar. ...

The Elves of Lindon, lead by Gil-galad, and the Men of Arnor, lead by Elendil, built in the north the fortress and the watchtower of Amon Sûl, Weathertop, over two years while gathering their armies^[5]. Their great host then marched to Rivendell, and there made preparations and armaments for nearly three years.^[6] In the year 3434 they went over the Misty Mountains at the Pass of Imladris, also called Cirith Forn en Andrath or the High Pass, then through the lower pass of Annerchin, the Goblin Gate,^[7] and the Redhorn Pass^[8] over Caradhras, and were joined by the army of the Dwarves of Moria.^[9] The Alliance host then crossed the bridge^[10] over the river Anduin, meeting the armies of the Silvan Elves of Lórien and Greenwood the Great in the host of Oropher, their Sindarin king,^[11] and marched south down the east bank until they met Sauron's forces before Mordor.^[12] Spoiler warning: In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Lindon is the land beyond the Ered Luin (Blue Mountains) in the northwest of Middle-earth. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Weathertop (Sindarin Amon Sûl, Hill of Wind) is a significant hill in the Eriador region of Middle-earth, the southernmost and highest summit of the Weather Hills. ... Location of Rivendell in Middle-earth marked in red Rivendell (Sindarin: Imladris) is an Elven outpost in Middle-earth, a fictional realm created by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... The Misty Mountains as seen in the prologue to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fiction of Middle-earth, the High Pass is a pass over the Misty Mountains. ... In the fictional universe of J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, Caradhras, also called the Redhorn (the literal English translation of the Sindarin name), is one of the mightiest peaks in the Misty Mountains, beneath which lay the Redhorn Pass attempted by the Nine Walkers on their quest for... In the fictional universe of J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, Caradhras, also called the Redhorn (the literal English translation of the Sindarin name), is one of the mightiest peaks in the Misty Mountains. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Dwarves are beings of short stature who all possess beards and are often friendly with Hobbits, although long suspicious of Elves. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Moria was an ominous name given by the Eldar to what had once been an enormous underground complex in north-western Middle-earth, comprising a vast network of tunnels, chambers, mines and huge halls or mansions, that ran under and ultimately through... Location of Anduin in Middle Earth In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, Anduin is the Sindarin name for the Great River of Wilderland, the longest river in the Third Age (the original Sindarin name means Long River). ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the best known Silvan Elves are the Elves of northern Mirkwood and Lothlórien. ... location of Lórien in Middle-earth marked in red This article is about the Lórien of J. R. R. Tolkiens works. ... For the game Mirkwood, see Mirkwood (mud). ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Oropher was a Sindarin lord of Elves. ... Sindarin is an artificial language (or conlang) developed by J. R. R. Tolkien. ...

The Battle of Dagorlad and siege of Barad-dûr

"It was a great battle. Tall Men with long swords, and terrible Elves, and Orcses shrieking. They fought on the plains for days and months at the Black Gates." - Gollum.^[13]

In 3434, the Alliance engaged and defeated Sauron's hosts in the Battle of Dagorlad. However, the Silvan Elves would not place their armies under the supreme command of Gil-galad and, after the Battle of Dagorlad, Oropher led a reckless assault on Mordor in which he was slain.^[14] Alliance forces breached the Morannon, the Black Gate of Mordor, and besieged the Dark Lord's fortress of Barad-dûr. The siege lasted for seven years, during which Anárion was slain. At the last, Sauron himself sallied forth and engaged Gil-galad and Elendil in personal combat. Both Elendil and Gil-galad fell but Sauron was thrown down. Elendil's sword Narsil broke beneath him. With the hilt-shard of his father's sword, Isildur cut the ring from Sauron's finger. Combatants Last Alliance of Elves and Men Mordor Commanders Gil-galad, Elendil, Oropher†, Durin IV Sauron Casualties Unknown, 2/3 of the Silvan, including Oropher Unknown The Battle of Dagorlad took place in the Middle-earth fantasy world created by J.R.R. Tolkien. ... The Black Gate or Morannon is a location in J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy universe of Middle-earth. ... Mount Doom and Barad-dûr in Mordor, as depicted in the Peter Jackson film. ... Barad-dûr and Mount Doom in Peter Jacksons film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. ... Anárion is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, born S.A. 3219 and killed S.A. 3440 (lived 221 years). ... The shards of Narsil in Peter Jacksons The Fellowship of the Ring. ...

Aftermath

Bereft of the power of the One Ring, Sauron's physical form was unbound and his dissipated spirit would not take form again in Middle-earth for two and a half thousand years. After the victory over Sauron, the death of Gil-galad and Elendil, and irreplaceable casualties to the Elves, the Last Alliance dissolved. Many of the Eldar mourn the victory as bittersweet for, despite their sacrifice, the One Ring was not destroyed. It was kept by Isildur who later perished, losing the Ring in the Gladden Fields. The war results in the end of the Noldorin elven kingdom of Lindon, and the first weakening of Arnor. The Second Age ends with the war's conclusion and the Third Age of the World begins. The One Ring, also known as the Ruling Ring, The Doom of Man, the Great Ring of Power, The Ring, or Isildurs Bane, is an artifact from J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth universe. ... Celeborn (portrayed by Marton Csokas), an Elf in Peter Jacksons adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring. ... The Gladden Fields (Sindarin Loeg Ningloron) is a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... For other uses, see The Third Age. ...

Etymology

• Cirith Forn en Andrath - High climbing Pass of the North: Cirith (Pass), Forn (North), en (of the). Andrath: and (long) + rath (climb, path); the "Front Porch".
• Annerchin - Gate of the Goblins: ad (gate) + erchin (Goblins').
• Arad Dain - The Back Door: ar (beyond, outside) + ad (gate), dain (back).

References

The History of Middle-earth is a 12-volume series of books that collect and analyse material relating to the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, compiled and edited by his son, Christopher Tolkien. ... The Silmarillion is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkiens works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien, with assistance from Guy Gavriel Kay, who would later become a noted fantasy fiction writer. ... Rivendell (Sindarin: Imladris) is an Elven outpost in Middle-earth, a fictional realm created by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... Combatants Host of the Valar, Edain Servants of Morgoth Commanders Eönwë, Eärendil Morgoth, Ancalagon the Black† Casualties Unknown Most balrogs, uncounted legions of Orcs In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the War of Wrath, or the Great Battle was the final war against Morgoth at the... Dust jacket of the 1968 UK edition The Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy story by J. R. R. Tolkien, a sequel to his earlier work, The Hobbit. ... Unfinished Tales (full title Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth) is a collection of stories by J. R. R. Tolkien that were never completed during his lifetime, but were edited by his son Christopher Tolkien and published in 1980. ... The History of Middle-earth is a 12-volume series of books that collect and analyse material relating to the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, compiled and edited by his son, Christopher Tolkien. ... The History of Middle-earth is a 12-volume series of books that collect and analyse material relating to the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, compiled and edited by his son, Christopher Tolkien. ... The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings, following The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, a Hobbit is an individual member of one of the races that inhabit the lands of Arda. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Durins folk is the most important folk of Dwarves. ... The Silmarillion is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkiens works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien, with assistance from Guy Gavriel Kay, who would later become a noted fantasy fiction writer. ... Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age is the fifth and last part of The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... King Thranduil was a character in the fictitious world of Middle-earth created by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... Legolas is an important character in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, featured in The Lord of the Rings. ...

See also

• Middle-earth warfare