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Date
Spring I 472
Location
The northern marches of Beleriand and the desert of Anfauglith
Races
Divisions
The Elves who fought in the battle were primarily Noldor, while the Men belonged to the Edain (with a number of Easterlings)
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Pronunciation
ni'rnaeth arnoi'diad (where ae is pronounced like English 'eye')
Meaning
Unnumbered Tears (literally, 'tears beyond count')
Other names
Battle of Unnumbered Tears, The Fifth Battle, Unnumbered Tears; the name of this battle is often abbreviated to simply 'The Nirnaeth' (that is, 'The Tears')
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Nirnaeth ArnoediadThe Battle of Unnumbered TearsBattles of the Wars of Beleriand The fifth and last of the great battles of Beleriand, called the Unnumbered Tears, in which the Noldor and their allies the Edain purposed the final overthrow of Morgoth, but were themselves defeated utterly. See also...Aerin, Algund, Amon Rûdh, Androth, Aranwë, Arroch, Asgon, Azaghâl, Balrogs, Barad Eithel, Barad Nimras, Battle of Unnumbered Tears, Black King, Black Thorn of Brethil, Borlach, [See the full list...] For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus is a powerful, flexible DISC profile solution - find out much more in our free guide. |