11/30/2020 0 Comments Erebor Lotr
The Easterlings were initially very successful, driving the Dwarves and Men of Dale back and besieging them for several days, but were later routed.The combined forces of the Men of Dale under King Brand and the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain (and the Dwarves of the Iron Hills) under King Din II Ironfoot met the Easterlings in battle on March 17, 3019.
Though Saurons forces were probably more numerous, it is likely that the Dwarves and Men of Dale were better equipped, thanks to the Lonely Mountains armouries. Nonetheless, after three days of heavy fighting, the Easterlings forced them to retreat to the Lonely Mountain, where they were besieged. It was not until news of Saurons defeat arrived from the South that the tides changed. Seeing the morale of their foes being sapped, the Armies of Dale and Erebor led by their new Kings Bard II and Thorin III Stonehelm managed to lift the siege on March 27th, driving the Easterlings out of Dale. The corruption of Mirkwood might have been completed, and Dol Guldur could become an obvious staging point for a future assault on Lothlrien, though a successful invasion of Lothlrien would have been very difficult due to Galadriel and her Ring. Gandalf himself commented on the possible consequences of losing the Battle of Dale. Dragon-fire and savage swords in Eriador, night in Rivendell. We might now hope to return from the victory here only to ruin and ash. For the Good Campaign, Brand was not seen and the host assaulting Lonely Mountain was directly from Dol Guldur, with plenty of Orcs, Haradrim, and Trolls alongside the Easterlings. Also, the battle involves several Nazgl and even the Mouth of Sauron, because in the game the battle happens earlier than in the books, during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields instead of the Battle of the Morannon. However, the basic layout of the siege is the same: The Dwarves defend Lonely Mountain in Dale and eventually Elves drive the attackers away, though they do not necessarily need to retreat to Lonely Mountain. One of the most important differences is that Din survives the battle. Glin also leads a band of Dwarves to attack the Mordor base from behind but meet the same fate thanks to the Dragons coming to Mordors aid. The Mouth of Sauron and the Nazgl then lead the force into Lonely Mountain and slay King Din, taking over Lonely Mountain. The results of this are very similar to the what was mentioned above, leading to an attack on Rivendell and total defeat for the North. The dragon-fire can even be taken literally because of the Dragons aiding Sauron. However, in the Extended Edition of the Return of the King, Legolas tells Gimli that he fears that war is already marching upon their own lands. This was described by Peter Jackson to refer to the Battle of Dale and the attacks on the Woodland Realm.
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