Battle of Taurdal

The Battle of Taurdal was an Orc Attack on the Village Taurdal in an attempt to destroy the Dunedain.

Portrayal in adaptations


Elgarain and Dirhaborn were at the forest next to the village, Elgarain was planning to leave the village, but Dirhaborn admits that he love her, Elgarain kisses him but soon orcs arrives, Dirhaborn says to Elgarain to flee and warn the Dunedain and she run away from the orcs to warn the Dunedain. Arathorn,Dirhael, Elladan and Elrohir and Elrohir are in a meeting to decide what to do next. Elgarain arrives and informs Arathorn of many orcs coming, Arathorn then leads the Rangers in a attack on the Orc Band. The first attack was just an small group of orcs, the Rangers were able to defeat them but an larger group arrived, led by an orc called Gorganog, his lieutenant Shaknar points to Arathorn and says that he is the one with the Ring of Barahir, Gorganog says to the Rangers that their fate is near and then throws Dirhaborn's head in the ground, the orcs then make their attack on the village.

The Battle was very bloody, many Rangers were slain by the orcs, Gorganog says to Arathorn that the Dunedain most die and then they duel each other. The orcs invade the houses but the childs and women are saved by the Rangers, Gilraen himself

joins the battle with an Longsword, she says to Elgarain that will not leave them, and Elgarain protects Gilraen with her life. Gorganog throws Arathorn in the ground, the ranger watches his people dying in the hands of the orcs, Arathorn strikes Gorganog's belly with his sword and locks his sword in Gorganog's chest and the orc fell in the ground, Shaknar and the remaining orcs ran to the forest, Gorganog rose up and is about to kill Arathorn but Arathorn cuts Gorganog's face and the orc fell dead in the ground. The Dunedain winned the Battle but Elgarain is mortally wounded and many of the Rangers are dead.

Arathorn says to the remaining rangers that they have an duty to protect their people and says that they will left no orc in the forest alive, The Rangers killed many orcs in the forest and many of the rangers were killed too, Arathorn is shot by Shaknar two times, Shaknar says that the line of kings is over and Arathorn replies by sayind that the line of kings is not over and then the Dunedain impales Shaknar's chest but in the last seconds of his life, Shaknar stabs Arathorn.

The Orc Band was commpletely destroyed but the Rangers were almost destroyed to. Elladan and Elrohir take Gilraen and Aragorn to Rivendell.