The Dagor-nuin-Giliath or Battle Under the Stars was the second major battle of the War of the Great Jewels in Beleriand, but the first to be fought by the exiled Ñoldor of Beleriand.
History[]
The battle began when the Ñoldor of Fëanor arrived unexpectedly at the Firth of Drengist, and passed through the Gate of the Noldor into Hithlum. They encamped on the northern shore of Lake Mithrim.
Morgoth hoped to destroy the returning Ñoldor before they could establish themselves, and sent his forces through the passes of the Ered Wethrin. Although the Orcs of Morgoth by far outnumbered the Ñoldor, the Ñoldor were still empowered with the Light of Valinor, and quickly defeated them. The Orcs retreated north through Ard-galen, with the Ñoldor in hot pursuit.
The forces of Morgoth that had been besieging the Havens of the Falas since the First Battle of Beleriand marched north to attack the Ñoldor in the rear, but a force led by Celegorm ambushed them at Eithel Sirion. Trapped between the two Ñoldorin forces, the Orcs fought for ten days, encircled at the Fens of Serech. All but a few Orcs perished in the battle, and Fëanor in his wrath pursued even this small group. But he drew too far ahead of the main host of his people, and seeing this, the Orcs turned and gave battle at the edge of Dor-na-Daerachas. Being virtually at Angband's gates, the Orcs were joined by a number of Balrogs, and the Elves were quickly slain. Fëanor stood his ground and long fought alone, until he was fatally wounded by Gothmog. However, before the Balrogs could kill him, Fëanor was rescued by his sons. Fëanor would die soon afterwards due to his wounds.
Immediately following this skirmish, the Moon rose, and with its rising Fingolfin and the second, greater host of the Ñoldor arrived in Lhammoth. There they were attacked by a force of Orcs which had earlier been sent there by Morgoth to attack Fëanor in the rear, and they fought their first battle, the Battle of Lhammoth. The Ñoldor were caught off-guard, and Fingolfin's son Argon was slain. Fingolfin and his host pursued the Orcs until they were completely destroyed, and then passed into Mithrim as the Sun first rose.
The victory was decisive for the Ñoldor, who had destroyed most of Morgoth's forces in one mortal strike, but they had lost their greatest war-leader and one of their greatest princes.[1]
Other versions[]
The Battle of Lhammoth and Argon do not appear in the published The Silmarillion at all, because they only came to light in very late writings by Tolkien. In the published The Silmarillion, Fingolfin's host only arrives after the battle is long over.
In the second edition of The Silmarillion edited by Christopher Tolkien, Fingolfin appears during the battle, but his son's death is not mentioned.
Etymology[]
Dagor-nuin-Giliath is Sindarin, literally meaning 'battle-beneath-stars'.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዳጎር-ኑኒን-ጊሊያት |
| Arabic | داغنور-نوى-غيلياث |
| Armenian | Դագոր-նուին-Գիլիատհ (Dagor-nuin-Giliath)
Ճակատամարտում աստղերի տակ (Battle Under the Stars) |
| Assamese | ডাগোৰ-নুইন-গিলিয়াথ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Дагор-нуін-Гіліат |
| Bengali | ডাগর্-নুইন্-ঙিলিঅথ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Дагор-нуин-Гилиат |
| Catalan | Dàgor-nuin-Guíliath
La Batalla sota els Estels (Battle Under the Stars) |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 努因吉利雅斯戰役 |
| Danish | Slaget under Stjernerne |
| Dari | داگور نوین گیلیات |
| Georgian | დაგორ-ნუინ-გილიათი |
| Greek | Ντάγκορ-νουιν-Γκίλιαθ (Dagor-nuin-Giliath)
Μάχη κάτω από τα Αστέρια (Battle Under the Stars) |
| Gujarati | ડગોર્-નુઇન્-ગિલિઅથ |
| Hebrew | דאגור-נואין-גיליאת (Dagor-nuin-Giliath)
הקרב תחת הכוכבים (Battle Under the Stars) |
| Japanese | こでダゴール・ヌイン・ギリアス (Dagor-nuin-Giliath)
星々の下の合戦 (Battle Under the Stars) |
| Hindi | डगोर्-नुइन्-ङिलिअथ |
| Kannada | ಡಾಗೋರ್-ನುಯಿನ್-ಗಿಲಿಯಾತ್ |
| Kazakh | Дагор-нұін-Гіліатһ (Cyrillic) Dagor-nuin-Giliath (Latin) |
| Konkani | दागोर-नुईन-गिलियथ |
| Korean | 다 고르 누인 길리 아스 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Дагор-нуин-Гилиатh |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Дагор-нуин-Гилиат |
| Maithili | डागोर-नुईन-गिलिअथ |
| Marathi | डगोर-नुइन-गिलिअथ |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Дагор-нуин-Гилиатh |
| Nepalese | डगोर्-नुइन्-गिलिातह |
| Pashto | ضاګور-نوین-عیلیاته |
| Persian | داگور-نوئین-گیلیات |
| Punjabi | ਦਗੁਰ-ਨੂਿਨ-ਗਿਲੈਥ |
| Russian | Дагор-нуин-Гилиат |
| Sanskrit | डगोर्-नुइन्-ङिलिअथ् |
| Serbian | Дагор-нуин-Гилиат (Cyrillic) Dagor-nuin-Giliat (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | දාගෝර්-නූන්-ගිලියද් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Дагор-нуин-Гилиатҳ |
| Tamil | டகொர்-நுஇந்-கிலிஅத்ஹ் |
| Telugu | దాగోర్-నుయిన్-గిలియాత్ |
| Thai | ดากอร์-นูอิน-กิลิอัธ (Dagor-nuin-Giliath)
การสัประยุทธ์ใต้หมู่ดาว (Battle Under the Stars) |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Даґор-нуін-Ґіліат |
| Uzbek | Дагор-нуин-Гилиатҳ (Cyrillic) Dagor-nuin-Giliath (Latin) |
| Yiddish | דאַגאָר-נוין-גיליאַטה |
| Battles of Beleriand |
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| First Battle • Dagor-nuin-Giliath • Dagor Aglareb • Siege of Angband • Dagor Bragollach • Nírnaeth Arnoediad • War of Wrath |
References[]
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIII: "Of the Return of the Noldor"