Last Alliance of Elves and Men

Last Alliance of Elves and Men
Members	Dúnedain Elves Durin's Folk
Purpose	To eliminate Sauron as a threat to Middle-earth
Formed	SA 3430
Dissolved	SA 3441

The Last Alliance of Elves and Men was a great alliance formed in the year 3430 of the Second Age in response to the threat of conquest by the Dark Lord Sauron. This response manifested as the War of the Last Alliance.

History

In the year SA 3429, Sauron attacked and captured Minas Ithil, burning the White Tree that stood there. Isildur, unable to hold off Sauron, retreated to the north while his brother Anárion defended the cities of Osgiliath and Minas Anor.

As a response to the aggression of Sauron, Elendil, King of all the Dúnedain, made an alliance with Gil-galad, High King of the Ñoldor. Durin IV of Khazad-dûm also joined this alliance, at some subsequent time sending a force of Durin's Folk. The following year, in SA 3431, the assembled army traveled east to Rivendell. After three years, in SA 3434, the army crossed the Misty Mountains and marched south to Mordor.

At the plain of Dagorlad, the host met the army of Sauron, and a great battle took place, with even birds and beasts fighting upon both sides. The alliance was victorious, and thereafter entered Mordor through the Black Gate. Soon the army of Elves and Men entered Gorgoroth, surrounding and setting siege to Barad-dûr. This siege was to last seven years, until SA 3441, when at last Sauron himself came forth. In the ensuing struggle, both Elendil and Gil-galad perished at Sauron's hand, but Sauron also was defeated, and Isildur cut the One Ring from the Dark Lord's hand.

Thus Sauron was defeated, and the land of Mordor made subject to the Dúnedain for some thousand years. The alliance was disbanded, and the surviving participants returned to their own countries.

Translations

Foreign Language	Translated name
Afrikaans	Laaste Alliansie tussen die Elwe en Mans
Arabic	آخر تحالف بين الجان والرجال
Bosnian	Posljednji savez između vilenjaka i ljudi
Catalan	Última aliança entre elfs i ésser humà
Chinese	精灵与男人之间的最后联盟
Croatian	Posljednji savez vilenjaka i ljudi
Czech	Poslední aliance elfů a lidí
Danish	Sidste Alliance af Alver og Mennesker
Dutch	Laatste Alliantie tussen Elfen en Mannen
Estonian	Viimane liit Haldjad ja meeste vahel
Finnish	Haltioiden ja ihmisten viimeinen liitto
French	Dernière Alliance des Hommes et des Elfes
Galician	Última Alianza entre Elfos e Homes
German	Letztes Bündnis von Elben und Menschen
Greek	Τελευταία Συμμαχία μεταξύ ξωτικών και ανδρών
Hebrew	ברית האחרונה אלפים ו בני אנוש
Hungarian	Utolsó szövetség a tündék és az emberek között
Icelandic	Síðasta Bandalag milli Álfar og Karla
Italian	Ultima Alleanza tra gli Elfi e gli Uomini
Japanese	エルフと男性の最後の同盟
Latvian	Pēdējā Elfi un vīriešu alianse
Macedonian Cyrillic	Последниот Сојуз на Елфите и Луѓето
Norwegian	Siste Allianse mellom Alver og Menn
Persian	آخرین اتحاد الف‌ها و انسان‌ها
Polish	Ostatni Sojusz elfów i ludzi
Portuguese	Última Aliança entre os Elfos e os Homens
Romanian	Ultima alianță dintre elfi și oameni
Slovak	Posledná aliancia elfov a ľudí
Slovenian	Zadnje zavezništvo vilinov in ljudi
Spanish	Última alianza entre elfos y hombres
Swedish	Sista Alliansen mellan Alver och Män