| This article is about the chapter. For the event itself, see Nirnaeth Arnoediad. |
The Battle of Unnumbered Tears is the name of the second chapter of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Children of Húrin.
Synopsis[]
Húrin and his brother Huor passed from Dor-lómin with a number of men from the House of Hador to Eithel Sirion upon the west of the barren plain, Anfauglith. Gathered there was the host of Fingon, hidden from the eyes of Morgoth; and all were jubilant when they were joined by a force from hidden Gondolin led by Turgon, Fingon's brother.
The host of Fingon were to await a beacon signal from Maedhros before they joined the battle so that they might outflank the enemy forces, but Morgoth sent a force to come upon Fingon's and keep the armies divided. The horde led by a Captain of Morgoth could only goad Fingon's force into battle by killing the elf Gelmir whom they had captured at the Dagor Bragollach. Gelmir's brother, Gwindor, was present with Fingon and was so enraged that he initiated the charge and Fingon's force entered the battle earlier than planned.
Such was the force of this initial attack that they reached the very doors of Angband; but Gwindor was captured. Fingon was then beaten back across the plain by the main host of Morgoth's forces that issued from many secret tunnels. So did the Nirnaeth Arnoediad begin.
To support his brother, Turgon brought his force into the fray, and Fingon, Húrin, Huor and Turgon met in the midst of the battle after long partings. But with the force of Maedhros routed, more Orcs led by Gothmog came upon the elves and men from the east, and they were outmatched.
Fingon fell to Gothmog, but Turgon, on the advice of Huor, retreated, guarded by the remnants of the House of Hador. There at the Fen of Serech, Huor fell, but Húrin was defeated and captured alive at great loss to the enemy; and he was dragged to Angband, defeated and imprisoned.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Die Slag van Ononderbroke Trane |
| Albanian | Beteja e lotëve të panumërta |
| Amharic | ያልተሰመሩ እንባዎች ውጊያ |
| Arabic | معركة الدموع غير المرقمة |
| Armenian | Ճակատամարտում բազմաթիվ արցունքներ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Бітва незлічоная Слёз |
| Bengali | এই যুদ্ধে অজস্র অশ্রু |
| Bosnian | Bitka kod Nenumeriranih suze |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Битката при ненормални сълзи |
| Cebuano | Ang Gubat sa Dili maihap nga mga Luha |
| Catalan | La Batalla de les Llàgrimes Incomptables |
| Chinese | 的战斗無盡的眼淚 |
| Croatian | Bitka nebrojenih suza |
| Czech | Bitva nespočetných slz |
| Danish | Slaget ved unnumberedede tårer |
| Dutch | De Slag van Ongetelde Tranen |
| Esperanto | La Batalo de Nombraj Larmoj |
| Estonian | Nummerdamata pisarad lahing |
| Filipino | Ang Labanan ng Di-mabilang na mga Luha |
| Finnish | Lukemattomien kyynelten taistelu |
| French | La bataille des Larmes Innombrables |
| Galician | A Batalla de bágoas sen numerar |
| German | Die Schlacht der ungezählten Tränen |
| Greek | Η μάχη των αμέτρητων δακρύων |
| Gujarati | અસંખ્ય આંસુનું યુદ્ધ |
| Hebrew | הקרב על דמעות לא ממוספרות |
| Hungarian | Számozatlan könnyek csata |
| Icelandic | Orrustan við ótal tár |
| Indonesian | Pertempuran Air Mata yang Tak Bernomor |
| Italian | la Battaglia delle Innumerevoli Lacrime |
| Japanese | 無数の涙の戦い |
| Kannada | ಅನ್ನ್ಯಾಂಬರ್ಡ್ ಟಿಯರ್ಸ್ ಕದನ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Сансыз шерге шайқасы |
| Korean | 무수한 눈물의 전투 |
| Latvian | Neskaitāmu Asaru kauja |
| Lithuanian | Neapibrėžtų ašarų mūšis |
| Luxembourgish | D'Schluecht Onméiglech Tréinen |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Битката на неброените солзи |
| Malagasy | Ny Ady Ranomaso tsy tambo Isaina |
| Malay | Pertempuran menangis tidak terkira |
| Malayalam | എണ്ണമില്ലാത്ത കണ്ണീരൊഴുകുന്ന യുദ്ധം |
| Maltese | Il-Battalja ta 'Dmugħ mingħajr numru |
| Marathi | अघोषित अश्रूंची लढाई |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Үлэмж их нулимстай тулалдаан |
| Nepalese | अनावश्यक आँसुहरू युद्ध |
| Norwegian | De talløse tårers slag |
| Pastho | د جګړې شمیره اوښکې |
| Persian | نبرد اشک های بی شماری |
| Polish | Bitwa Nieprzeliczonych Łez |
| Portuguese | A Batalha de lágrimas não numeradas |
| Punjabi | ਅਣਗਿਣਤ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ |
| Romanian | Bătălia de la Lacrimi nenumărate |
| Russian | Битва Бессчётных Слёз |
| Serbian | Битка без нерешених суза (Cyrillic) Битка без нерешених суза (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | විරහිත කඳුළුවල සටන |
| Slovak | Bitka neočíslované slzy |
| Slovenian | Bitka pri neštetih solzah |
| Spanish | La Batalla de las Lágrimas Innumerables |
| Swahili | Vita machozi Isitoshe ? |
| Swedish | De Otaliga Tårarnas Slag |
| Tamil | எண்ணற்ற கண்ணீர் போர் |
| Telugu | యునైటడ్ టియర్స్ యుద్ధం |
| Thai | การต่อสู้น้ำตานับไม่ถ้วน ? |
| Turkish | Sayısız Gözyaşı Savaşı |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Битва при незліченних сльозах |
| Urdu | بے شمار آنسوؤں کی جنگ |
| Uzbek | Ноёб кўз ёшлари уруши (Cyrillic) Noyob ko'z yoshlari urushi (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Trận chiến vô nước mắt |
| Welsh | Y frwydr o ddagrau heb rif |
| Yiddish | די שלאַכט פון וננאַמבערעד טרערן |