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The War of the Elves and Sauron occurred in the mid-Second Age in Middle-earth, ending with Sauron's defeat and his expulsion from Eriador.
History[]
The war began in SA 1693, almost a century after Sauron had deceived the Ñoldor of Eregion and forged the One Ring, claiming all the Rings of Power from Ost-in-Edhil except for the Three Rings of the Elves.
Messages of this betrayal were sent north to Lindon where the High King Gil-galad ruled, and he began amassing his forces, preparing for an invasion. He also called for help from Númenor.
In SA 1695 Sauron attacked, crossing the Fords of Isen and beginning the Siege of Eregion. Elrond was sent to Eregion by Gil-galad with reinforcements. However, in SA 1697 Eregion was laid waste, Celebrimbor, Lord of Eregion, was killed, with Elrond arriving too late his force was in danger of being overwhelmed. But the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm sortied, attacking the Morgul-host in the rear allowing Elrond to escape. He fled north with the survivors, founding Rivendell, the Dwarves retreated into Khazad-dûm and closed the gates.
By SA 1699 all of Eriador fell under Sauron's control, Imladris was besieged, as were the Grey Havens and Lindon was cut off from Rivendell and Khazad-dûm.
The next year a great army of Númenor arrived, sent by Tar-Minastir and commanded by Ciryatur, which landed in Lindon, at Tharbad on the Gwathló, and in the south near Pelargir. Sauron's forces were driven back from the Grey Havens, and retreating to the Gwathló found their way blocked by the second Númenórean army. Sauron's army was thus pinned between the two forces and mostly wiped out in the ensuing Battle of the Gwathló. The force that was besieging Rivendell was caught between Gil-galad and Elrond and destroyed. Sauron himself retreated south with the remnants of his force, but was attacked again in eastern Calenardhon and escaped to Mordor with only a small bodyguard. The war was therefore a decisive victory for the Elves and Númenóreans, but Eregion was gone, and most of Eriador laid waste.
| War of the Elves and Sauron |
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Siege of Eregion - First Siege of Imladris - Battle of the Gwathló |
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Oorlog van die Elwe en Sauron |
| Albanian | Lufta e Elves dhe Sauron |
| Amharic | የኤልቭስ እና የሳውሮን ጦርነት |
| Arabic | حرب من الجان وسورون |
| Armenian | Էլֆերի և Սաուրոնի պատերազմը |
| Azerbaijani | Elflər və Sauron müharibə |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Вайна з Эльфаў і Саурона |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Войната на елфите и Саурон |
| Catalan | Guerra dels Elfos i Sauron |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 精靈與索倫之戰爭 |
| Corsican | Guerra di u inguantatisi e Sauron |
| Croatian | Rat vilenjaka i Saurona |
| Czech | Válka Elfů a Saurona |
| Danish | Krigen mellem Elverne og Sauron |
| Dutch | Oorlog van de Elfen en Sauron |
| Esperanto | Milito de elfoj kaj Sauron |
| Estonian | Vabadussõja Päkapikud ja Sauroni |
| Filipino | Digmaan ng Elves at Sauron |
| Finnish | Haltioiden ja Sauronin Sota |
| French | Guerre des Elfes et de Sauron |
| Frisian | Oarloch oan de Elves en Sauron (Western) |
| Galician | Guerra do Elfos e Sauron |
| Georgian | ომი საურონსა და ელფებს შორის |
| German | Krieg der Elben und Sauron |
| Greek | Πόλεμος του ξωτικών και Σαυρον |
| Gujarati | ઝનુન અને સૌરનનું યુદ્ધ |
| Hebrew | מלחמת בני הלילית בסאורון |
| Hindi | वर ओफ़ थे एल्वेस अन्द ष्औरोन |
| Hmong | Ua tsov ua rog ntawm cov Elves thiab Sauron |
| Hungarian | Háború a tündék és Szauron |
| Icelandic | Stríðið á álfum og Sauron |
| Indonesian | Perang Elfs dan Sauron |
| Italian | Guerra tra Sauron e gli Elfi |
| Irish Gaelic | Cogadh ar an elves agus Sauron |
| Japanese | エルフとサウロンの戦争 |
| Kannada | ಎಲ್ವೆಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ಸೌರಾನ್ ಯುದ್ಧ |
| Kazakh | Эльфтер және Саурон соғыс (Cyrillic) Élfter jäne Sawron soğıs (Latin) |
| Konkani | एल्फ आनी सौरोन हांचें झूज |
| Korean | 사우론-요정 전쟁 |
| Kurdish | Şer yên Elves û Sauron (Kurmanji) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Эльфтер менен Саурондун согушу |
| Latin | Bellum Dryades et Sauron |
| Latvian | Elfi un Saurona karš |
| Lithuanian | Elfai ir Saurono karas |
| Luxembourgish | Krich vun der Alfen an Sauron |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Војна од Џуџиња и Саурон |
| Malagasy | Ady ny Elves sy Sauron |
| Malaysian | Perang Bunian dan Sauron |
| Maltese | Gwerra tal-Elves u Sauron |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Элф ба Сауроны дайн |
| Nepalese | एल्व्स र सोरन को युद्ध |
| Norwegian | Krigen av alver og Sauron |
| Pashto | وار وف تهې ېلوېس اند صاورون |
| Persian | نبرد الفها و سائورون |
| Polish | Wojna Elfów z Sauronem |
| Portuguese | Guerra da Elfos e Sauron |
| Romanian | Război de Elfi și Sauron |
| Russian | Война эльфов и Саурона |
| Scottish Gaelic | Cogadh na Elves agus Sauron |
| Serbian | Рат Вилењака и Саурона (Cyrillic) Rat Vilenjaka i Saurona (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | එල්ව්ස් සහ සොරෝන් යුද්ධය |
| Slovak | Vojna Elfov sa Sauronom |
| Slovenian | Vojna Vilini in Sauron |
| Somali | Dagaal oo ka mid ah farta laatiinta iyo Sauron |
| Spanish | Guerra de los Elfos y Sauron |
| Sundanese | Perang tina Elves jeung Sauron |
| Swahili | Vita ya Elves na Sauron |
| Swedish | Kriga av alverna och Sauron |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Ҷанги Элфҳо ва Саурон |
| Tamil | ௰அர் ஒf த்ஹெ ஏல்வெஸ் அந்த் ஷ்ஔரொந் |
| Tatar | Элвес һәм Саурон сугышы |
| Telugu | దయ్యములు మరియు శౌరాన్ యుద్ధం |
| Turkish | Sauron ve Elfler Savaşı |
| Turkmen | Elwes we Sauron söweşi |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Війна за ельфів і Саурона |
| Urdu | ایوس اور سرون جنگ |
| Uzbek | Елфлер ва Саурон уруши (Cyrillic) Elfler va Sauron urushi (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Chiến thần tiên và Sauron |
| Welsh | Rhyfel y Coblynnod a'r Sauron |
| Xhosa | Imfazwe Elves kunye Sauron |
| Yiddish | מלחמה פון די עלווז און סאַוראָן |