War of the Jewels

This article is about the war itself. For the 1994 book, see The War of the Jewels.

War of the Jewels
Date	YT 1497 - FA 587
Place	Beleriand and the lands northward
Outcome	Pyrrhic Valar Victory Expulsion of Morgoth from Arda Destruction of Beleriand Loss of 2 Silmarils
Combatants
Hosts of Angband, Host of the North, and Easterlings
Hosts of Angband, Host of the North, and Easterlings
Host of the Valar, Noldor, Sindar, Dwarves of the Blue Mountains, Easterlings, and Edain
Host of the Valar, Noldor, Sindar, Dwarves of the Blue Mountains, Easterlings, and Edain
Commanders
Morgoth (cast into the void) Sauron Ancalagon† Gothmog† Glaurung† Thuringwethil†
Morgoth (cast into the void) Sauron Ancalagon† Gothmog† Glaurung† Thuringwethil†
Eönwë Thorondor Ingwion Thingol Círdan Denethor† Fëanor† Sons of Fëanor Fingolfin† Fingon† Turgon Finarfin Finrod Eärendil Azaghâl†
Eönwë Thorondor Ingwion Thingol Círdan Denethor† Fëanor† Sons of Fëanor Fingolfin† Fingon† Turgon Finarfin Finrod Eärendil Azaghâl†
Casualties
Near total, only a few survived
Near total, only a few survived
Very heavy
Very heavy

The War of the Jewels (also known as the War of the Great Jewels and the Wars of Beleriand) were a series of conflicts in the centuries leading up to the end of the First Age. The conflict was between the forces of Morgoth and the Elves of Beleriand, with their Edain (and sometimes Dwarf) allies.

From his mighty fortress of Angband, Morgoth used this base from which to launch his attacks on the peoples of Beleriand. While the Noldor had some victories, the Doom of Mandos always hung over their efforts. Many Men fell in these battles on both sides, and for a long time after the Elves had scorn for the Houses who supported Morgoth.

Battles of Beleriand

The following are the major battles in this long, extended conflict.

1. The First Battle of Beleriand was fought before the Ñoldor arrived, and was fought by the Sindar and Laiquendi.
2. The Second Battle was the Dagor-nuin-Giliath, or Battle-under-Stars, fought by the Ñoldor following Fëanor and his Seven Sons.
3. The Third Battle was the Dagor Aglareb, or Glorious Battle, which led to the Siege of Angband.
   • Various minor battles were fought during the Siege which are not counted.
4. The Fourth Battle was the disastrous Dagor Bragollach, or Battle of Sudden Flame, in which many Ñoldor fell.
5. The Fifth Battle was the Nirnaeth Arnoediad or Battle of Unnumbered Tears, in which the Ñoldor were utterly destroyed.
6. The Sixth and Last Battle of Beleriand was the War of Wrath, which ended the First Age of Arda and destroyed Beleriand.

Other battles of Beleriand

In addition to the six Great Battles of Beleriand, there were other battles in the Beleriand against the Dark Lord Morgoth, and even Elves against Elves and Dwarves against elves. These conflicts were directly or indirectly part of the War of the Jewels.

• Battle of the Lammoth - Fingolfin against the Orcs of Morgoth in Lammoth
• Battle of the Firth of Drengist* - Fingon against the Orcs of Morgoth in the Firth of Drengist
• Battle of Tumhalad - The Elves of Nargothrond against Glaurung and the Orcs of Morgoth
• First Sack of Doriath - Dwarves of Nogrod attack Doriath and sack it.
• Battle of Sarn Athrad - Beren Erchamion, the Laiquendi of Ossiriand and Ents against the Dwarves of Nogrod.
• Second Kinslaying - Dior against the forces of the Sons of Fëanor in Menegroth
• The Fall of Gondolin - The forces of the Gondolindrim against the forces of Morgoth
• The Third Kinslaying - The remaining forces of the Sons of Fëanor against the Elves living in the refugees at the Havens of Sirion, in the land of Arvernien

• This battle was never given a proper name in the published works but did take place (see the References section)

Translations

Pessian	جنگ گوهر ها
Afrikaans	Juwele oorlog
Albanian	Lufta e xhevahireve
Amharic	የከበሩ ድንጋዮች ጦርነት
Arabic	حرب الجواهر
Armenian	Զարդերի պատերազմ
Azerbaijani	Zərgərlik müharibəsi
Basque	Harribitxi gerra
Belarusian Cyrillic	Ювелірная вайна
Bengali	রত্ন যুদ্ধ
Bosnian	Rat draguljima
Bulgarian Cyrillic	Война на бижутата
Cambodian	សង្រ្គាមនៃត្បូងនេះ
Catalan	Guerra de les Joies
Czech	Válka o Klenoty
Danish	Ædelstenskrigen
Dutch	Sieraden oorlog
Esperanto	Milito de la Juveloj
Estonian	Juveeli sõda
Finnish	Jalokivien sota
French	Guerre des Joyaux
Galician	Guerra de Xoias
Georgian	ძვირფასი ქვების ომი
German	Juwelenkrieg
Greek	Πόλεμος των Κοσμημάτων (War of the Jewels) Μάχες του Μπελέριαντ (Battles of Beleriand)
Gujarati	જ્વેલરી વોર
Haitian Creole	Lagè nan Bijou yo
Hebrew	מלחמת התכשיטים
Hindi	गहना युद्ध
Hungarian	Ékkőháború
Icelandic	Gimsteinsstríð
Irish Gaelic	Cogadh na seod
Italian	Guerra dei Gioielli
Japanese	ジュエリー戦争\
Kannada	ಆಭರಣ ಯುದ್ಧ
Kazakh	Зергерлік соғыс (Cyrillic) Zergerlik soğıs (Latin)
Korean	보석 전쟁
Kyrgyz Cyrillic	Зергерчилик согушу
Latin	Bellum haud proinde gemmae
Latvian	Dārgakmens karš
Lithuanian	Brangakmenių karas
Luxembourgish	Krich vun de Bijouen
Macedonian Cyrillic	Војна на накит
Malaysian	Perang permata
Maltese	Gwerra tal-Ġojjelli
Mongolian Cyrillic	Үнэт эдлэлийн дайн
Nepalese	गहना युद्ध
Norwegian	Juvelenes krig
Persian	نبرد گوهرها
Polish	Wojna o Klejnoty
Portuguese	Guerra da Jóias
Punjabi	ਗਹਿਣੇ ਯੁੱਧ
Romanian	Războiul bijuteriilor
Russian	Война Самоцветов
Serbian	Рат драгуље (Cyrillic) Rat dragulje (Latin)
Sindhi	زيورن جي جنگ
Sinhalese	ස්වර්ණාභරණ යුද්ධය
Slovak	Vojna klenotmi
Slovenian	Draguljarska vojna
Spanish	Guerra de las Joyas
Swedish	Smykkekrig
Tajik Cyrillic	Ҷанги заргарӣ
Tamil	நகை போர்
Tatar	Зәркән әйберләре сугышы
Telugu	ఆభరణాల యుద్ధం
Thai	สงครามเครื่องประดับ
Turkish	Mücevher savaşı
Turkmen	Zergärçilik urşy
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Війна коштовностей
Urdu	زیور جنگ
Welsh	Rhyfel Tlysau
Yiddish	מלחמה פון די דזשולז