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The '''Fall of Mount Gundabad''', took place in the mid-Second Age. | The '''Fall of Mount Gundabad''', took place in the mid-Second Age. | ||
It was a conflict in which Orcs who had fled the [[War of Wrath]] in the [[First Age]], invaded [[Mount Gundabad]] from [[Forodwaith (lands)|Forodwaith]], and drove the [[Longbeard]] Dwarves from their holy site and dwelling. One which they would not gain back till after the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, p. 305</ref> | It was a conflict in which Orcs who had fled the [[War of Wrath]]{{fact}} in the [[First Age]], invaded [[Mount Gundabad]] from [[Forodwaith (lands)|Forodwaith]]{{fact}}, and drove the [[Longbeard]] Dwarves from their holy site and dwelling. One which they would not gain back till after the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, p. 305</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Conflicts of the Second Age]] | [[Category:Conflicts of the Second Age]] |
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Fall of Mount Gundabad | |
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Conflict: Orc Invasion of the Mountains of the North (Second Age) | |
Date: Mid-Second Age | |
Place: Mount Gundabad | |
Outcome: The Longbeards are driven from Gundabad, and the Orcs claim a foothold in the mountains of the North. | |
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Strength | |
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Unknown, likely many thousands. |
Casualties | |
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The Fall of Mount Gundabad, took place in the mid-Second Age. It was a conflict in which Orcs who had fled the War of Wrath[source?] in the First Age, invaded Mount Gundabad from Forodwaith[source?], and drove the Longbeard Dwarves from their holy site and dwelling. One which they would not gain back till after the War of the Ring.[1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men", p. 305