The Encyclopedia of Arda - War of the Dwarves and the Orcs (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates III 2790 to III 2799 ([9 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=2790&startage=3&endyear=2799&endage=3&c=The War of the Dwarves and Orcs)) Location Beneath the Misty Mountains, from Gundabad southward to Moria Origins Triggered by the slaying of King Thrór of the Dwarves by the Goblin Azog Races Dwarves and Orcs Indexes: Alphabetical: D Alphabetical: O Alphabetical: W Events About this entry: Updated 15 June 2003 Updates planned: 1 The great underground conflict following the death of Thrór Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A great war of the later Third Age between the Dwarves and Orcs. Precipitated by the murder of King Thrór by the Orc-chieftain Azog, the War lasted nine years, and the Orcs were eventually defeated at the Battle of Nanduhirion. See also... Azanulbizar, Azog, Battle of Azanulbizar, Battle of Five Armies, Battle of Nanduhirion, Battle of the Mines of Moria, Brytta Léofa, Burned Dwarves, Dark Lord, Dís, Frerin, Full Muster, Gladden River, Glóin, King of Durin’s Folk, [See the full list...]Longbeards, Misty Mountains, Mustering of the Dwarves, Náin, Nanduhirion, Nár, Northern Orcs, Oakenshield, Orcs of the Misty Mountains, Orcs of the Mountains, The Mountain, White Mountains Indexes: Alphabetical: D Alphabetical: O Alphabetical: W Events About this entry: Updated 15 June 2003 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2000-2001, 2003. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus reports contain unrivalled DISC interpretations, including in-depth graphical and textual analysis in natural language.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates III 2790 to III 2799 ([9 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=2790&startage=3&endyear=2799&endage=3&c=The War of the Dwarves and Orcs)) Location Beneath the Misty Mountains, from Gundabad southward to Moria Origins Triggered by the slaying of King Thrór of the Dwarves by the Goblin Azog Races Dwarves and Orcs Indexes: Alphabetical: D Alphabetical: O Alphabetical: W Events About this entry: Updated 15 June 2003 Updates planned: 1 The great underground conflict following the death of Thrór

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A great war of the later Third Age between the Dwarves and Orcs. Precipitated by the murder of King Thrór by the Orc-chieftain Azog, the War lasted nine years, and the Orcs were eventually defeated at the Battle of Nanduhirion. See also... Azanulbizar, Azog, Battle of Azanulbizar, Battle of Five Armies, Battle of Nanduhirion, Battle of the Mines of Moria, Brytta Léofa, Burned Dwarves, Dark Lord, Dís, Frerin, Full Muster, Gladden River, Glóin, King of Durin’s Folk, [See the full list...]Longbeards, Misty Mountains, Mustering of the Dwarves, Náin, Nanduhirion, Nár, Northern Orcs, Oakenshield, Orcs of the Misty Mountains, Orcs of the Mountains, The Mountain, White Mountains Indexes: Alphabetical: D Alphabetical: O Alphabetical: W Events About this entry: Updated 15 June 2003 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2000-2001, 2003. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus reports contain unrivalled DISC interpretations, including in-depth graphical and textual analysis in natural language.