What is your favorite LOTR Battle and why?

man i can just imagine those battles on film, if they were just to film them just for the hell of it, it would be great.

Originally posted by Cynethryth
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I think Tolkien also did a great job describing it in the Silmarillion - all the small steps, one after the other, inevitably leading to the fatal and tragic defeat of Maedhros' Union

Interestingly it isn't Melkor who is responsible for the beginning of this battle, but the elves... yet it was the most fatal one for the Unions of the West.

Definitely my fav battle in the First Age 🙂

I would blame Nargothrond and Doriath for not sending large amounts of troops to support the Union, though it was ultimately the SoF fault. Maedhros was right about having all the elves join together,l but creating a war was a bit too but.

man they really should make some film like the History of Middle Earth or something.

no, there's no real story to it, other than the facts of ME.

i do know Tolkien wrote even more books to add on the history of middle earth, they should have like some history insite w/ video or something, i have the book, History of Middle Earth.

there are 12 HoME, just so you know

yes i have a few volumes, the whole set is kinda expensive

you have "a" book 🤨

several volumes of The History of Middle Earth vol. 1-4, and i do have the hobbit and the trillogy, if thats what u meant by "a"

im gettin 5 more this summer.

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Originally posted by Agent Elrond
I would blame Nargothrond and Doriath for not sending large amounts of troops to support the Union, though it was ultimately the SoF fault. Maedhros was right about having all the elves join together,l but creating a war was a bit too but.

Yea but in the end it was the fault of Feanor's sons with their stupid oath and their unwillingness to cooperate with the other elven lords in the beginning
Fingon's deed couldnt wholly bury the disagreeings between their houses

But with larger troops from Nargothrond and Doriath and a little more thoughtfulness, they would have won the battle I think

And they definitely would have if humanity wouldnt have been so treacherous

yea off topic i know but they were asking bout it, so i do think battles of middle earth should be filmed, but it would be somewhat pointless.

Originally posted by Exa
Topic, oh, topic, where have you gone?
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Yea but in the end it was the fault of Feanor's sons with their stupid oath and their unwillingness to cooperate with the other elven lords in the beginning
Fingon's deed couldnt wholly bury the disagreeings between their houses

But with larger troops from Nargothrond and Doriath and a little more thoughtfulness, they would have won the battle I think

And they definitely would have if humanity wouldnt have been so treacherous

If the easterling weren't there they could have won. It was said that it was the treachery of men that turned the tide or something like that. I don't have the book with me

What about the War of Wrath?
After Eärendil, (Elrond's father) came to Valinor to beg for the aid of the Valar, they sent a mighty force into Middle-earth to do battle with Morgoth. Led by Eönwë, the herald of Manwë, the forces of the Valar, with the peoples of the Vanyar and the Noldor.

The War of Wrath was the final battle against Melkor Morgoth Bauglir, at the end of the Quenta Silmarillian, in which he was defeated, and cast into the Void.

War of the Wrath was alright, but the Valar being their kinda made it one sided

I would have to say the Battle at the Pelennor Fields.

Why? it's the climactic battle. Eowyn and Merry made their mark, everyone (well, almost) was there...

and just the sight of the Rohirrim rushing in on their steeds, and of Aragorn leading the Army of the Dead....whew!

Originally posted by Drifter101
yea off topic i know but they were asking bout it, so i do think battles of middle earth should be filmed, but it would be somewhat pointless.

I don't think the battles should be filmed ❌
I really loved the Battle of Pelennor and the one in the Hornburg in the films,
But I don't think the battles of the Silmarillion are the right ones to be made into a film ❌

Originally posted by Agent Elrond
If the easterling weren't there they could have won. It was said that it was the treachery of men that turned the tide or something like that. I don't have the book with me

Yet neither by Wolf, nor by Balrog, nor by Dragon, would Morgoth have acheived his end, but for the treachery of Men

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Originally posted by YjefferY
and just the sight of the Rohirrim rushing in on their steeds, and of Aragorn leading the Army of the Dead....whew!

on film yes.......but in the movies the army of the dead dont make it to minas tirith.

But aragorn leads them in non the less through the mountain (wasnt it like 200-300 miles they travelled?)

Discos - sod that

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