Originally posted by ArtificialGlory
I don't know guys, the two battles with Tirion were physical, so was the battle of Wrathgate. The Lich King pretty much got his ass handed to him in all of these cases.
Tirion Fordring had the power of thousands holy souls, every soul at Light's Hope Chapel. He held the most holy of weapons on all of Azeroth and fought on Holy ground. He was the second greatest paladin of all time, a bringer of light, the one magic proven efficient against the undead.
Arthas met Tirion Fordring again later, in Northrend. Tirion got his ass kicked bigtime. Darion Mograine had to come save his butt and flee the scene.
At the Wrathgate, Lich King was defeated by Varimathras with preparation. The poison was burning through the flesh of anyone hit by it. Lich King retreated not because he had to, but because there was nothing more for him to do there anyway. The Horde and Alliance forces was getting killed by "Sylvanas".