The Last Alliance of Elves and Men was a great union of Elves and Men formed in the year 3430 of the Second Age, in response to the threat of conquest by the Dark Lord Sauron. This response manifested as the War of the Last Alliance. J.R.R. Tolkien referred to them as the Allies in a letter.[1]
History[]
In the year SA 3429, Sauron attacked and captured Minas Ithil, burning the White Tree that stood there. Isildur, unable to hold off Sauron, retreated to the north while his brother Anárion defended Osgiliath, managing to recapture Minas Ithil the following year.[2]
As a response to the aggression of Sauron, Elendil, King of all the Dúnedain, made an alliance with Gil-galad, High King of the Ñoldor. Durin IV of Khazad-dûm also joined this alliance, at some subsequent time sending a force of Durin's Folk.[3] The following year, in SA 3431, the assembled army traveled east to Rivendell. After three years training and planning, in SA 3434, the army crossed the Misty Mountains and marched south to Mordor.[2]
Elves and Men of the Alliance, as shown in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
At the plain of Dagorlad, the host met the army of Sauron, and a great battle took place, with even birds and beasts fighting upon both sides. The alliance was victorious, and thereafter entered Mordor through the Black Gate. Soon the army of Elves and Men entered Gorgoroth, surrounding and setting siege to Barad-dûr. This siege was to last seven years, until SA 3441, when at last Sauron himself came forth. In the ensuing struggle, both Elendil and Gil-galad perished at Sauron's hand, but Sauron also was defeated, and Isildur cut the One Ring from the Dark Lord's hand.[3]
Thus Sauron was defeated, and the land of Mordor guarded by the Dúnedain for some 1600 years. The alliance was disbanded, and the surviving participants returned to their own countries. Many Elves sailed into the west following the end of the war, bringing an end to the realm of Lindon.
It is unclear whether it was called the Last Alliance because it was the last time that the Elves marched to war in Middle-earth in significant strength or because it was hoped this would be the Last time Elves and Men had to unite against their common foe.
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| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Laaste Alliansie tussen die Elwe en Mans |
| Albanian | Aleanca e fundit e burrave dhe kukudhëve |
| Arabic | آخر تحالف بين الجان والرجال |
| Armenian | Տղամարդկանց և Էլֆերի վերջին դաշինքը |
| Assamese | লাষ্ট এলায়েন্স অৱ মেন এণ্ড এলভছ |
| Azerbaijani | Kişilər və Elflərin son ittifaqı |
| Basque | Gizaki eta Elfoen Arteko Azken Aliantza |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Апошні саюз людзей і эльфаў |
| Bengali | পুরুষ এবং এলভেসের শেষ জোট |
| Bhojpuri | पुरुष आ कल्पित बौना के आखिरी गठबंधन |
| Bosnian | Posljednji savez između vilenjaka i ljudi |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Последният съюз между елфи и хора |
| Cambodian | សម្ព័ន្ធចុងក្រោយនៃបុរសនិងអេលហ្វ |
| Catalan | Última aliança entre elfs i ésser humà |
| Chinese | 精灵与男人之间的最后联盟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 精靈與人類最後同盟 |
| Croatian | Posljednji savez vilenjaka i ljudi |
| Czech | Poslední aliance elfů a lidí |
| Danish | Sidste Alliance af Alver og Mennesker |
| Dogri | पुरुषें ते योगिनी दा आखरी गठबंधन |
| Dutch | Laatste Alliantie tussen Elfen en Mannen |
| Esperanto | Lasta Alianco de Viroj kaj Elfoj |
| Estonian | Viimane liit Haldjad ja meeste vahel |
| Finnish | Haltioiden ja ihmisten viimeinen liitto |
| French | Dernière Alliance des Hommes et des Elfes |
| Galician | Última Alianza entre Elfos e Homes |
| Georgian | ადამიანთა და ელფების ბოლო ალიანსი |
| German | Letztes Bündnis von Elben und Menschen |
| Greek | Τελευταία Συμμαχία των Ξωτικών και των Ανθρώπων |
| Gujarati | પુરુષો અને ઝનુનનું છેલ્લું જોડાણ |
| Hebrew | ברית האחרונה אלפים ו בני אנוש |
| Hindi | पुरुषों और कल्पित बौने का अंतिम गठबंधन |
| Hungarian | Utolsó szövetség a tündék és az emberek között |
| Icelandic | Síðasta Bandalag milli Álfar og Karla |
| Indonesian | Aliansi Terakhir Manusia dan Peri |
| Italian | Ultima Alleanza tra gli Elfi e gli Uomini |
| Japanese | エルフと男性の最後の同盟 |
| Kannada | ಪುರುಷರು ಮತ್ತು ಎಲ್ವೆಸ್ನ ಕೊನೆಯ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟ |
| Kazakh | Ерлер мен Эльфтердің соңғы альянсы (Cyrillic) Erler men Élfterdiñ soñğı alyansı (Latin) |
| Korean | 인간과 엘프의 마지막 동맹 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Адамдар менен Эльфтердин акыркы союзу |
| Latvian | Pēdējā Elfi un vīriešu alianse |
| Lithuanian | Paskutinis vyrų ir elfų aljansas |
| Luxembourgish | Lescht Allianz vu Männer an Elfen |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Последниот Сојуз на Елфите и Луѓето |
| Malayalam | പുരുഷന്മാരുടെയും കുട്ടിച്ചാത്തന്മാരുടെയും അവസാന സഖ്യം |
| Malaysian | Perikatan Lelaki dan Bunian Terakhir |
| Maltese | L-aħħar Alleanza tal-Irġiel u l-Elves |
| Marathi | पुरुष आणि एल्व्ह्सची शेवटची युती |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Хүмүүс ба Элфүүдийн сүүлчийн холбоо |
| Nepalese | पुरुष र एल्भ्सको अन्तिम गठबन्धन |
| Norwegian | Siste Allianse mellom Alver og Menn |
| Pashto | د نارینه او یلوس وروستی اتحاد |
| Persian | آخرین اتحاد الفها و انسانها |
| Polish | Ostatni Sojusz elfów i ludzi |
| Portuguese | Última Aliança entre os Elfos e os Homens |
| Punjabi | ਪੁਰਸ਼ਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਐਲਵਜ਼ ਦਾ ਆਖਰੀ ਗਠਜੋੜ |
| Romanian | Ultima alianță dintre elfi și oameni |
| Serbian | Последњи савез људи и вилењака (Cyrillic) Poslednji savez ljudi i vilenjaka (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | මිනිසුන් සහ එල්ව්ස්ගේ අවසාන සන්ධානය |
| Slovak | Posledná aliancia elfov a ľudí |
| Slovenian | Zadnje zavezništvo vilinov in ljudi |
| Spanish | Última alianza entre elfos y hombres |
| Swedish | Sista Alliansen av Människor och Alver |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Иттиҳоди охирини мардон ва элфҳо |
| Tamil | ஆண்கள் மற்றும் குட்டிச்சாத்தான்களின் கடைசி கூட்டணி |
| Tatar | Ирләр һәм Эльвесның соңгы союзы |
| Telugu | పురుషులు మరియు దయ్యాల చివరి కూటమి |
| Thai | พันธมิตรครั้งสุดท้ายของเอลฟ์และมนุษย์ |
| Turkish | İnsanlarla Elflerin Son İttifakı |
| Turkmen | Erkekleriň we Elfleriň soňky bileleşigi |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Останній союз людей і ельфів |
| Urdu | مردوں اور یلوس کا آخری اتحاد |
| Uzbek | Еркаклар ва элфларнинг охирги иттифоқи (Cyrillic) Erkaklar va elflarning oxirgi ittifoqi (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Liên minh cuối cùng của người đàn ông và yêu tinh |
| Welsh | Cynghrair olaf Dynion a Choblynnod |
| Yiddish | לעצטע בונד פון מענטשן און עלווז |
References[]
- ↑ The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, Letter 144
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Second Age"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"