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The First Battle of Beleriand was the first major battle of the War of the Great Jewels, fought mainly by the Sindar against the forces of the Dark Lord Morgoth.
History[]
Background[]
While the Ñoldor were still struggling in Aman, Morgoth had already arrived in Middle-earth well ahead of them, and quickly reoccupied his old fortress of Angband, where Sauron and Gothmog had long been breeding Orcs in the darkness. Morgoth desired still to conquer and dominate the peoples of Middle-earth, and so sent forth his armies hoping to seize the territories to his south. Morgoth's forces issued forth in two main hosts, passing west through the vale of Sirion and east between Aros and Gelion, some of them even scaling the Pass of Anach and the Pass of Aglond.
The battle[]
Well-armed, having defended Beleriand from the evil and savage things of the north, King Thingol was prepared for war but faced multiple setbacks. The western Orc host ravaged and plundered much in West Beleriand. Lord Círdan of the Havens of the Falas came out to meet them, but was defeated and forced to retreat into the walled cities of Eglarest and Brithombar, which were then besieged. Thus, the forces of Thingol were cut off from their Elven allies in the west.
Detachments of both Orc hosts entered the domain of Thingol, his forces fought and held them at bay but his main focus was on the bulk of the eastern Orc host fighting his hard-pressed ally, King Denethor of the Laiquendi. Denethor, who answered Thingol's call for aid attacked the Orcs but he and his people were lightly armed and were no match for the arms of their foes. Eventually, he and his forces were pushed back onto Amon Ereb where they were cut-off and surrounded. Here, Denethor and his lightly armed company made their last stand against a sea of foes, and he was slain before Thingol could rescue him. When Thingol's forces arrived, the Orcs stood no chance and were utterly defeated. Those Orcs that did escape death scattered east but were slain by the Dwarves of Mount Dolmed. The battle was over and the armies of Thingol stood victorious over Morgoth's forces in East Beleriand.
This was the only battle against the Dark Lord in which the Sindar took an active role.[1][2]
Aftermath[]
Though battle was held to be over, the cities of the Havens remained under siege by the forces of the Western Orc host. After learning of this, Thingol summoned all the Sindar that wished to live in peace to the lands within the forests of Region and Neldoreth. Melian then set forth her powers and afterwards the lands of Thingol became a closed realm and was put under protection by the magical barrier Girdle of Melian, which were ever after known as Doriath. As no aid came from Thingol, Lord Círdan and his people had to hold out against his attackers alone. The Havens were only freed when the Orcs withdrew northeast to fight the Ñoldor under Fëanor.
After the death of their king and the heavy losses they took during battle, the Laiquendi returned to the forests of Ossiriand. There they pledged to live in secrecy forsaking war and distrusting outsiders. They never again named a king. Many Laiquendi went north entering the land of Doriath and were forever merged with his people.[1][2]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Eerste Slag van Beleriand |
| Albanian | Beteja e parë e Beleriand |
| Amharic | የመጀመሪያው ቤልሪየን ውዝግብ |
| Arabic | الأولى معركة بيليرياند |
| Armenian | Առաջին Բելերիանդ ճակատամարտ |
| Assamese | বেলেৰিয়াণ্ডৰ প্ৰথম যুদ্ধ |
| Azerbaijani | Birinci Beleriand döyüşü |
| Basque | Beleriandeko lehen bataila |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Першая бітва Белерианда |
| Bengali | বেলেরিয়েন্ডের প্রথম যুদ্ধ |
| Bhojpuri | बेलेरियांड के पहिला लड़ाई |
| Bosnian | Prva bitka od Belerianda |
| Breton | Kentañ emgann Beleriand |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Първа битка при Белерианд |
| Catalan | Primera Batalla de Beleriand |
| Cebuano | Unang Gubat sa Beleriand |
| Chinese | 第一次贝尔兰会战 |
| Corsican | Prima Battaglia di Beleriand |
| Croatian | Prva bitka od Belerianda |
| Czech | První bitva o Beleriand |
| Danish | Det Første Slag i Beleriand |
| Dutch | Eerste Slag van Beleriand |
| Esperanto | Unua Batalo de Beleriand |
| Estonian | Beleriandi esimene lahing |
| Filipino | Unang Labanan ng Beleriand |
| Finnish | Beleriandin ensimmäinen taistelu |
| French | Première bataille de Beleriand |
| Frisian | Earste Slach fan Beleriand (Western) |
| Galician | Primeira Batalla de Beleriand |
| Georgian | ბელერიანდის პირველი ბრძოლა |
| German | Erste Schlacht von Beleriand |
| Greek | Πρώτη Μάχη του Βελεριανδ |
| Gujarati | બેલેરીઆન્ડની પ્રથમ યુદ્ધ |
| Haitian Creole | Premye batay nan Beleriand |
| Hebrew | ה קרב הראשון של בלריאנד |
| Hindi | बेलेरिअन्द की पहली लड़ाई |
| Hmong | Thawj Tsov Rog ntawm Beleriand |
| Hungarian | Első Beleriand-i csata |
| Icelandic | Fyrsta orrustan af Beleriand |
| Indonesian | Pertempuran pertama Beleriand |
| Irish Gaelic | An Chéad Cath Beleriand |
| Italian | Prima Battaglia del Beleriand |
| Japanese | 原書の最初の戦い |
| Javanese | Peperangan pisanan saka Beleriand |
| Kannada | ಬೆಲೆರಿಯಂಡ್ನ ಮೊದಲ ಕದನ |
| Kazakh | Белеріандин Бірінші шайқас (Cyrillic) Beleriandïn Birinşi şayqas (Latin) |
| Konkani | बेलेरियांडाचें पयलें झूज |
| Korean | 벨레리안드의 첫 전쟁 / 제1차 벨레리안드의 전쟁 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Алгачкы бэлэрианд боюнча согуш |
| Latin | Primo Proel ex Beleriandi |
| Latvian | Pirmais Beleriandas kauja |
| Lithuanian | Pirmasis mūšis Beleriando |
| Luxembourgish | ֹÉischten Schluecht vu Beleriand |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Прва битка кај Белерианд |
| Maithili | बेलेरियांड की पहली लड़ाई |
| Malagasy | Ny ady voalohany nataon'i Beleriand |
| Malayalam | ബെലേരിയാൻഡിന്റെ ആദ്യ യുദ്ധം |
| Malaysian | Pertempuran Pertama Beleriand |
| Maltese | Ewwel Battalja ta 'Beleriand |
| Marathi | बेलेरिअँडची पहिली लढाई |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Бэлэрианд-ийн анхны тулаан |
| Nepalese | बेलेरियाको पहिलो युद्ध |
| Norwegian | Det Første slaget i Beleriand |
| Occitan | Premiera batalha d'Beleriand |
| Pashto | لومړی جګړه بېلېریاند |
| Persian | نبرد اول بلریاند |
| Polish | Pierwsza bitwa o Beleriand |
| Portuguese | Primeira batalha de Beleriand |
| Punjabi | ਬੈਲੇਰੀਂਡ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਲੜਾਈ |
| Romanian | Prima bătălie de la Beleriand |
| Russian | Первая битва за Белерианд |
| Samoan | Muamua Taua o Beleriand |
| Scottish Gaelic | Ciad Blàr de Beleriand |
| Serbian | ֿПрва битка за Белерианд (Cyrillic) Prva bitka za Beleriand (Latin) |
| Sesotho | Ntoa ea pele ea Beleriand |
| Sindhi | بيلرينڊ جي پهرين جنگ |
| Sinhalese | පළමු බෙලෙරියන්ඩ් සටන |
| Slovak | Prvá bitka z Beleriande |
| Slovenian | Prva bitka pri Beleriandu |
| Somali | Dagaalkii ugu horreeyay ee Beleriand |
| Spanish | Primera batalla de Beleriand |
| Swahili | Kwanza vita ya Beleriand |
| Swedish | Första slaget om Beleriand |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Аввалин ҷанги Белерианд |
| Tamil | முதலாம் பெலேரியாண்ட சண்டை |
| Tatar | Беренче сугыш Белерианд |
| Telugu | బేలేరియాను మొదటి యుద్ధం |
| Thai | การรบครั้งแรกของเบเลริอันด์ |
| Tigrinya | ቀዳማይ ውግእ ቤለርያንድ |
| Turkish | Beleriand'in İlk Savaşı |
| Turkmen | Beleriandyň ilkinji söweşi |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Перша битва за Белеріанд |
| Uzbek | Белерианднинг Биринчи уруши (Cyrillic) Beleriandning Birinchi urushi (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Trận thứ nhất Beleriand |
| Welsh | Brwydr gyntaf Beleriand |
| Xhosa | Imfazwe yokuqala yaseBeleriand |
| Yiddish | ערשטער שלאַכט פון בעלעריאַנד |
| Yoruba | Ogun akọkọ ti Beleriand |
| Battles of Beleriand |
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| First Battle • Dagor-nuin-Giliath • Dagor Aglareb • Siege of Angband • Dagor Bragollach • Nírnaeth Arnoediad • War of Wrath |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter X: "Of the Sindar"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "The Battles of Beleriand"