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Date
Spring I 472
Location
The northern marches of Beleriand
Pronunciation
neer'n(I)th arnoy'diad
The '(I)' here represents the sound of the English pronoun 'I' Meaning
Unnumbered Tears (literally, 'tears beyond count')
Other Names
Note
The name of this battle is often abbreviated to simply 'The Nirnaeth' (that is, 'The Tears')
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Nirnaeth ArnoediadThe Battle of Unnumbered TearsThe fifth and last of the great battles of Beleriand, called the Unnumbered Tears, in which the Noldor and their allies the Edain purposed the final overthrow of Morgoth, but were themselves defeated utterly. See also...Aerin, Algund, Amon Rûdh, Androth, Arroch, Asgon, Azaghâl, Barad Eithel, Barad Nimras, Battle of Unnumbered Tears, Borlach, Borlad, Borthand, Celegorm, Children of Húrin, [See the full list...] For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. |