Date
Location
The northern marches of
Beleriand Pronunciation
neer'n(I)th arnoy'diad
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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Updated 9 August 1998
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Battles of the Wars of Beleriand
First Battle Dagor-nuin-Giliath Dagor Aglareb Dagor Bragollach Nirnaeth Arnoediad War of Wrath
The 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 , Captain of Morgoth , Celegorm , [See the full list...] Children of Húrin , Círdan the Shipwright , Dragonhead of the North , Dragons , Dwarf-masks , Dwarves of Belegost , Dwarves of the Blue Mountains , Eärendil , Easterlings , Edain of the North , Elves of Beleriand , Elves of Gondolin , Elves of the Falas , Elves of the Havens , Ereinion Gil-galad , Falathrim , Fen of Serech , Fingon , First Age , Forweg , Gabilgathol , Gate of Steel , Gelmir , Gethron , Glamdring , Glaurung , Gondolin , Gothmog , Great Gate of Gondolin , Grey-elves of Mithrim , Guilin , Gwindor , Haldir , Haudh-en-Ndengin , Haudh-en-Nirnaeth , Havens of Sirion , Heir of the House of Hador , Hidden People , Hidden Realm , High King of the Noldor , Horses , House of Fingolfin , Huor , Húrin , Incomers , Indor , Lady of Dor-lómin , Last Gate , Lord of Balrogs , Lord of Belegost , Lord of Brethil , Lord of Dor-lómin , Lorgan , Maedhros , Maglor , Men of Darkness , Men of the North (in the First Age) , Midsummer , Morgoth , Mourning , Noldor of Gondolin , Pass of Anach , People of Hador , Ragnir , River Brithon , Seven Gates of Gondolin , Seventh Gate , Sons of Fëanor , Strawheads , Tale of Grief , Tale of the Children of Húrin , The Black , The Dragon , The North , The Valiant , Trolls , Uldor the Accursed , Ulfang the Black , Ulfast , Ulwarth , Union of Maedhros , Unnumbered Tears , War of the Jewels , Wars of Beleriand , Wild Men , Witchwife , Year of Lamentation
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