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Dates
III 2790 to III 2799 (Nine years)
Location
Beneath the Misty Mountains, from Gundabad southward to Moria
Origins
Triggered by the slaying of King Thrór of the Dwarves by the goblin Azog
Races
Dwarves and Orcs

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  • Updated 15 June 2003
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War of the Dwarves and the Orcs

The great underground conflict following the death of Thrór

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A great war of the later Third Age between the Dwarves and Orcs. Precipitated by the murder of King Thrór by the Orc-chieftain Azog, the War lasted nine years, and the Orcs were eventually defeated at the Battle of Nanduhirion.


See also...

Azanulbizar, Azog, Battle of Azanulbizar, Battle of Five Armies, Battle of Nanduhirion, Battle of the Mines of Moria, Brytta Léofa, Frerin, Gladden River, King of Durin’s Folk, Longbeards, Nanduhirion, Nár, Oakenshield, Orcs of the Misty Mountains, [See the full list...]

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