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| conflict=Wars of Beleriand
| conflict=[[Battles of Beleriand]]
| date={{FA|1}}
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| place=The [[Lammoth]]
| place=The [[Lammoth]]
| result=Defeat of the [[Orcs]]
| result=Victory for [[Elves]] under [[Fingolfin]], Defeat of the [[Orcs]]
| side1=[[Fingolfin]] and Exiles
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The '''Battle of the Lammoth''' was fought against the [[Orcs]] in the [[Lammoth]] soon after [[Fingolfin]] and his host arrived in [[Middle-earth]]. During the conflict [[Argon]], Fingolfin's youngest child, fell.<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}}, ''The names of Finwë's descendants''</ref> The Orcs made a surprise attack upon the [[Elves]], who began to give way when Argon dashed forward and cut a path to the Orc-captain, whom he slew.  The Orcs surrounded and killed Argon, but his brave deed turned the fortunes of the battle.<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}}, Note 38</ref>
The '''Battle of the Lammoth''' was fought against the [[Orcs]] in the [[Lammoth]] soon after [[Fingolfin]] and his host arrived in [[Middle-earth]]. During the conflict [[Argon]], Fingolfin's youngest child, fell.<ref>{{PM|XI4}}, p. 345</ref> The Orcs made a surprise attack upon the [[Elves]], who began to give way when Argon dashed forward and cut a path to the Orc-captain, whom he slew.  The Orcs surrounded and killed Argon, but his brave deed turned the fortunes of the battle.<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}}, p. 362, note 38</ref>


==Other versions==
==Other versions==
In the published [[The Silmarillion|Silmarillion]] this battle does not exist, as it was only mentioned late in [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] life.
In the published ''[[The Silmarillion|Silmarillion]]'' this battle does not exist, as it was only mentioned late in [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] life.


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[[Category:Conflicts of the First Age]]
[[Category:Conflicts of the First Age]]

Revision as of 00:11, 13 August 2019

Battle of the Lammoth
Jenny Dolfen - The Coming of Fingolfin.jpg
Conflict: Battles of Beleriand
Date: F.A. 1
Place: The Lammoth
Outcome: Victory for Elves under Fingolfin, Defeat of the Orcs
Combatants

Fingolfin and Exiles

Morgoth's Orcs

Commanders

Fingolfin, his sons and the sons of Finarfin

Unknown Orc commander

Strength

5000+(?)

10,000+(?)

Casualties

Argon, otherwise moderate

Unknown

The Battle of the Lammoth was fought against the Orcs in the Lammoth soon after Fingolfin and his host arrived in Middle-earth. During the conflict Argon, Fingolfin's youngest child, fell.[1] The Orcs made a surprise attack upon the Elves, who began to give way when Argon dashed forward and cut a path to the Orc-captain, whom he slew. The Orcs surrounded and killed Argon, but his brave deed turned the fortunes of the battle.[2]

Other versions

In the published Silmarillion this battle does not exist, as it was only mentioned late in Tolkien's life.

References