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The '''Battles of the Fords of the Isen''' were several conflicts that iccured on the [[Fords of Isen]], the main entry to [[Rohan]] from the west.
The '''Battles of the Fords of the Isen''' were several conflicts that occured on the [[Fords of Isen]], the main entry to [[Rohan]] from the west.
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* There were two battles between [[Saruman]] and Rohan during the [[War of the Ring]]:
** The '''[[First Battle of the Fords of Isen]]''' was on [[25 February]] {{TA|3019}}. Its main objective seems to have been to kill Prince [[Théodred]] (in which Saruman succeeded).
** The '''[[Second Battle of the Fords of Isen]]''' was on [[2 March]] where Saruman finally won passage over the river, beating a heavily outnumbered army of Rohirrim under [[Grimbold]] and [[Elfhelm]].
* Also a battle happened in {{TA|2758}} between [[Dunlendings]] under [[Wulf]] and [[Rohirrim]] under [[Helm]]. Wulf was successful in invading Rohan.


*A battle happened in {{TA|2758}} between [[Dunlendings]] under [[Wulf]] and [[Rohirrim]] under [[Helm]]. Wulf was succesful invadeing Rohan.
*There were also two battles between [[Saruman]] and Rohan during the [[War of the Ring]].
**In order to invade Rohan, [[Saruman]] had to cross the river [[Isen]] first (as well as take care of other things). The first battle, known as the '''[[First Battle of the Fords of Isen]]''' was on [[25 February]] {{TA|3019}}. Its main objective seems to have been to kill Prince [[Théodred]] (in which Saruman succeeded).
**In the '''[[Second Battle of the Fords of Isen]]''' on [[2 March|March 2]], Saruman finally won passage over the river, beating a heavily outnumbered army of Rohirrim under [[Grimbold]] and [[Elfhelm]].
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[[Category:Conflicts of the War of the Ring]]
[[Category:Conflicts of the War of the Ring]]
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Revision as of 08:33, 11 February 2019

The Battles of the Fords of the Isen were several conflicts that occured on the Fords of Isen, the main entry to Rohan from the west.

War of the Ring
Osgiliath (1) · Moria · Isen (1) · Rauros · Isen (2) · Fangorn · Isengard · Hornburg · Osgiliath (2) · Siege of Gondor · Dale · Pelennor Fields · Black Gate · Dol Guldur · Bywater
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