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== The Battle == | == The Battle == | ||
Gondor's host marched on the alliance of Wainriders in the north, attempting to rout them once and for all from Gondor's northern borders; however, the Wainrdiers and their allies, bitter from previous defeats, attacked them with vengeance. Their cavalry swept over Ondoher's army and utterly defeated them. Ondoher and his eldest son [[Artamir]] were killed, and the Wainriders were victorious. They camped and rejoiced on the battlefield after the end, until the [[Battle of the Camp]], where they were ambushed during celebrations by a fresh army of Gondor and destroyed. | |||
== Aftermath == | == Aftermath == | ||
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The Disaster of the Morannon was a battle in T.A. 1944 in which King Ondoher of Gondor attempted to rout the northern alliance of Wainriders.
Events Prior to the Battle
After previous defeats, the Wainriders prepared for revenge. Easterlings allied with Haradrim and Men of Khand, and attacked Gondor from two sides from north and from south.
The Battle
Gondor's host marched on the alliance of Wainriders in the north, attempting to rout them once and for all from Gondor's northern borders; however, the Wainrdiers and their allies, bitter from previous defeats, attacked them with vengeance. Their cavalry swept over Ondoher's army and utterly defeated them. Ondoher and his eldest son Artamir were killed, and the Wainriders were victorious. They camped and rejoiced on the battlefield after the end, until the Battle of the Camp, where they were ambushed during celebrations by a fresh army of Gondor and destroyed.
