Sack of Eregion
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| Sack of Eregion | |
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| Conflict: War of the Elves and Sauron | |
| Date: S.A. 1697 | |
| Place: Realm of Eregion | |
| Outcome: Destruction of Eregion by Sauron's forces | |
| Combatants | |
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Elves and Dwarves |
Sauron's forces |
| Commanders | |
| Strength | |
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Thousands of Noldor and Dwarves |
Thousands of Orcs, Evil Men, and other creatures of Sauron |
| Casualties | |
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Thousands of Elven civilians and warriors including Celebrimbor, and some Dwarves |
Unknown |
The Sack of Eregion was the campaign in which Sauron destroyed Eregion for not giving him the three Elven Rings of power and scattered the Elves that lived there.
