Sack of Eregion
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Sack of Eregion | |
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Conflict: War of the Elves and Sauron | |
Date: 1697 SA | |
Place: the Realm of Eregion | |
Outcome: Destrucion of Eregion by Sauron's forces | |
Combatants | |
Elves and Dwarves |
Sauron's forces |
Commanders | |
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Strength | |
10-20,000 Noldor Elves, and Dwarves of Durin's folk |
Thousands of Orcs, Evil Men, and other creatures of Sauron |
Casualties | |
hundreds if not Thousands of Elf civilians and warriors including Celebrimbor, and a some Dwarves |
Unknown, possibly light |
The Sack of Eregion was the event in which Sauron destroyed Eregion for not giving him the three Elf Rings of power and scattered the Elves that lived there.