Second battle of Dagorlad
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The Second Battle of Dagorlad was a battle in the Third Age. King Calimehtar of Gondor defeated the Easterling army on the Dagorlad, the site of the legendary battle where Sauron was routed.
Prelude
The Wainriders planned to raid Calenardhon across the Undeeps. Marhwini, Lord of the Northmen, sent message to King Calimehtar warning him about this. Those Northmen enslaved after the Battle of the Plains were also preparing a revolt should the Wainriders become involved in war.
As quickly as he could in T.A. 1899 Calimehtar led an army north from Ithilien. He also secretly sent horsemen over the Undeeps.
The Battle
While moving his army, Calimehtar did what he could to make the enemies know of his movements in order to lure them. Indeed, gathering all of their available strength, the Wainriders came down to meet him and the King gave way before them, drawing them away from their homes, leaving the Undeeps unguarded.
The two forces met on Dagorlad where battle developed. All seemed in doubt, until at the peak of the battle, upon the flank and rear of the Wainriders, fell Calimehtar's horsemen from the Undeeps, who were joined with a great éored led by Marhwini. The joint army drove the Wainriders back to the East.
Aftermath
After the battle, desperate Northmen who became outlaws came out of Mirkwood and roused the slaves of the Wainriders. They burned many of their enemies' dwellings, storehouses and fortified camps of wagons. Most of them perished in the attempt fighting the Wainriders' youths, women and old men.
Calimehtar's and Marhwini's victory was overwhelming and Gondor enjoyed a respite from war for 45 years. Marhwini retired to his land beside the Anduin, and the Northmen of his race never again returned to their former homes.[1]
