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The '''Wainriders''' were a confederation of [[Easterlings]] that descended upon [[Gondor]] and its allies, some two centuries after the time of the [[Great Plague]], and remained a dire threat to the [[South-kingdom]] for nearly a hundred years. The Wainriders, who took their name from the wagons and chariots in which they rode to war, quickly overran [[Rhovanion (Realm)|Rhovanion]] and soon came to battle with [[Gondor]] itself.<ref name="Gondor">{{App|Gondor}}</ref>  In {{TA|1856}} [[Narmacil II]] was lost in battle, and for a time all of Gondor's possessions east of [[Anduin]] were lost to it.  Narmacil's son [[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)|Calimehtar]] won a temporary reprieve in {{TA|1899|n}} when he defeated the Wainriders on the plain of [[Dagorlad]].<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref>
The '''Wainriders''' were a confederation of [[Easterlings]] that descended upon [[Gondor]] and its allies, some two centuries after the time of the [[Great Plague]], and remained a dire threat to the [[South-kingdom]] for nearly a hundred years. The Wainriders, who took their name from the wagons and chariots in which they rode to war, quickly overran [[Rhovanion]] and soon came to battle with [[Gondor]] itself.<ref name="Gondor">{{App|Gondor}}</ref>  In {{TA|1856}} [[Narmacil II]] was lost in battle, and for a time all of Gondor's possessions east of [[Anduin]] were lost to it.  Narmacil's son [[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)|Calimehtar]] won a temporary reprieve in {{TA|1899|n}} when he defeated the Wainriders on the plain of [[Dagorlad]].<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref>


After that defeat, the Wainriders planned a crushing revenge. Allying themselves with the [[Men]] of [[Harad]] and [[Khand]], they orchestrated a simultaneous assault on Gondor from the north and the south, and the [[South-kingdom]] came close to destruction.<ref name="Gondor"/>  In {{TA|1944}}<ref name="TA"/> King [[Ondoher]] was lost in the northern battles, but his general [[Eärnil II|Eärnil]] defeated the southern invaders. The victorious Wainrider army in the north, celebrating their victory over Ondoher, suddenly found themselves set upon by Eärnil. In an encounter that became known as the [[Battle of the Camp]], the Wainriders were put to rout, and those that survived fled back to their eastern domains.<ref name="Gondor"/>
After that defeat, the Wainriders planned a crushing revenge. Allying themselves with the [[Men]] of [[Harad]] and [[Khand]], they orchestrated a simultaneous assault on Gondor from the north and the south, and the [[South-kingdom]] came close to destruction.<ref name="Gondor"/>  In {{TA|1944}}<ref name="TA"/> King [[Ondoher]] was lost in the northern battles, but his general [[Eärnil II|Eärnil]] defeated the southern invaders. The victorious Wainrider army in the north, celebrating their victory over Ondoher, suddenly found themselves set upon by Eärnil. In an encounter that became known as the [[Battle of the Camp]], the Wainriders were put to rout, and those that survived fled back to their eastern domains.<ref name="Gondor"/>

Revision as of 18:21, 4 October 2013

The Wainriders were a confederation of Easterlings that descended upon Gondor and its allies, some two centuries after the time of the Great Plague, and remained a dire threat to the South-kingdom for nearly a hundred years. The Wainriders, who took their name from the wagons and chariots in which they rode to war, quickly overran Rhovanion and soon came to battle with Gondor itself.[1] In T.A. 1856 Narmacil II was lost in battle, and for a time all of Gondor's possessions east of Anduin were lost to it. Narmacil's son Calimehtar won a temporary reprieve in 1899 when he defeated the Wainriders on the plain of Dagorlad.[2]

After that defeat, the Wainriders planned a crushing revenge. Allying themselves with the Men of Harad and Khand, they orchestrated a simultaneous assault on Gondor from the north and the south, and the South-kingdom came close to destruction.[1] In T.A. 1944[2] King Ondoher was lost in the northern battles, but his general Eärnil defeated the southern invaders. The victorious Wainrider army in the north, celebrating their victory over Ondoher, suddenly found themselves set upon by Eärnil. In an encounter that became known as the Battle of the Camp, the Wainriders were put to rout, and those that survived fled back to their eastern domains.[1]

It was later seen that the invasions of the Wainriders, as so many of Gondor's perils, were engineered by the emissaries of Sauron. While Gondor's control of the lands east of the Anduin had been lost, the borders of Mordor had been open, and during this time the Nazgûl had taken advantage of Gondor's plight to re-enter the land of their master.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
  2. 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"