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The '''First Sack of Gundabad''', took place in the mid [[Second Age]]. | {{battle | ||
It was a conflict in which | |image= | ||
|name=First Sack of Gundabad | |||
|conflict=Orc Invasion of the Mountains of the North (Second Age) | |||
|date=Mid-[Second Age]] | |||
|place=Mount Gundabad | |||
|result=The [[Longbeards]] are driven from Gundabad, and the Orcs claim a foothold in the mountains of the North. | |||
|side1=[[Dwarves]] of [[Durin's folk]] | |||
|side2=[[Orcs]] | |||
|commanders1=Unknown | |||
|commanders2=Unknown | |||
|forces1=Unknown | |||
|forces2=Unknown, likely many thousands. | |||
|casual1=Unknown | |||
|casual2=Unknown | |||
}} | |||
The '''First Sack of Gundabad''', took place in the mid-[[Second Age]]. | |||
It was a conflict in which Orcs who had fled the [[War of Wrath]] in the [[First Age]], invaded [[Mount Gundabad]] from [[Forodwaith (lands)|Forodwaith]], and drove the [[Longbeard]] Dwarves from their holy site and dwelling. One which they would not gain back till after the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, p. 305</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Conflicts of the Second Age]] | [[Category:Conflicts of the Second Age]] |
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First Sack of Gundabad | |
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Conflict: Orc Invasion of the Mountains of the North (Second Age) | |
Date: Mid-[Second Age]] | |
Place: Mount Gundabad | |
Outcome: The Longbeards are driven from Gundabad, and the Orcs claim a foothold in the mountains of the North. | |
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Unknown, likely many thousands. |
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The First Sack of Gundabad, took place in the mid-Second Age. It was a conflict in which Orcs who had fled the War of Wrath in the First Age, invaded Mount Gundabad from Forodwaith, and drove the Longbeard Dwarves from their holy site and dwelling. One which they would not gain back till after the War of the Ring.[1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men", p. 305