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The '''Fall of Mount Gundabad''', took place shortly after [[Sack of Eregion|Eregion was destroyed]]. | The '''Fall of Mount Gundabad''', took place shortly after [[Sack of Eregion|Eregion was destroyed]] (c. {{SA|1697}} <ref>{{App|SA}}</ref>). | ||
After the doors of [[Khazad-Dûm]] were [[Sack of Eregion|shut]], [[Orcs]], reinforced and commanded by the servants of [[Sauron]], invaded [[Mount Gundabad]] and drove the [[Longbeard]] Dwarves from their holy site and dwelling. As a result, the [[Grey Mountains]] were infested and communication between [[Khazad-Dûm]] and the [[Iron Hills]] was cut off.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, p. 305</ref> | After the doors of [[Khazad-Dûm]] were [[Sack of Eregion|shut]], [[Orcs]], reinforced and commanded by the servants of [[Sauron]], invaded [[Mount Gundabad]] and drove the [[Longbeard]] Dwarves from their holy site and dwelling. As a result, the [[Grey Mountains]] were infested and communication between [[Khazad-Dûm]] and the [[Iron Hills]] was cut off.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, p. 305</ref> | ||
The mount will remain populated by Orcs for centuries until the years between {{TA|2793}} and {{TA|2799}}, when a coalition by [[Thráin II]] [[Sacking of Mount Gundabad|sacked]] it.<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Conflicts of the Second Age]] | [[Category:Conflicts of the Second Age]] | ||
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The Fall of Mount Gundabad, took place shortly after Eregion was destroyed (c. S.A. 1697 [1]).
After the doors of Khazad-Dûm were shut, Orcs, reinforced and commanded by the servants of Sauron, invaded Mount Gundabad and drove the Longbeard Dwarves from their holy site and dwelling. As a result, the Grey Mountains were infested and communication between Khazad-Dûm and the Iron Hills was cut off.[2]
The mount will remain populated by Orcs for centuries until the years between T.A. 2793 and T.A. 2799, when a coalition by Thráin II sacked it.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men", p. 305
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
