06-22-2008, 02:56 PM | #1 |
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Battle of fornost
Ok, so i know there is the battle of fornost between the Witch King and Men.
but the thing is i dont know where to find it in the books. i have the lord of the rings in the three editions goin from pages 1-to like 1112. but i would like to know if someone knows where the battle is located in the books?? |
06-22-2008, 05:38 PM | #2 | |
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IIRC, the battle is not really covered in the context of LOTR. I think it may be mentioned in passing, but there is little if any detail given in the text. There may be more information found in the appendix. Those who are more knowledgeable about this may provide you with more information.
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06-22-2008, 11:15 PM | #3 |
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Not much about the battle itself. But part of Appendix A is a summary of the history of Arnor - whatever there is to find, you'll find there. As well as the following section on Gondor, since Gondor was involved by sending an army (though a bit too late).
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06-23-2008, 09:40 AM | #4 |
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Anything in Unfinished Tales in the Nazgul parts? I don't recall.
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06-24-2008, 07:00 AM | #5 |
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I don't recall anything like that (do you mean in "The Hunt for the Ring"?).
I wrote a fanfic version, if anyone's interested. See my "Letters of Firiel" below. Move up to Letter #11.
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07-01-2008, 12:50 AM | #7 |
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(This is a copy of a post of mine from another forum. It might be appropriate here; I am merely passing through Entmoot tonight.)
This is how I interpret the material concerning the end of the kingdom of Angmar in Return of the King, “Appendix A”. I prepared a sketch to more easily describe the situation I think Tolkien has laid out for us. 1. CÃ*rdan, leading the combined forces of Lindon, the surviving Dúnedain of the North, and most of the expeditionary force of Gondor, approaches Fornost from the Hills of Evendim. (Big red arrow) 2. The Witch-king, whose army has occupied Fornost, leads his forces out to confront them between Lake Nenuial and the North Downs. (Big blue arrow) 3. The two armies engage. As Angmar’s lines begin to waver, Eärnur leading the cavalry of Gondor charges into the battle from the north. (Thin red line headed south). 4. Angmar is defeated. The Witch-king leads a retreat in haste towards Carn-Dûm, with Eärnur and the cavalry of Gondor in hot pursuit. (Thin blue and red lines headed towards Carn-Dûm.) 5. Before the Witch-king and his remaining forces can reach their city, a force from Rivendell led by Glorfindel cuts off their retreat. (Thin red line from Rivendell) What is left of the army of Angmar is utterly destroyed. The Witch-king alone escapes into the night. Hope that’s helpful, monkey10120. (Haven’t posted in a long time; had some trouble… ) Last edited by Alcuin : 07-01-2008 at 01:29 AM. |
07-01-2008, 01:38 PM | #8 |
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Nice to see you, Alcuin! *waves*
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07-03-2008, 10:43 AM | #9 |
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I'm digging the map, too! I miss ascii art and text-based games and all that old-school computer stuff. Makes me nostalgic.
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(6 years late)
I do like this map! Well done!
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