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Battle of Pelennor Fields



Date
14-15 March T.A. 3019
Good Factions
Gondor & Rohan & allied persons
Evil Factions
Good Characters
Evil Characters
Mordor: Witch-king†, Khamûl, Dwâr, Indûr, Khôrahil, Adûnabêth, Hôarmûrath, Rên, Ûvatha, Gothmog of Morgul†, Guriz† (N), & Murgash† (N)

Rhûn: Amdûr† (N), Baisheuin (N), & Margôz† (N)

Harad: Suladân the Serpent Lord† (N), Qamara (N), Saleme (N), Kalach Hûl† (N), Jilaâd† (N), & Khuzaymah† (N)

Khand: Keiseimu† (N) & Yursal Skakali (N)
Good Number
700 Swan Knights of Dol Amroth, 6,000 Rohirrim Riders, 200 men of Lossarnach, 300 men of Ringló Vale, 500 men of Blackroot Vale, 500 men of Anfalas, 150 men of Lamedon, 300 men of Ethir Anduin, 300 men of Pinnath Gelin, 3000 men of Anórien
Evil Number
Next
Notes
† = killed in action
(N) = non-canon

With the arrival of the Rohirrim at The Siege of Gondor, the Dark Armies had to face the Rohirrim on the Pelennor Fields.

When the Rohirrim plowed through the orcs, the Haradrim rode upon horses and Mumakil in response (in the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King they were lead by a Serpent Lord on horseback, probably Suladân). Not one to be daunted, Théoden lead his men to the Haradrim army and beheaded the Serpent Lord. In response to this, the Witch-king killed Théoden, but was killed in turn by Merry and Éowyn, who impaled the Nazgul's face. Even with the Witch-king's demise, the Orc-armies and the Evil Men were still way stronger. The Orc and Uruk survivors fled southward towards the port of Harlond, and the Haradrim and Easterlings fought with the Rohirrim.

Gothmog, Lieutenant of Morgul, summoned the reserve troops from Osgiliath to overwhelm the armies fighting for Gondor (in the movie he was killed shortly after giving the order. In his absence as well as that of the Witch-king and Suladân, Guritz and Amdur largely took control of the armies of Mordor), and thanks to Amdur's leadership and his Easterlings in particular, there was for a short time a risk of the Men of the West loosing the battle, but the Grey Company under Aragorn unexpectedly arrived by ship and flanked them with an army from the southern parts of Gondor (or, again in the movie, an army of the Dead Men of Dunharrow). Guritz and Amdur were killed, most of the Orcs, Haradrim, and Easterlings wiped out, and of the evil commanders, only Yursal Skakali survived, who retreated when his son was killed and thus he probably realized that remaining any longer at the battle would be going too far, a practical suicide mission for his other son and his troops.

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