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Battle for the Moon



Date
Between F.A. 1-5
Good Factions
Maiar of (Mostly of Oromë's People)
Evil Factions
Good Characters
Evil Characters
Good Number
Unknown Number of Maiar
Evil Number
Unknown Number of Shadow-spirits
Victory
Good
Notes
(N) = non-canon
† = killed in action

The Battle for the Moon was a battle that took place in Menel. Morgoth sent Shadow-spirits to contend with Tilion for dominance of the Moon, but Tilion prevailed and defeated the spirits sent by Morgoth.

Battleforthemoon

Speculation[]

It should be noted that Tilion probably had help against Morgoth's shadow-spirits. A vessel needs a crew, and Tilion's Moon is considered his vessel; also, it states in the Silmarillion that Morgoth sent spirits (plural), not one at a time.

Legacy (N)[]

The Apollo 16 crew found traces of the battle near their landing site, including buried swords and helms. The Apollo 24 crew found the legendary lost Grey Helm of Athaliah and in 1999 the helm was sold for $800,000 US on eBay.

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