Battle at the Black Gate
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The Battle at the Black Gate is the climactic confrontation before Mordor’s entrance in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings," where the forces of the West make a desperate stand against Sauron’s armies to distract him from Frodo’s quest.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle at the Black Gate canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Middle-earth
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fictional battle ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
ⓘ
surface form:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003 film)
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Morannon
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Black Gate
Battle of the Morannon ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ⓘ
surface form:
The Return of the King
|
| authorOfSourceWork | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| chronologicallyAfter |
Battle of the Pelennor Fields
ⓘ
Battle of the Pelennor Fields ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Minas Tirith
|
| chronologicallyBefore |
Destruction of the One Ring
ⓘ
Destruction of the One Ring ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of Sauron
|
| commandedBy |
Aragorn
ⓘ
Gandalf ⓘ Imrahil ⓘ Éomer ⓘ |
| hasKeyMoment |
collapse of Sauron’s forces when the Ring is destroyed
ⓘ
parley between the Mouth of Sauron and the Captains of the West ⓘ revelation of Frodo’s mithril coat and Sam’s sword ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryPurpose | to distract Sauron from Frodo Baggins’s quest ⓘ |
| hasStrategicGoal | to draw Sauron’s Eye away from Mount Doom ⓘ |
| involvesGroup |
Army of the West
ⓘ
Dwarves of Erebor ⓘ
surface form:
Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain (film adaptation)
Easterlings ⓘ Wood-elves of Mirkwood ⓘ
surface form:
Elves of Mirkwood (film adaptation)
Haradrim ⓘ Men of Gondor ⓘ Orcs of Mordor ⓘ Rohirrim ⓘ Trolls ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Aragorn
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Gandalf ⓘ Gimli ⓘ Imrahil ⓘ Legolas ⓘ Merry Brandybuck (film adaptation presence at gate varies) ⓘ Mouth of Sauron ⓘ Pippin Took ⓘ Éomer ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Mouth of Sauron
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Sauron ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Ring ⓘ |
| result |
final defeat of Sauron
ⓘ
victory for the West through destruction of the One Ring ⓘ |
| takesPlaceAt |
Black Gate of Mordor
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Morannon ⓘ |
| takesPlaceNear | Mordor ⓘ |
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