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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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in Middle-earth
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
Gandalf
Gimli
Imrahil
Legolas
Merry Brandybuck (film adaptation presence at gate varies)
Mouth of Sauron
Pippin Took
Éomer
opposedBy Mouth of Sauron
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
Morannon
takesPlaceNear Mordor

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Gimli appearsInEvent Battle at the Black Gate