Wainriders
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The Wainriders were a fierce confederation of Easterling tribes in Tolkien’s legendarium, known for their war chariots and invasions of Gondor during the Third Age.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Easterling people
ⓘ
confederation of tribes ⓘ fictional ethnic group ⓘ |
| alignment | enemies of the West ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Appendices to The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of the Camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Crossings of Poros NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Morannon NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatedAttackWith |
Harad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Eärnil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedKingOfGondor | Narmacil II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enslaved | many Northmen ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Easterlings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| firstMajorInvasionOfGondor | Third Age 1856 GENERATED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | historical steppe and chariot peoples ⓘ |
| killed |
King Ondoher of Gondor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ondoher’s sons Artamir and Faramir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
raids and invasions of Gondor
ⓘ
wagon-forts ⓘ war chariots ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Easterling tongues ⓘ |
| modeOfWarfare | chariot warfare ⓘ |
| opponentInBattleOfTheCamp | King Calimehtar of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentInBattleOfTheMorannon | King Ondoher of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Gondor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWeapon |
bows
ⓘ
spears ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
East of Mirkwood
ⓘ
Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOfBattleOfTheCamp | defeat of Wainriders ⓘ |
| resultOfBattleOfThePlains |
death of Narmacil II
ⓘ
loss of Gondor’s eastern territories ⓘ |
| resultOfThirdInvasion | final defeat of Wainriders ⓘ |
| secondMajorInvasionOfGondor | Third Age 1899 ⓘ |
| subjugatedPeople | Northmen of Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tactics |
feigned retreats
ⓘ
surprise attacks ⓘ |
| thirdMajorInvasionOfGondor | Third Age 1944 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Third Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transport | wagons ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.