War of the Ring in the North

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The War of the Ring in the North was the concurrent northern campaign in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, in which Sauron’s forces attacked realms like Dale and Erebor while the main War of the Ring raged in the south.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in Middle-earth
fictional military conflict
conflictIn Third Age NERFINISHED
conflictInYear 3019 Third Age
describedIn The Lord of the Rings Appendix A NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings Appendix B NERFINISHED
Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED
hasBelligerent Beornings NERFINISHED
Dwarves of Erebor NERFINISHED
Easterlings NERFINISHED
Elves of Mirkwood NERFINISHED
Men of Dale NERFINISHED
Sauron NERFINISHED
Woodmen of Rhovanion NERFINISHED
hasCommander Bard II NERFINISHED
Dáin II Ironfoot NERFINISHED
Easterling chieftains NERFINISHED
King Brand of Dale NERFINISHED
Thranduil NERFINISHED
hasConsequence preservation of the Kingdom under the Mountain
restoration of Dale after the War
strengthening of northern realms in the Fourth Age
hasKeyBattle Battle of Dale NERFINISHED
Siege of Erebor NERFINISHED
battles in Mirkwood
hasOutcome victory for the Free Peoples of the North
hasPrimaryAntagonist Sauron NERFINISHED
hasResult death of Dáin II Ironfoot
death of King Brand of Dale
eventual rout of Easterlings after Sauron’s fall
heavy losses for Dale
retreat of Free Peoples into Erebor
temporary occupation of Dale by Easterlings
hasTheater Dale NERFINISHED
Erebor NERFINISHED
Esgaroth NERFINISHED
Grey Mountains NERFINISHED
Mirkwood NERFINISHED
Rhovanion NERFINISHED
isConcurrentWith Battle of the Morannon NERFINISHED
Battle of the Pelennor Fields NERFINISHED
War of the Ring in the South NERFINISHED
narrativeRole illustrates the wider scope of the War of the Ring beyond Gondor and Rohan
shows that Sauron attacked on multiple fronts
partOf War of the Ring NERFINISHED
setInLegendarium J. R. R. Tolkien legendarium NERFINISHED
setInWork The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED

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Third Age majorConflict War of the Ring in the North