Battle of Osgiliath (War of the Ring)

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The Battle of Osgiliath (War of the Ring) is a major conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, where Sauron’s forces assault Gondor’s ruined river-city as a prelude to the siege of Minas Tirith.

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instanceOf event in Middle-earth
fictional battle
adaptedIn The Lord of the Rings film trilogy NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
The Return of the King NERFINISHED
author J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
chronologicalPosition shortly before Siege of Minas Tirith
cityStatus former capital of Gondor
commanderForGondor Boromir NERFINISHED
Denethor II NERFINISHED
Faramir NERFINISHED
commanderForMordor Sauron NERFINISHED
Witch-king of Angmar NERFINISHED
consequence Gondor loses control of Osgiliath
Mordor secures crossing of Anduin
filmDirectorOfAdaptation Peter Jackson NERFINISHED
genre high fantasy
involves Gondorian soldiers
Nazgûl NERFINISHED
Rangers of Ithilien NERFINISHED
orcs
trolls
languageOfOriginalWork English
locationType ruined river-city
medium literature
notableAction Faramir conducts fighting retreat to Minas Tirith
Nazgûl lead aerial assaults from Fell Beasts NERFINISHED
notableInAdaptation Faramir briefly takes Frodo and Sam to Osgiliath GENERATED
opponent Gondor NERFINISHED
Mordor NERFINISHED
partOf War of the Ring NERFINISHED
preludeTo Siege of Minas Tirith NERFINISHED
relatedEvent Earlier Battle of Osgiliath (Second Age and early Third Age conflicts) NERFINISHED
result Mordor victory
setInWorld Middle-earth NERFINISHED
side Forces of Gondor NERFINISHED
Forces of Mordor NERFINISHED
strategicImportance gateway to Minas Tirith
takesPlaceIn Osgiliath NERFINISHED
takesPlaceInRealm Gondor NERFINISHED
takesPlaceOnRiver Anduin NERFINISHED
theme desperation of Gondor
rising power of Mordor NERFINISHED
strategic importance of terrain and river crossings
timePeriod end of the Third Age

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