The Siege of Eregion was a deadly battle between Sauron and the Elves of Eregion during the Second Age marking the beginning of the War of the Elves and Sauron.

HistoryEdit

The Elven-King of Eregion, Celebrimbor supervised the defense of the border of Eregion as he realised that Sauron was taking the route to the Fords of Isen and at the same time destroying any Elven that they saw. The Noldorian High King Gil-galad sent Elrond to help Celebrimbor to defeat Sauron and so they massed a huge army and marched to confront Sauron at Ost-in-Edhil but arrived to late as the city was in ruins. When the army arrived they were surprised at the fall of the city and as such they were quickly defeated by Sauron's forces. During the retreat, Celebrimbor was slain at the hands of the Dark Lord himself. Elrond managed to survive and retreated back into a valley in the Misty Mountains called Lindon. Here he informed Gil-Galad about their defeat,and so he realised that Sauron's power was growing and so sent an Elven ambassador to Númenor to call for help from Tar-Minastir, the eleventh King of Númenor.

External linksEdit

• Sack of Eregion at Tolkien Gateway