In 2799 of the Third Era, Thrain and his army fought a bloody battle with the Orc army led by Azog in the Battle of Azanubizar.
Although the battle ended with the dwarves defeating the Orcs, the dwarves still suffered heavy losses, including Thrain's son Frelin, his cousin Nain, and Findin, the father of the dwarf hero Balin.
Thrain was also blind in one eye and wounded in the leg.
In 2841 of the Third Era, Thrain II could not bear the homesickness and left the Blue Mountains, preparing to return to the Lonely Mountain to try his luck.
At this time, Thrain only brought a small team, which included Balin and Dwalin.
During the journey eastward, the team was constantly harassed by wolves, orcs, and other corrupted creatures.
In 2845 of the Third Era, when they were stationed under the Black Forest, Thrain disappeared mysteriously, and his relatives never saw him again.
It turned out that the majestic King of the Dwarves of Durin was captured by Sauron's minions and sent to the fortress of Dol Guldur. After continuous torture and torture, Sauron took back the last of the Seven Rings of the Dwarves, and then threw him away. Go to the dungeon and let him die.
It was not until 2931, when the coalition forces captured Dol Guldur, that the former king of the Kingdom under the Mountain could see the light of day again. The Ring of Thror, the Lonely Mountain Map and the Key also returned to the hands of the Turin dwarves.
This is the story of Thrain II. It is very tragic and pitiful.
But as Gandalf said, this matter had an ominous atmosphere from beginning to end. The Ring of Thror, like other rings of power, was a tool used by Sauron to control elves, dwarves and humans.
Although they all have strong magical powers, they ultimately bring misfortune.
Many knowledgeable people have seen this. But unfortunately, the Ring of Thror has long become a symbol of the royal power of the Turin royal family, and the dwarves regard it as the king's treasure.
If you want them to give up this powerful ring, it would be easier to just hit them with an ax on the head.
No, when Thorin got the ring, he immediately put it on and said that the Turin royal family owned the ring until the end of the world!
The dwarves, including Dwalin and Gloin, immediately shouted in unison, "Long live the king."
The wizard was worried about this and kept puffing on his pipe.
"It seems that our enemies are not completely helpless."
Dragon Byrne naturally also knew what these rings meant. Thinking that the Supreme Lord of the Rings would be re-released in a few years, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional about the fate that has woven everyone into it. He said: "I have a hunch that this matter is not over yet, Mithrandir, we must be prepared for a long-term battle."
Gandalf grimaced and said nothing.
The others looked at each other in deep thought.
October 10, 2931 of the Third Era.
The coalition forces broke through Dol Guldur and rescued Thrain II. The news that the Ring of Thrór, one of the Seven Rings of the Dwarves, had returned to the hands of the Turin royal family spread like the wind throughout Middle-earth.
Galadriel and Celeborn, who were the first to receive the news, sighed and returned to Karathgarathon in Lothlórien;
When Elrond of Rivendell heard this news, he looked doubtful and remained silent;
Thranduil of the Woodland Kingdom went even further. He learned from the news sent back by Legolas that the map and key of the Lonely Mountain were also returned to the Turin royal family - this news was limited to a very small part. Among the people, the Elf Prince, as the representative of the coalition, still learned the news through multiple sources.
As a result, the woodland elves also began to plan something.
October 12th.
The coalition forces moved south along the Anduin River and rushed to Dagorad.
That is, the War Plains.
During the Last Alliance War in 3434 of the Second Age, the Alliance fought Sauron here and won, hence the name Dagorad.
In addition, countless battles took place here, including large and small wars between Gondor and the Chariot Men.
The famous Mo Lan Nong (Heimen) is located here.
On October 14, the coalition forces officially entered the gloomy hills.
The majestic and towering twin pillars of Agunas are clearly visible!
These two stone sculptures are made of Isildur (Isildur) and Anarian, the first rulers of Gondor. The statue's eyes are blurred and its eyebrows are chapped, but it still frowns and looks north. They raised their left hands, palms facing outward, in a warning gesture; they all held axes in their right hands, and each wore a weathered and damaged helmet and a crown on their head.
Therefore, Argonath is also known as "The Two Pillars of the King", "The Gate of Argonath", "The Gate of the Two Kings", "The Gate of Gondor" or "The Two Guards of Númenor".
This is already the border between Rohan and Gondor.
The other side of the river was already inhabited by the Rohirrim on horseback.
The descendants of Eorl (the founding king of Rohan) herded cattle, raised horses, and multiplied here, living their simple but happy lives. From time to time, the coalition forces can see the villages of these brave and skilled Rohan hussars located like sparks in the vast northern plateau.
And as groups of heavily armed elves and dwarves lined up neatly and headed south with murderous looks on their faces, these horse-riding nomads finally realized something was wrong.
"An army of elves and dwarves?"
The ruler of this area is Eohmugar of Ordburg, the head of the East Mark marshals and the grandfather of Éomer. He fought bravely and was deeply loved by the people. Iomgar has long golden hair, thick beard, and a loud and majestic voice.
"Is this the end of the world?"
Iomgar was a little uneasy and said warily: "The legendary races have actually united, but humans have no idea! This is very dangerous, and the king must know this!"
So he sent a knight with two fast horses and went straight to Edoras where the king was.
He led a group of Iored (a Rohan formation, limited to 120 people), crossed the Anduin River, and caught up with the coalition in front of the Emyn Mui Hills, also known as the Dark Hills.
"People of the forest, please wait a moment."
Iomgar shouted.
As expected, some of the elves stopped.
"Children of Eor, stop!"
Elladan, one of the twins, shouted in Common Tongue: "This is the coalition of elves, dwarves and humans led by the Silver King, don't collide!"
Iomgar was shocked because he had never heard the title Silver King. He thought it was some new elf king here, so he hurriedly stopped his mount and bowed respectfully: "Please forgive us. Rohan has been a herding nomad for many years in the remote countryside, and has never heard of such a noble king's title! But please believe the elves, the Rohirrim are still free people who respect the light, and they also yearn for the elves! So, please, stand in front of me My noble elves, where did you come from and where are you going? Why are you in such a hurry but full of murderous intentions?"
"Don't guests need to introduce themselves before questioning others?" Elladan said.
Iomgar immediately said: "Please forgive me, I am rude. I am Iomgar, the Marshal of East Rohan and the Lord of Aldburg."
Only then did the twins realize that it was Eorl's grandson, the descendants of Eorfor, who had arrived.
"It is indeed gratifying that the descendants of Eorl still maintain the etiquette of free people." Elrohir also spoke, and he explained to Iomgar: "This is Elladan of Rivendell. With Elrohir, in front are Legolas and Tauriel of the Woodland Kingdom, and the king of the Kingdom under the Mountain. The wizard is also traveling with us. The northern humans are our partners. We will go to Morannon to conquer The demonic shadow there!”
Iomgar was even more surprised. His expression became serious, even a little scared: "There is no life in that plain except death!"
The twins looked at each other and said vaguely: "Their master is back, that's all we can say."
at the same time.
The knights sent by Iomgar flew into the golden palace of Edoras and reported the news to the Cavalry King Fengel.
Old Fengel, who had been worried about the ancient horn being blown for more than a month, was so shocked that he almost jumped up.
"When did the elves and dwarves get together? Don't they dislike each other?" The old king was both uneasy and irritable. "And they have to go to that place where evil is everywhere. What a stupid thing to do! The gate of Molannon will cause them to lose their troops!"
The worried Fengel summoned his ministers and sent a team of envoys quickly to Gondor in the south.
October 17th.
The knights of Rohan rushed into the holy white city, Minas Tirith, almost non-stop.
So the regent of Gondor in the south also got the news.
But as I said before, this is a mediocre king. Fear of change and lack of courage were the characteristics of Turgon's life. Facing the arguing ministers, he was reluctant to pay attention.
On the one hand, the ministers felt that the news sent back by the Horse King of Rohan was just an exaggeration. They did not think that anyone in this world could make the elves and dwarves surrender at the same time. On the other hand, they thought that Gondor should send an envoy to find out.
As a result, the court of Gondor became more chaotic, and the two sides had a big quarrel, but no one could convince anyone.
However, there are still heroes among humans.
Turgon II's quarrel with his ministers alarmed one man.
The regent's son, Ecthelion, heard the news.
He carefully inquired about the envoy from his ally King Fengel, the Rider King of Rohan, and when he learned that the coalition of elves and dwarves was marching towards Morannon in the east, he immediately ran to find his close friend with great interest. Sengor, a prince from Rohan. He was the father of the future King Theoden.
"This is very surprising news."
The tall and handsome Ecthelion, with black hair and gray eyes, said to the young Sengel: "Except for the legendary king, I have never heard of elves and dwarves fighting under the same banner! I heard that they will go to Molannon , crusade against the evil there! In this way, Gondor and Rohan will be freed from the shadow of Mordor! You know, these days, the orcs from the Ephelduath Mountains (Shadow Mountains) have recently become more and more popular. Ithilien has been invaded frequently, and our people and warriors have suffered greatly! We must seize this opportunity and eliminate the threat from the east in one fell swoop!"
Because of disagreements with his father Fengel, Sengel, the prince of Rohan who ran away from Gondor, had doubts. He said: "Two months ago, the stars fell from the sky; a month ago, a huge horn sounded from the sky. Come; now, the legendary races are gathering together and heading east! This doesn't look like a good thing in any way! Maybe we should be more cautious, Ecthelion. I mean, there is no clear order from the Prime Minister We shouldn't have acted rashly before, this is not a war game among city kids! The result of making the wrong decision could be death, or it could trigger a war between the two countries."
But Ecthelion would not listen. He was young but ambitious, and wanted to restore the authority of the prime minister's family.
Because he knew that many people in the city were discussing that the current regent was too cautious. Faced with the friction and invasion in southern Ithilien, the royal city was not even willing to send knights to annihilate it, resulting in the beautiful Ithilien almost Restored to the people of Gondor.
Therefore, when Ecthelian heard that a powerful coalition of elves and dwarves was planning to go to Mordor to eliminate the evil there, he couldn't sit still and thought that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
So he ignored the dissuasion of his friends and insisted on calling and inciting the knights and palace guards of his family to go to Molannon to join the coalition forces.
His reasoning even swayed Sengel.
He said: "This will be a war that will go down in history, Sengor. If there are no human names in it, how do you think future generations will view the ancestors of Gondor and Rohan?"
At that time, they did not know that the Dúnedain rangers led by Arathorn had joined the coalition.
Because these northern rangers did not fly banners, they were not mentioned in the news received by Fengel of Rohan and Turgon II of Gondor.
The brave side of Eor's descendants in Sengel was persuaded. He sighed, pulled out his long sword, and placed it on Ecthelion's sword.
"Then let us live up to the name of warriors and not let the reputation of our ancestors degenerate from us!"
Thus, the young princes formed an alliance to advance and retreat together, along with Adrasil.
He was the son of Angelimir, the twentieth prince of Doamroth.
Dol Amroth is a peninsula west of Belfalas in southern Gondor. It is ruled by the House of Prince Dol Amroth. The family crest is a white swan. Most of the local residents have gray eyes and black hair, are tall, and are brave and good at fighting. It is a very famous recruiting place in Gondor.
The Prince Doamroth family has always been close to the Prime Minister's family, so the prince's heirs usually go to Minas Tirith to serve the Prime Minister when they are young. It is not until the death of the old prince that they return to the territory to take over the position of prince.
The heir of this generation of Prince Doamroth is Adrasil. He is handsome, graceful, and one of the best among the younger generation in terms of martial arts and strategy.
People even rumored that the family of Prince Doamroth had elven blood.
When Ecthelion incited the palace guards, Adrasil was also among them. Because the three of them were only about the same age, Adrasil had been friends with Ecthelion and Senger since childhood. So the three friends gathered together again.
They swore an oath to advance and retreat together, led their family knights and palace guards, rode white horses, passed through the seven city gates, and ran out of Minas Tirith.
"The prime minister has sent troops!"
The residents of the city shouted: "The warriors of Gondor rush to the distant battlefield, accompanied by the white horse banner of Rohan and the swan banner of Doamroth!"
"Bless you! Bless the champions of Gondor!"
The people inside the seven-story city gate sprinkled white flowers and fine wine at their feet, all the way to the gate on the ground floor.
The huge cheers alarmed the quarreling courtiers. Turgon II got angry and shouted: "Who is making a noise in the city?"
As a result, a guard came in to report to him.
"It's your young master, my lord! He led your knights and ran out of the city gate together with Senger of Rohan and Adrasil of Doamroth! He said that he was under the command of the regent. He was ordered to do so, so the guards at the seventh-floor city gate opened the gate for him."
The Prime Minister suddenly fell down on the cold throne.
