Confrontation on Orodruin - 3441 Second Age

***Valandil*** · 03-19-2006, 04:19 PM

As part of the story goes, it was at Orodruin that Sauron fell at the end of the War of the Last Alliance - slaying both Elendil (the High King of Men) and Gil-galad (The High King of Elves) as he fell mortally wounded - and it was then that Isildur cut the One Ring from Sauron's finger while Elrond and Cirdan looked on.

But why did this happen at Orodruin? The great battle of the war had been fought seven years before - on the Plain of Dagorlad. This had been a fierce battle, but a decisive victory for Elves and Men. From that point on, the "war" mostly settled into a seven-year seige of the Dark Tower.

So how did this last action come to be fought at Orodruin - which was at least 20-30 miles from Barad-dur? Why were only the principal characters involved, rather than armies? Was it a duel, agreed to by both sides? Did Sauron go out there on his own to take on the leaders of Elves and Men? Had the seige finally broken through, and all (including Sauron) were scattering? Did Gil-galad and Elendil perceive Sauron's flight there and "cut him off"?

And why would Sauron go THAT way?

03-19-2006, 04:19 PM	#1
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	Confrontation on Orodruin - 3441 Second Age As part of the story goes, it was at Orodruin that Sauron fell at the end of the War of the Last Alliance - slaying both Elendil (the High King of Men) and Gil-galad (The High King of Elves) as he fell mortally wounded - and it was then that Isildur cut the One Ring from Sauron's finger while Elrond and Cirdan looked on. But why did this happen at Orodruin? The great battle of the war had been fought seven years before - on the Plain of Dagorlad. This had been a fierce battle, but a decisive victory for Elves and Men. From that point on, the "war" mostly settled into a seven-year seige of the Dark Tower. So how did this last action come to be fought at Orodruin - which was at least 20-30 miles from Barad-dur? Why were only the principal characters involved, rather than armies? Was it a duel, agreed to by both sides? Did Sauron go out there on his own to take on the leaders of Elves and Men? Had the seige finally broken through, and all (including Sauron) were scattering? Did Gil-galad and Elendil perceive Sauron's flight there and "cut him off"? And why would Sauron go THAT way? __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!