Battle of Fornost

The Battle of Fornost was the decisive battle between the forces of Angmar, under the Witch-king, and of Eärnur, the Crown Prince of Gondor, in the year TA 1975 that ended the Witch-realm of Angmar.
== History ==
A year prior to the battle, the armies of Angmar conquered Arthedain, the last realm of Arnor. Angmar's armies had taken Fornost Erain, the capital of the Dúnedain, and Arvedui, the last King of Arthedain, had drowned in the Icebay of Forochel. A year later, a fleet of ships under Eärnur arrived in the Grey Havens and set off toward what was left of the once-great northern kingdom. With the army from Gondor came men from Rhovanion, Elves from Lindon, and the remainder of the Dúnedain (among them Aranarth, the Prince of Arthedain). According to Shire historians, a company of archers was also sent to the battle.
The battle itself did not take place in the city of Fornost, but on the plains to the west of the city, near Lake Evendim. The armies of Angmar hurried west to meet the assault, and seeing this, the cavalry of Gondor rode north into the Hills of Evendim to wait in ambush. As the main part of the army of Gondor met the enemy in battle, Gondor's cavalry set out from the hills to strike the rear of the army of Angmar. This served as the turning point in the battle, and allowed the combined armies of the west to gain the advantage. Realizing that his forces were all but completely destroyed, the Witch-king of Angmar fled eastward. As he fled, an army led by Glorfindel came up out of the south and blocked his escape, destroying what was left of his crumbling army.
Eärnur then challenged the Witch-king to single combat, but his horse panicked under the Nazgûl's evil power and the Witch-king mocked him, although his laughter turned to flight with the arrival of Glorfindel. Eärnur attempted to pursue but was stopped by Glorfindel who told him that not by the hand of mortal man would the Witch-king be slain. Though the battle itself had been lost and Angmar utterly destroyed, Sauron was extremely pleased with the Witch-king's work, for the destruction of the northern kingdoms of the Dúnedain was a victory for the Dark Powers which far outweighed the loss of the Witch-king's realm.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Third Age, "Wainriders and Angmar"
The battle also laid the foundations for the extinction of the male line of the House of Anárion, as Eärnur's humiliation resulted in him riding to Minas Morgul to challenge the Witch-king seventy five years later.
== In adaptations ==
The battle is portrayed in The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king, as the epilogue mission to the game's story. The battle has some notable differences from canon, for it takes place in the heart of Angmar itself. Elrond is present as an additional hero, along with Glorfindel and Eärnur. The player must navigate through various ambushes waiting in line before confronting the Witch-king. Killing him automatically completes the mission.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Slag van Fornost
Albanian 	Beteja e Fornost
Arabic 	معركة فورنوست
Assamese 	ফৰ্নষ্টৰ যুদ্ধ
Asturian 	Batalla de Fornost
Azerbaijani 	Fornost Vuruşması
Basque 	Fornostko gudua
Belarusian Cyrillic	Бітва Форнаст
Bengali 	ফরনোস্টের যুদ্ধ
Bosnian 	Bitka kod Fornost
Breton 	Emgann Fornost
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Битката при Форност
Chinese (Hong Kong)	佛諾斯特戰役
Cebuano 	Gubat sa Fornost
Croatian 	Bitka kod Fornost
Czech 	Bitva u Fornostu
Danish 	Slaget ved Fornost
Dutch 	Slag bij Fornost
Esperanto 	Batalo de Fornost
Estonian 	Fornost lahing
Faroese 	Bardagi við Fornost
Filipino 	Labanan ng Fornost
Finnish 	Fornostin taistelu
French 	Bataille de Fornost
Friulian 	Bataie di Fornost
Frisian 	Slach fan Fornost (Western)
Galician 	Batalla das Fornost
Georgian 	ფორნოსტს ბრძოლა
German 	Schlacht von Fornost
Greek 	Η Μάχη του Φόρνοστ
Hebrew 	הקרב של פורנוסט
Hindi 	फॉरनोस्ट का युद्ध
Hungarian 	Fornosti csata
Icelandic 	Bardaga á Fornost
Indonesian 	Pertempuran Fornost
Irish Gaelic 	Cath Fornost
Italian 	Battaglia di Fornost
Japanese 	フォルノストの合戦
Javanese 	Peperangan Fornost
Kannada 	ಫಾರ್ನೋಸ್ಟ್ ಕದನ
Kazakh 	Форност шайқасы (Cyrillic) Fornost şayqası (Latin)
Korean 	포트노스 전투
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Форность согушу
Latin 	Proelium Fornost
Latvian 	Fornost kauja
Lithuanian 	Fornosto mūšis
Luxembourgish 	Schluecht vu Fornost
Malaysian 	Pertempuran Fornost
Maltese 	Battalja ta ’Fornost
Manx 	Caggey Fornost
Maori 	Pakanga o Fornost
Norwegian 	Slaget ved Fornost
Occitan 	Batalha dei Fornost
Polish 	Bitwa pod Fornostem
Portuguese 	Batalha de Fornost
Romanian 	Bătălia de la Fornost
Russian 	Битва при Форносте
Sardinian 	Batalla de Fornost
Scottish Gaelic 	Blàr Fornost
Shona 	Hondo yeFornost
Sicilian 	Battagghia di li Fornost
Slovak 	Bitka pri Fornost
Slovenian 	Bitka pri Fornost
Somali 	Dagaalka ee Fornost
Spanish 	Batalla de Fornost
Swedish 	Slaget vid Fornost
Tajik Cyrillic 	Ҷанги Форност
Telugu 	ఫోర్నోస్ట్ యుద్ధం
Turkish 	Fornost Savaşı
Turkmen 	Fornost Söweşi
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Битва при Форност
Urdu 	فورنوسٹ کی لڑائی
Uzbek 	Форност жанги (Cyrillic) Fornost jangi (Latin)
Venetian 	Battaglia de Fornost
Vietnamese 	Trận Fornost
Welsh 	Brwydr Fornost
Xhosa 	Idabi laseFornost
Yiddish 	שלאַכט פון פאָרנאָסט
Zulu 	Impi yase-Fornost
== References ==
de:Schlacht von Fornost
it:Battaglia di Fornost
pl:Bitwa pod Fornostem
ru:Битва при Форносте
Category:Battles
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