Last Alliance of Elves and Men

The Last Alliance of Elves and Men was a great union of Elves and Men formed in the year 3430 of the Second Age, in response to the threat of conquest by the Dark Lord Sauron. This response manifested as the War of the Last Alliance. J.R.R. Tolkien referred to them as the Allies in a letter., Letter 144
== History ==
In the year SA 3429, Sauron attacked and captured Minas Ithil, burning the White Tree that stood there. Isildur, unable to hold off Sauron, retreated to the north while his brother Anárion defended Osgiliath, managing to recapture Minas Ithil the following year., Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Second Age"
As a response to the aggression of Sauron, Elendil, King of all the Dúnedain, made an alliance with Gil-galad, High King of the Ñoldor. Durin IV of Khazad-dûm also joined this alliance, at some subsequent time sending a force of Durin's Folk.The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age" The following year, in SA 3431, the assembled army traveled east to Rivendell. After three years training and planning, in SA 3434, the army crossed the Misty Mountains and marched south to Mordor.
At the plain of Dagorlad, the host met the army of Sauron, and a great battle took place, with even birds and beasts fighting upon both sides. The alliance was victorious, and thereafter entered Mordor through the Black Gate. Soon the army of Elves and Men entered Gorgoroth, surrounding and setting siege to Barad-dûr. This siege was to last seven years, until SA 3441, when at last Sauron himself came forth. In the ensuing struggle, both Elendil and Gil-galad perished at Sauron's hand, but Sauron also was defeated, and Isildur cut the One Ring from the Dark Lord's hand.
Thus Sauron was defeated, and the land of Mordor guarded by the Dúnedain for some 1600 years. The alliance was disbanded, and the surviving participants returned to their own countries. Many Elves sailed into the west following the end of the war, bringing an end to the realm of Lindon.
It is unclear whether it was called the Last Alliance because it was the last time that the Elves marched to war in Middle-earth in significant strength or because it was hoped this would be the Last time Elves and Men had to unite against their common foe.
== In adaptations ==
== Translations ==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Laaste Alliansie tussen die Elwe en Mans
Albanian 	Aleanca e fundit e burrave dhe kukudhëve
Arabic 	آخر تحالف بين الجان والرجال
Armenian 	Տղամարդկանց և Էլֆերի վերջին դաշինքը
Assamese 	লাষ্ট এলায়েন্স অৱ মেন এণ্ড এলভছ
Azerbaijani 	Kişilər və Elflərin son ittifaqı
Basque 	Gizaki eta Elfoen Arteko Azken Aliantza
Belarusian Cyrillic 	Апошні саюз людзей і эльфаў
Bengali 	পুরুষ এবং এলভেসের শেষ জোট
Bhojpuri 	पुरुष आ कल्पित बौना के आखिरी गठबंधन
Bosnian 	Posljednji savez između vilenjaka i ljudi
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Последният съюз между елфи и хора
Cambodian 	សម្ព័ន្ធចុងក្រោយនៃបុរសនិងអេលហ្វ
Catalan 	Última aliança entre elfs i ésser humà
Chinese 	精灵与男人之间的最后联盟
Chinese (Traditional)	精靈與人類最後同盟
Croatian 	Posljednji savez vilenjaka i ljudi
Czech 	Poslední aliance elfů a lidí
Danish 	Sidste Alliance af Alver og Mennesker
Dogri 	पुरुषें ते योगिनी दा आखरी गठबंधन
Dutch 	Laatste Alliantie tussen Elfen en Mannen
Esperanto 	Lasta Alianco de Viroj kaj Elfoj
Estonian 	Viimane liit Haldjad ja meeste vahel
Finnish 	Haltioiden ja ihmisten viimeinen liitto
French 	Dernière Alliance des Hommes et des Elfes
Galician 	Última Alianza entre Elfos e Homes
Georgian 	ადამიანთა და ელფების ბოლო ალიანსი
German 	Letztes Bündnis von Elben und Menschen
Greek 	Τελευταία Συμμαχία των Ξωτικών και των Ανθρώπων
Gujarati 	પુરુષો અને ઝનુનનું છેલ્લું જોડાણ
Hebrew 	ברית האחרונה אלפים ו בני אנוש
Hindi 	पुरुषों और कल्पित बौने का अंतिम गठबंधन
Hungarian 	Utolsó szövetség a tündék és az emberek között
Icelandic 	Síðasta Bandalag milli Álfar og Karla
Indonesian 	Aliansi Terakhir Manusia dan Peri
Italian 	Ultima Alleanza tra gli Elfi e gli Uomini
Japanese 	エルフと男性の最後の同盟
Kannada 	ಪುರುಷರು ಮತ್ತು ಎಲ್ವೆಸ್ನ ಕೊನೆಯ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟ
Kazakh 	Ерлер мен Эльфтердің соңғы альянсы (Cyrillic) Erler men Élfterdiñ soñğı alyansı (Latin)
Korean 	인간과 엘프의 마지막 동맹
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Адамдар менен Эльфтердин акыркы союзу
Latvian 	Pēdējā Elfi un vīriešu alianse
Lithuanian 	Paskutinis vyrų ir elfų aljansas
Luxembourgish 	Lescht Allianz vu Männer an Elfen
Macedonian Cyrillic 	Последниот Сојуз на Елфите и Луѓето
Malayalam 	പുരുഷന്മാരുടെയും കുട്ടിച്ചാത്തന്മാരുടെയും അവസാന സഖ്യം
Malaysian 	Perikatan Lelaki dan Bunian Terakhir
Maltese 	L-aħħar Alleanza tal-Irġiel u l-Elves
Marathi 	पुरुष आणि एल्व्ह्सची शेवटची युती
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Хүмүүс ба Элфүүдийн сүүлчийн холбоо
Nepalese 	पुरुष र एल्भ्सको अन्तिम गठबन्धन
Norwegian 	Siste Allianse mellom Alver og Menn
Pashto 	د نارینه او یلوس وروستی اتحاد
Persian 	آخرین اتحاد الف‌ها و انسان‌ها
Polish 	Ostatni Sojusz elfów i ludzi
Portuguese 	Última Aliança entre os Elfos e os Homens
Punjabi 	ਪੁਰਸ਼ਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਐਲਵਜ਼ ਦਾ ਆਖਰੀ ਗਠਜੋੜ
Romanian 	Ultima alianță dintre elfi și oameni
Serbian 	Последњи савез људи и вилењака (Cyrillic) Poslednji savez ljudi i vilenjaka (Latin)
Sinhalese 	මිනිසුන් සහ එල්ව්ස්ගේ අවසාන සන්ධානය
Slovak 	Posledná aliancia elfov a ľudí
Slovenian 	Zadnje zavezništvo vilinov in ljudi
Spanish 	Última alianza entre elfos y hombres
Swedish 	Sista Alliansen av Människor och Alver
Tajik Cyrillic 	Иттиҳоди охирини мардон ва элфҳо
Tamil 	ஆண்கள் மற்றும் குட்டிச்சாத்தான்களின் கடைசி கூட்டணி
Tatar 	Ирләр һәм Эльвесның соңгы союзы
Telugu 	పురుషులు మరియు దయ్యాల చివరి కూటమి
Thai 	พันธมิตรครั้งสุดท้ายของเอลฟ์และมนุษย์
Turkish 	İnsanlarla Elflerin Son İttifakı
Turkmen 	Erkekleriň we Elfleriň soňky bileleşigi
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Останній союз людей і ельфів
Urdu 	مردوں اور یلوس کا آخری اتحاد
Uzbek 	Еркаклар ва элфларнинг охирги иттифоқи (Cyrillic) Erkaklar va elflarning oxirgi ittifoqi (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Liên minh cuối cùng của người đàn ông và yêu tinh
Welsh 	Cynghrair olaf Dynion a Choblynnod
Yiddish 	לעצטע בונד פון מענטשן און עלווז
== References ==
Category:Armies
Category:Organizations
Category:War of the Last Alliance
fr:Dernière Alliance des Hommes et des Elfes
it:Ultima Alleanza tra gli Elfi e gli Uomini
pl:Ostatni Sojusz elfów i ludzi