Destruction of Dol Guldur

The Galadhrim of Lothlórien and the Tawarwaith of Mirkwood fought a battle to bring about the destruction of Dol Guldur, the last remaining fortress of Sauron in Rhovanion, during the War of the Ring.
== History ==
The Nazgûl who guarded the castle were absent, and its army had been defeated three times by the Elves of Lórien and also by Thranduil in a long battle under the trees. The actual manner of the battle is not mentioned, but the end is certain. On April 6, Galadriel came to the gates and through unspecified means cast down the walls, foul pits and crevices. The evil realm of Dol Guldur was finally destroyed and the forest was cleansed.
On the same day, Celeborn and Thranduil met in the midst of the forest and renamed it Eryn Lasgalen, "wood of green leaves". Celeborn took the land south of the Narrows for himself and named it East Lórien, while Thranduil took all the forest north of the Mountains of Mirkwood, the middle of the forest was given to the Beornings and Woodmen.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "Battles in the North"
== In adaptations ==
=== The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II ===
The Battle of Dol Guldur takes place in the PC and Xbox 360 game The Battle for Middle-earth II as the final mission in the Good Campaign. Unlike its book counterpart, this battle has numerous differences. Elrond leads the battle instead of Celeborn, Glorfindel also is present along with Glóin, who are paired up together in the game. Thranduil of Mirkwood also joins the fray along with Arwen and even Dáin II, which is quite noticeable as in the book he died in Battle of Dale, whereas in the game he survives. Easterlings and Haradrim as well as at least one Mûmak, details not in the book.
The initial force consists of Elrond and many Elves and Dwarves. They destroy two Mordor camps and light signal fires. Soon Glorfindel, Glóin, and Dáin arrive with Dwarven reinforcements, and Thranduil and Arwen arrive with Elven and Ent reinforcements. They then proceed to attack the stronghold, after pushing through numerous defences, they receive word that Sauron has become aware of the attack and has sent reinforcements to aid his forces already there. After defeating the reinforcements lead by three Nazgûl (who retreat, probably being summoned back to Mordor to fight in the Battle of the Black Gate). The army is reinforced by several Great Eagles. With their aid, the Elves, Dwarves and Ents destroy most of the remaining forces of Dol Guldur, including a Watcher and Wyrms. After slaying the dragon in command of the defense of Dol Guldur, Galadriel destroys the fortress, clearing the north of all evil. At the same time, Sauron perishes in Mordor as the One Ring is destroyed.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Stryd van Dol Guldur
Albanian 	Beteja e Dol Guldur
Arabic 	معركة دول غولدور
Armenian 	Դոլ Գուլդուր ճակատամարտը
Azerbaijani 	Dol Guldur uğrunda döyüş
Basque 	Dol Guldur gudua
Belarusian Cyrillic	Дол Гулдурская аперацыя
Bengali 	দোল গুল্লুর যুদ্ধ
Bosnian 	Bitka za Dol Guldur
Breton 	Emgann Dol Guldur
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Битка за дол Гулдур
Catalan 	Batalla de Guldur
Chinese (Hong Kong)	多爾哥多之戰役
Croatian 	Bitka za Dol Guldur
Czech 	Bitva o Dol Guldur
Danish 	Slaget om Dol Guldur
Dutch 	Slag bij Dol Guldur
Esperanto 	Batalo de Dol Guldur
Estonian 	Dol Guldur lahing
Filipino 	Labanan ng Dol Guldur
Finnish 	Dol Guldurin taistelu
French 	Bataille de Dol Guldur
Frisian 	Slach om Dol Guldur
Galician 	Batalla de Dol Guldur
Georgian 	დოლ გულდურ ბრძოლა (Battle of Dol Guldur)
დოლ გულდურის დაცემა (Fall of Dol Guldur)
Greek 	Μάχη του Ντολ Γκουλντούρ
Gujarati 	ડોલ ગુલાડર યુદ્ધ
Hebrew 	קרב דול גולדור
Hindi 	डोल गुलदुर की लड़ाई
Hungarian 	Dol Gulduri csata
Icelandic 	Orrustan um Dol Guldur
Indonesian 	Pertempuran Dol Guldur
Irish Gaelic 	Cath na Dol Guldur
Italian 	Battaglia di Dol Guldur
Japanese 	ドル・グルダー戦い
Javanese 	Paprangan Dol Guldur
Kannada 	ಡಾಲ್ ಗುಲ್ಡೂರ್ ಯುದ್ಧ
Korean 	돌 굴 더르 전투
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Дол Гулдур согуш
Latvian 	Kauja par Dol Guldur
Lithuanian 	Mūšis dėl Dol Guldur
Luxembourgish 	Schluecht vu Dol Guldur
Macedonian Cyrillic	Битка на Дол Гулдур
Malagasy 	Ady i Dol Guldur
Malaysian 	Pertempuran Dol Guldur
Maltese 	Ġlieda ta Dol Guldur
Marathi 	डोल गुल्दुर सी लढाई
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Дол Гулдур тулалдаан
Nepalese 	डोल गुलदुर युद्ध
Norwegian 	Slaget om Dol Guldur
Occitan 	Batalha de Dol Guldur
Persian 	نبرد دول گولدور
Polish 	Bitwą o Dol Guldur
Portuguese 	Batalha de Dol Guldur
Punjabi 	ਡੋਲ ਗੁੱਲਡਲ ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ
Romanian 	Bătălia de Dol Guldur
Russian 	Штурм Дол Гулдура
Sardinian 	Battaglia de Dol Guldur
Serbian 	Битка од Дол Гулдур (Cyrillic) Bitka od Dol Guldur (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඩොල් ගුල්දුර් සටනක්
Slovak 	Bitka o Dol Guldur
Slovenian 	Bitka za Dol Guldur
Samoan 	Taua o le Dol Guldur
Spanish 	Batalla de Dol Guldur
Swedish 	Slaget om Dol Guldur
Tamil 	டோல் குலத்துர் சண்டை
Telugu 	డోల్ గుల్దర్ యుద్ధం
Thai 	การต่อสู้ของโดลกูลดูลร์
Turkish 	Dol Guldur savaş
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Битва Дол-Гулдур
Urdu 	جنگ کی داول گولڈور
Uzbek 	Дол Гулдур жанги (Cyrillic) Dol Guldur jangi (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Trận chiến Dol Guldur
Welsh 	Brwydr Dol Guldur
Xhosa 	Imfazwe yaseDol Guldur
Yiddish 	שלאַכט פון דאָל גולדור
==References==
it:Battaglia di Dol Guldur
ru:Штурм Дол Гулдура
de:Schleifung Dol Guldurs
Category:Battles
Category:War of the Ring