War of the Great Jewels

The War of the Great Jewels,The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age, "Of Men" or simply War of the JewelsThe Silmarillion, "Akallabêth" (The Downfall of Númenor) or Wars of Beleriand,The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter X: "Of the Sindar" was a series of conflicts in the late First Age, between the forces of Morgoth and the Elves of Beleriand, with their Edain (and sometimes Dwarf) allies.
From his mighty fortress of Angband, Morgoth used this base from which to launch his attacks on the peoples of Beleriand. While the Ñoldor had some victories, the Doom of Mandos always hung over their efforts. Many Men fell in these battles on both sides, and for a long time after the Elves had scorn for the Men of the Houses who supported Morgoth.
==Battles of Beleriand==
The following were the major battles in this long, extended conflict. 
#The First Battle of Beleriand was fought before the Ñoldor arrived, and was fought by the Sindar and Laiquendi.
#The Second Battle was the Dagor-nuin-Giliath, or Battle-under-Stars, fought by the Ñoldor following Fëanor and his Seven Sons.
#The Third Battle was the Dagor Aglareb, or Glorious Battle, which led to the Siege of Angband.
#*Various minor battles were fought during the Siege which are not counted.
#The Fourth Battle was the disastrous Dagor Bragollach, or Battle of Sudden Flame, which broke the Siege.
#The Fifth Battle was the Nírnaeth Arnoediad or Battle of Unnumbered Tears, in which the Ñoldor armies were utterly destroyed.
#The Sixth and Last Battle of Beleriand was the War of Wrath, which ended the First Age of Arda and destroyed Beleriand.
==Other battles==
In addition to the six Great Battles of Beleriand, there were other battles in Beleriand against the Dark Lord Morgoth, and even Elves against Elves and Dwarves against Elves. These conflicts were directly or indirectly part of the War of the Great Jewels.
*Kinslaying at Alqualondë - Battle in which the armies of Feanor and Fingon killed the Teleri elves who refused to give them the ships
*Battle of the Lammoth - Fingolfin against the Orcs of Morgoth in Lammoth The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 12: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
*Battle of the Firth of Drengist* - Fingon against the Orcs of Morgoth in the Firth of Drengist The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIII: "Of the Return of the Ñoldor"
*Defense of the Gelion-Ascar stockade - The battle the Haladin forces and the Noldor forces led by Caranthir against the forces of Morgoth.
*Battle of the Aglond Pass - The battle between the forces of Maedhros and Maglor and the Orcs trying to cross the Pass of Aglond in FA 402
*Battle of the Pass of Aglond - Battle in which the Sons of Fëanor were forced to retreat towards Himring
*Fall of Tol Sirion - A battle in which Orodreth retreated to Nargothrond and Sauron and the Orcs captured the island of Tol Sirion and Minas Tirith
*Second Assault on Hithlum - The battle between Morgoth's orc armies attacking Hithlum and the forces of Fingon and Cirdan.
*Assault on Doriath - Morgoth's failed attack to take Luthien back to Angband
*Fall of the Falas - in which the havens of Brithombar and Eglarest were sacked and fell, took place after the Nirnaeth.
*Skirmishes on the marches of Doriath - Military operation by the Guardians of Northern Doriath on the borders of Doriath.
*Skirmishes of the Land of Bow and Helm - Military battles fought by the Dor-Cúarthol in West Beleriand
*Sack of Amon Rûdh - The Gaurwaith are destroyed and Dor-Cúarthol is lost.
*Battle of Talath Dirnen - The Elves of Nargothrond against Orc forces
*Skirmishes of the Falas - The military battles of the Nargothronders between Sirion and Falas
*Battle of the Crossings of Taeglin - The battle in which the Orcs attacked the Forest of Brethil and killed the Handir.
*Battle of Tumhalad - The Elves of Nargothrond against Glaurung and the Orcs of Morgoth The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXI: "Of Túrin Turambar"Unfinished Tales, Part One: The First Age, II: "Narn i Chîn Húrin" (The Tale of the Children of Húrin)The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, XI: "The Fall of Nargothrond" 
*Fall of Nargothrond - Battle in which Glaurung and the Orcs destroy Nargothrond and its defenders
*Battle of the forest of Brethil - The battle between the Orcs of Glaurung and the Brethil men led by Turin
*Battle in the Thousand Caves - Dwarves of Nogrod attack Doriath and sack it.
*Battle of Sarn Athrad - Beren Erchamion, the Laiquendi of Ossiriand and Ents against the Dwarves of NogrodThe Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath"
*Second Kinslaying - Dior against the forces of the Sons of Fëanor in Menegroth 
*Fall of Gondolin - The forces of the Gondolindrim against the forces of Morgoth The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIII: "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"
*Third Kinslaying - The remaining forces of the Sons of Fëanor against the Elves living in the refugees at the Havens of Sirion, in the land of Arvernien The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Juwele oorlog
Albanian 	Lufta e xhevahireve
Amharic 	የከበሩ ድንጋዮች ጦርነት
Arabic 	حرب الجواهر
Armenian 	Զարդերի պատերազմ
Assamese 	ৱাৰ অৱ দ্য জুৱেলছ
Azerbaijani 	Zərgərlik müharibəsi
Basque 	Harribitxi gerra
Belarusian Cyrillic	Ювелірная вайна
Bengali 	রত্ন যুদ্ধ
Bosnian 	Rat draguljima
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Война на бижутата
Cambodian 	សង្រ្គាមនៃត្បូងនេះ
Catalan 	Guerra de les Gran Joies
Corsican 	Guerra di i Ghjuvelli
Czech 	Velká Válka klenoty
Danish 	Ædelstenskrigen
Dutch 	Sieraden oorlog
Esperanto 	Milito de la Juveloj
Estonian 	Juveeli sõda
Finnish 	Iso-Jalokivien sota
French 	Guerre des Grande-Joyaux
Frisian 	Oarloch fan de Grut-Edelstiennen (Western)
Galician 	Guerra de Gran Xoias
Georgian 	ძვირფასი ქვების ომი
German 	Groß Juwelenkrieg
Greek 	Μεγάλη Πόλεμος των Κοσμημάτων (War of the Great Jewels) Μάχες του Μπελέριαντ (Battles of Beleriand)
Gujarati 	જ્વેલરી વોર
Haitian Creole 	Lagè nan Bijou yo
Hebrew 	מלחמת התכשיטים
Hindi 	गहना युद्ध
Hungarian 	Ékkőháború
Icelandic 	Stóra-Gimsteinarstríð
Irish Gaelic 	Cogadh na seod
Italian 	Guerra dei Gioielli
Japanese 	ジュエリー戦争\
Kannada 	ಆಭರಣ ಯುದ್ಧ
Kazakh 	Зергерлік соғыс (Cyrillic) Zergerlik soğıs (Latin)
Korean 	보석 전쟁
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Зергерчилик согушу
Latin 	Bellum haud proinde gemmae
Latvian 	Dārgakmens karš
Lithuanian 	Brangakmenių karas
Luxembourgish 	Krich vun de Groussbijouen
Macedonian Cyrillic	Војна на накит
Maithili 	रत्नों के युद्ध
Malayalam 	ആഭരണങ്ങളുടെ യുദ്ധം
Malaysian 	Perang permata
Maltese 	Gwerra tal-Ġojjelli
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Үнэт эдлэлийн дайн
Nepalese 	गहना युद्ध
Norwegian 	Juvelenes krig
Pashto 	د ګاڼو جګړه
Persian 	نبرد گوهرها
Polish 	Wojna o Klejnoty
Portuguese 	Guerra da Grã-Jóias
Punjabi 	ਗਹਿਣੇ ਯੁੱਧ
Romanian 	Războiul bijuteriilor
Russian 	Война Самоцветов
Serbian 	Велика драгуље рат (Cyrillic) Velika dragulje rat (Latin)
Sindhi 	زيورن جي جنگ
Sinhalese 	ස්වර්ණාභරණ යුද්ධය
Slovak 	Veľká Vojna klenotmi
Slovenian 	Velika Draguljarska vojna
Spanish 	Guerra de las Gran Joyas
Swedish 	Stor Ädelstenkrig
Tajik Cyrillic 	Ҷанги заргарӣ
Tamil 	நகை போர்
Tatar 	Jewәүһәрләр сугышы
Telugu 	ఆభరణాల యుద్ధం
Thai 	สงครามเครื่องประดับ
Turkish 	Büyük Mücevher savaşı
Turkmen 	Zergärçilik urşy
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Війна самоцвітів
Urdu 	زیور جنگ
Uyghur 	گۆھەر ئۇرۇشى
Uzbek 	Жавоҳирлар уруши (Cyrillic) Javohirlar urushi (Latin)
Welsh 	Rhyfel Tlysau
Yiddish 	מלחמה פון די דזשולז
==References==
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