Dates

Winter I 455 to spring I 456

Location

The north of Beleriand

Settlements

The attacking forces emerged from Morgoth's northern fortress of Angband

Important peaks

The rivers of fire that gave the battle its name ran down from Thangorodrim

Pronunciation

Bragollach is pronounced 'brago'llach' (ch as in Scots loch)

Meaning

Bragollach means 'sudden flame'

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Battle of the Bragollach

The Ruin of Beleriand

(1)	Barad Eithel withstands the attack in the west.
(2)	A force breaks through the Pass of Aglon, and Dorthonion is captured.
(3)	Maedhros survives the attack in his fortress on Himring.
(4)	Caranthir's fortress on Rerir is overrun, and he flees south.
(5)	Two years after the main battle, Minas Tirith is captured by Sauron.

(1)	Barad Eithel withstands the attack in the west.
(2)	A force breaks through the Pass of Aglon, and Dorthonion is captured.
(3)	Maedhros survives the attack in his fortress on Himring.
(4)	Caranthir's fortress on Rerir is overrun, and he flees south.
(5)	Two years after the main battle, Minas Tirith is captured by Sauron.

A partial translation of the Elvish Dagor Bragollach, the 'Battle of Sudden Flame' that consumed the lands north of Beleriand in the year I 455. This battle saw the final breaking of the Siege of Angband by Morgoth. Rivers of fire consumed the green plain of Ard-galen, and the land of Dorthonion was captured by Morgoth's forces. The Bragollach also saw the end of Fingolfin (who rode to face Morgoth in hopeless single combat). Finrod's guard-tower of Minas Tirith withstood the main battle, but it was captured by Sauron just two years afterwards.

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