How did Gondor lose Mordor?
After the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, a Host of the West went to the Black Gate. Sauron sent his army to destroy the Men of Gondor and Rohan at the Battle of the Black Gate, but then Frodo Baggins destroyed the One Ring and Mordor fell. Sauron’s power was destroyed, sending shock waves through the air and ground.
How many orcs were in the battle of Gondor?
In the siege of Minas Tirith, and the battle of the Pelannor fields, there were (roughly) 10,000–20,000 Gondor soldiers against 100,000–200,000 Orcs, led by the Nazgûl. Gondor was outnumbered 10:1, their leadership was poor (Gandalf actually had to take command of the city) and their morale was poor.
When did Minas Morgul fall?
2002
In TA 2000, the forces of the nine Nazgûl laid siege to Minas Ithil. In TA 2002 after two years of siege, the city fell and was transformed into a bastion of evil, with its palantír falling into the hands of Sauron.
What happened to Gondor after Sauron’s defeat?
The kingdom’s ascendancy was restored only with Sauron’s final defeat and the crowning of Aragorn. Based upon early conceptions, the history and geography of Gondor were developed in stages as a part of the major extension of Tolkien’s legendarium that he undertook during the writing of The Lord of the Rings.
How many kings of Gondor were there after Anarion?
In all, there were thirty-one kings of Gondor after Anárion, who was slain before Barad-dûr at the Siege of Barad-dûr. Like Arnor to the north, Gondor was a Dúnedain kingdom founded by Isildur and Anárion, the sons of Elendil, after the Downfall of Númenor.
What happened to Gondor after the fall of Osgiliath?
King Tarondor found a sapling of the White Tree, and moved the capital from Osgiliath to Minas Anor, the city of Anárion. During this time, Gondor was so depopulated that many settlements and garrisons were abandoned, including the fortifications guarding against the re-entry of evil into Mordor.
What cities did the Dunedain rule in Gondor?
Gondor’s great cities Minas Anor, Minas Ithil, Osgiliath and Pelargir only grew and the Dunedain of Gondor started to rule over more and more of the lesser people. Tarannon Falastur r. TA 830 – TA 913.