![]() ![]() After the quest, Bilbo and Gandalf returned there. After the fall of Angmar the heirs of Isildur were fostered in Rivendell.ĭuring the Quest of Erebor, Bilbo Baggins and the Company of Thorin stopped off at Rivendell. Elrond then sent Glorfindel and a host of Elves to meet with the armies of Eärnil II and Círdan, defeating Angmar for good at the Battle of Fornost. However, in TA 1974, Arthedain fell to Angmar. This siege was broken by reinforcements brought over the mountains, from Lothlórien, and Angmar was repelled and subdued for a time. When Angmar rose to power in the fourteenth century of the Third Age, Rivendell was again besieged from TA 1356 to TA 1409. ![]() Third Ageįollowing the Disaster of the Gladden Fields, the last surviving son of Isildur, Valandil, was fostered in Elrond's home in Rivendell until he was ready to take up his throne eight years later. ![]() Sauron laid siege to the valley but with the arrival of the Númenóreans the besieging force was destroyed.įollowing the establishment of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men the hosts of Gil-galad and Elendil marched to Imladris and made camp in the valley to prepare their arms and then proceeded over the High Pass southeast to Dagorlad. However Elrond arrived too late and along with the refugees from Eregion was forced to retreat back to Rivendell, where they made a stronghold. In the War of the Elves and Sauron, Eregion was laid waste and Elrond was sent from Lindon with a host of Elves to aid Eregion in resisting Sauron. In SA 1697, Elrond established Rivendell as a refuge and stronghold. One of the main approaches to Rivendell passed through the nearby Ford of Bruinen.Ī bridge to Rivendell, by Robert Zigo History Second Age War of the Elves and Sauron The peaceful, sheltered valley of Rivendell was located at the edge of a narrow gorge of the river Bruinen, but well hidden in the moorlands and foothills of the Misty Mountains. 6.2 Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King. ![]()
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