Middle-earth

Event

The War of Wrath

The Valar overthrow Morgoth, ending the First Age and sinking much of Beleriand.

Supplementary writingsFrom posthumously published works, notes, drafts or appendices.
Date
F.A. 545–587
Age
The First Age
Type
Battle
Certainty
Approximate

The event

The Valar overthrow Morgoth, ending the First Age and sinking much of Beleriand.

Causes

Eärendil’s plea and the accumulated grief of Beleriand.

Consequences

Morgoth is thrust into the Void; Beleriand is broken and largely drowned; the Second Age begins.

Participants

Artifacts

Sources

  • The Silmarillion · 1977

    Posthumously edited. Contains the Ainulindalë, Valaquenta, Quenta Silmarillion, Akallabêth and Of the Rings of Power.