Inside Middle-earth — The War of Eregion

The history of the Second Age of Middle-earth was marked by rings, which caused a war that destroyed an elven kingdom and almost meant the total victory of Sauron.

The Eregion War was one of the most important events of the entire Second Age, along with the fall of Númenor and the War of the Last Alliance. Its outcome closed a whole era and left after-effects that would have new consequences many centuries later.

The conflict between the elves of Middle-earth and Sauron resulted from a long series of precedents leading to this war.

Why did the war break out?

After the War of Wrath, all of Beleriand collapsed, and the Elves gathered in the kingdom of Lindon, which was left on the west coast of Middle-earth with the new drawing of the world. From there, years later, Galadriel and Celeborn set out to find a new home to live in.

With them, along with many Noldor, traveled Celebrimbor. He was the son of Curufin and grandson of Fëanor, so he was closely linked to Galadriel. After years of travels, they arrived in the vicinity of Khazad-dûm, a region called Eregion, where they decided to found an elven kingdom.