Eithel Sirion

• Fingolfin and Fingon drive off the orcs besieging the fortress and plan a counter-attack on Dorthonion.
• His army is joined by Hador, who volunteers to lead the vanguard.

Fen of Serech

• Finrod and his army hurry north to join Fingolfin, but are ambushed at Serech. Finrod is cut off from the bulk of his army and vastly outnumbered.
• Barahir comes across Finrod’s army and destroys the orc ambush.
• Finrod thanks Barahir. He swears an oath of friendship between families, giving him his ring. The ring is forever known as the Ring of Barahir.

Dorthonion

• Hador rides on the massive army of orcs occupying Dorthonion, but he is set upon by balrogs.
• Fingon and Fingolfin come to his aid, but tens of thousands of men and elves are slain or captured.
• Fingolfin gives the order to retreat.

Eithel Sirion

• Hador’s son Gundor is killed while retreating. Hador stands against the army alone covering his son’s body in a suicidal last stand.
• Fingon’s archers destroy the orcs attacking Hador. The orcs retreat back to Dorthonion.
• At Barad Eithel, Fingon recounts the losses of men and territory to Fingolfin. Fingolfin tells Fingon he will end the war alone.

Angband

• Fingolfin rides through the orc host in Ard-Galen, moonlight glowing off his armour. The orcs flee before him.
• Fingolfin challenges Morgoth at the Gates of Angband. Morgoth accepts. Fingolfin wounds Morgoth seven times, but he is cast down by Grond. Fingolfin delivers a final blow to Morgoth’s foot, before being crushed by it. Watching the duel from afar, Thorondor flew down and stole Fingolfin’s body before it could be desecrated.

Deaths – Fingolfin, Hador, Gundor

Adapted from chapters ‘Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin’ from The Silmarillion.

Pictures

• The Siege of Angband – John Howe
• The Oath of Finrod to Barahir – Anke Eissman
• Fingolfin’s Wrath – Ted Nasmith
• Fingolfin’s Challenge – John Howe