Seven Years of Shadow: The Harrowing Siege of Barad-dûr | LOTR LORE #Lordoftherings

#LOTR #LORE #Lordoftherings #Tolkien Seven Years of Shadow: The Harrowing Siege of Barad-dûr | LOTR LORE #Lordoftherings This lore deep-dive recounts the epic and tragic history of the War of the Last Alliance during Middle-earth's Second Age. Led by High King Gil-galad and Elendil, the combined forces of Elves and Men march upon Mordor to stand against the dark might of Sauron. Following a harrowing seven-year siege of the dark tower Barad-dûr, Sauron finally enters the battlefield, leading to a catastrophic duel where both Gil-galad and Elendil perish. Isildur, using the shattered shards of his father's sword Narsil, defeats Sauron but claims the One Ring for himself. Ignoring Elrond's desperate pleas to cast the Ring into the fires of Mount Doom, Isildur succumbs to its corrupting whisper. This fatal choice seals his doom; during the journey home, Isildur is ambushed by Orcs at the Gladden Fields, where the Ring betrays him, slipping from his finger and leaving him to die in the River Anduin as the dark shadow lingers over the dawn of the Third Age. #LOTR #LORE #Lordoftherings #Tolkien Us Playlist:    • LORD OF THE RINGS LORE | J.J.Tolkien   #LOTR #LORE #Lordoftherings #Tolkien