Who defended Minas Tirith?
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Who defended Minas Tirith?
Minas Tirith in the Third Age After Sauron openly declared himself in the year TA 2951, Ecthelion II strengthened the city’s defences. Only a few years later, Aragorn travelled to the city under the alias of Thorongil, and was said to have done great deeds there.
How many died in the battle of Minas Tirith?
| Battle of the Pelennor Fields | |
|---|---|
| Strength | |
| ~3,000 defenders of Minas Tirith 6,000 Rohirrim reinforcements Unknown Gondor reinforcements | Unknown total strength, but vast numerical superiority to Gondor’s forces 18,000 Haradrim |
| Casualties |
Who is the oldest person in Middle Earth?
Tom Bombadil is the oldest, as are other Maiar and Varda listed above. The Ents came from the thoughts of Yvanna (a Varda), who is the same age as Tom Bombadil. Also, the Ents were not resistant to Saruman’s evil, but Tom Bombadil was unaffected by Sauron’s evil ring.
How many soldiers were Gondor?
So on the low end Gondor’s army was around 30,000 troops. On the high end it was probably close to 40,000.
How many orcs were in the battle of Gondor?
| Battle of the Pelennor Fields | |
|---|---|
| Strength | |
| 3,000 Gondorians 500 Guards of the Citadel 5,000 South Gondorians and men from outlying provinces 6,000 Rohirrim cavalry soldiers 30 Northern Dunedain Total ~15,000 | Tens of thousands of Orcs, Easterlings, Haradrim and Variags Several hundred oliphaunts and trolls |
| Casualties and losses |
Who built Minas Ithil?
10 It Was Built By Númenóreans Only Elendil, his sons, and his followers were warned beforehand, and they sailed to Middle-earth. Upon arriving, they built Minas Tirith, then known as Minas Anor, to defend their land against the Men of the White Mountains.
How many Rohirrim were there at Minas Tirith?
So, 6,000 Rohirrim and whatever forces were inside Minas Tirith were enough to bring about a finely poised battle against 18,000 Haradrim and the Legions of Morgul. This doesn’t give us a clear figure, but it is enough to show that there must have been 10-15,000 men defending Minas Tirith, before Theoden or Aragorn arrived.
What happened to Minas Tirith after the fall of Osgiliath?
After the fall of Osgiliath there was no longer a barrier against the forces of Mordor, which moved onto the Pelennor Fields on 15 March T.A. 3019 as the Great Darkness blotted out the sun. Almost all of Minas Tirith’s civilian population was evacuated prior to the siege, and were sent southward to Gondor’s southern fiefdoms.
How many Rohirrim were needed to defeat the Haradrim?
Here is the key quote from The Battle of the Pelennor Fields: the day thus began to turn against Gondor. (Emphasis mine.) So, 6,000 Rohirrim and whatever forces were inside Minas Tirith were enough to bring about a finely poised battle against 18,000 Haradrim and the Legions of Morgul.
What was the result of the Battle of Mordor?
The tactical and morale advantage was effective in turning the battle into a rout of the Mordor host. Most of the Mordor-host was slain and the rest fled back toward the Land of Shadow, many drowning in the Anduin.