Season 2, Episode 7: Doomed to Die
The siege of Eregion begins in earnest. Elrond's army arrives, but the Dwarves he hoped for don't come. Celebrimbor breaks free of Sauron's illusion and frees Galadriel.
Who went where
Elrond
the road to Eregion → Eregion
Bargains with Adar, then leads the defence; asks Durin IV for help.Arondir
the road to Eregion → Eregion
Fights the troll Damrod, then is gravely wounded by Adar.Gil-galad & Círdan
Lindon → the road to Eregion → Eregion
Gil-galad arrives and leads a charge.Galadriel
Stays in Eregion
Escapes and finds Celebrimbor in the ruined city.Celebrimbor
Stays in Eregion
Forges the Nine and sees through Annatar.Adar & the orcs
Stays in Eregion
Breaks through the walls.Durin IV & Disa
Stays in Khazad-dûm
The army stays home on Durin III's order.Damrod the hill-troll
outside Eregion → Eregion
Thrown against the defenders; Elrond and Arondir fight him at the walls.Advertisement
Key moments
The Nine
Celebrimbor forges nine rings for Men, then finally sees through Annatar's deception.
Celebrimbor forges nine rings for Men, then finally sees through Annatar's deception.
Battle at the walls
Elrond's army arrives and Gil-galad leads a charge, but the Dwarves never come and the walls are breached.
Elrond's army arrives and Gil-galad leads a charge, but the Dwarves never come and the walls are breached.
Places in this episode
Eregion — Ost-in-Edhil
Celebrimbor's city of Elven-smiths. The Three Rings are forged here, then the Seven and the Nine under Annatar, and the city is destroyed in Season 2.
📖 Books: Founded by Noldor Elves early in the Second Age; Celebrimbor and his smiths were deceived by Sauron as Annatar. The Three were made by Celebrimbor alone after Annatar left, and Sauron sacked the city about a century later.
Celebrimbor's city of Elven-smiths. The Three Rings are forged here, then the Seven and the Nine under Annatar, and the city is destroyed in Season 2.
📖 Books: Founded by Noldor Elves early in the Second Age; Celebrimbor and his smiths were deceived by Sauron as Annatar. The Three were made by Celebrimbor alone after Annatar left, and Sauron sacked the city about a century later.
Lindon — Gil-galad's court
The Elven realm west of the Blue Mountains, ruled by High King Gil-galad. Its great tree fades until the Three Rings restore it.
📖 Books: The last Elf-kingdom west of the Blue Mountains, ruled by Gil-galad.
The Elven realm west of the Blue Mountains, ruled by High King Gil-galad. Its great tree fades until the Three Rings restore it.
📖 Books: The last Elf-kingdom west of the Blue Mountains, ruled by Gil-galad.
Khazad-dûm
The great Dwarf kingdom under the Misty Mountains, home of King Durin III, Prince Durin IV and Princess Disa, and of mithril and a Balrog.
📖 Books: The greatest Dwarf-city. In the books its Balrog is awakened much later, in the Third Age, when Dwarves mine too deep for mithril.
The great Dwarf kingdom under the Misty Mountains, home of King Durin III, Prince Durin IV and Princess Disa, and of mithril and a Balrog.
📖 Books: The greatest Dwarf-city. In the books its Balrog is awakened much later, in the Third Age, when Dwarves mine too deep for mithril.
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