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Date
I 472 (especially the time following the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, which was fought in the spring of that year)
Location
The name derived from a battle fought northward of Beleriand, which affected peoples across that land
Race
Elves and Men
Divisions
Primarily affected Noldor and Edain
Settlements
The battle that led to the Year of Lamendation was fought on the plain before Angband
Meaning
The 'lamentation' was for the dreadful loss of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad

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Year of Lamentation

The four hundred and seventy-first of the Years of the Sun

The year of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, in which Morgoth overcame the armies of the Noldor and their allies, and Elves and Men were robbed of all hope of defeating him. It was also the year that Tuor was born, and that Túrin was sent to Doriath.


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Balrogs

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