War of the Elves and Sauron: How Eregion Fell

Why did Sauron march an army out of Mordor and arrive too late? This deep dive explores the War of the Elves and Sauron, the Second Age catastrophe that destroyed Eregion, the Noldorin city where the Rings of Power were forged. Celebrimbor held the steps of the Mírdain against Sauron himself, surrendering the Seven Rings under torture but dying before he would name the Three. Durin's Dwarves saved Elrond's broken army, then sealed the gates of Moria for four thousand years. Men of Minhiriath fought for Sauron because Numenor had stripped their forests bare for six centuries. In the wreckage, a defeated commander fell back into a hidden gorge on the Bruinen and founded Rivendell—Tolkien tucked its birth into the final clause of one sentence about catastrophe.🕐 CHAPTERS:0:00 The Fall of Eregion and the Death of Celebrimbor1:12 Sauron's Ninety-Year Delay and the Hidden Three Rings6:22 Sauron Marches Through the Gap of Rohan10:30 Why the Men of Minhiriath Fought for Sauron14:47 Celebrimbor's Last Stand on the Mírdain Steps19:14 The Dwarves Save Elrond, Then Shut the Gates23:55 Tar-Minastir's Fleet and the Battle of the Gwathló28:12 Rivendell Was Founded in a Retreat#lotr #tolkien #ringsofpower #sauron #elrond #rivendell📖 Read more: https://rangeroftherealms.com/episodes/the-war-of-the-elves-and-sauron-how-eregion-fell-and-rivendell-was-born/How this episode was made: researched from the primary texts, drafted with AI from my notes and reviewed and edited by me, fact-checked against the books, illustrated with generated art under my direction, narrated in a clone of my own voice. Details: https://rangeroftherealms.com/system/📚 MORE FROM RANGER OF THE REALMS:🔹 Channel: https://youtube.com/@RangeroftheRealms🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1cBIiWA4DzPVubntEqH2cr🔹 Website: https://rangeroftherealms.com☕ Support: https://ko-fi.com/rangeroftherealms🎬 A DREAMBYTES PRODUCTIONThe works of J.R.R. Tolkien remain under copyright to the Tolkien Estate.This is a fan work created for educational and entertainment purposes.