Lord of the Rings Background: Last Alliance of Elves and Men

The Lord of the Rings Background:
Last Alliance of Elves and Men:
Toward the end of the Second Age Sauron returned to Mordor after bringing about the fall of Númenor. He soon began to attack Gondor, capturing Minas Ithil (which is now known as Minas Morgul).

Gil-galad, High King of the Elves, and Elendil, King of Gondor, formed an alliance of Elves and Men. They marched against Mordor, defeating Sauron's minions on the Plain of Dagorlad outside the Black Gate. They then marched into Mordor and laid siege to Barad-dûr itself. Both Gil-galad and Elendil were killed during the siege. After eleven years, Sauron was defeated when Isildur, son of Elendil, cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand. This ended the Second Age of Middle Earth.

Sauron was merely defeated and not destroyed because his fate was bound to the Ring and Isildur chose to keep the Ring, rather than throw it into the Cracks of Mt. Doom as Elrond pleaded.

In the films: The final battle of the Second Age was depicted in the Prologue of The Fellowship of the Ring with Elendil's death being depicted as happening just prior to Sauron's defeat.

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Available at Amazon.com:

Peter Jackson Films:

Middle Earth Collection:
Theatrical Blu-ray
Extended Blu-ray
Collector's Blu-ray

The Hobbit Trilogy:
Theatrical: Blu-ray + DVD
Extended: Blu-ray | DVD

An Unexpected Journey:
Theatrical Edition:
Blu-ray | BD 3D | Prime Video
Soundtrack: CD | MP3
Extended Edition:
Blu-ray | BD 3D | DVD | Prime Video | Soundtrack: CD | MP3

Desolation of Smaug:
Theatrical Edition:
Blu-ray | BD 3D | Prime Video
Soundtrack: CD | MP3
Extended Edition:
Blu-ray | BD 3D | DVD | Prime Video | Soundtrack: CD | MP3

Battle of the Five Armies:
Theatrical Edition:
Blu-ray | BD 3D | DVD | Prime Video | Soundtrack: CD | MP3
Extended Edition:
Blu-ray | BD 3D | DVD | Prime Video | Soundtrack: CD | MP3

LotR Trilogy:
Theatrical: Blu-ray | DVD
Extended: Blu-ray | DVD
Posters

Animated Film Adaptations:

The Hobbit:
DVD | DVD (SE) | Prime Video
The Lord of the Rings:
Blu-ray | DVD | Prime Video
The Return of the King:
DVD

Books by J.R.R. Tolkien:

The Lord of the Rings Set
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
The Silmarillion
The Unfinished Tales
Beren and Luthien
The Children of Hurin
The Fall of Gondolin

Audio Presentations:
The Lord of the Rings:

BBC Dramatization (CD)
NPR Dramatization (CD)
Unabridged Reading (CD)

The Hobbit:
BBC Dramatization (CD)
NPR Dramatization (CD)
Unabridged Reading (CD)

The Fellowship of the Ring:
BBC Dramatization (CD)
NPR Dramatization (CD)
Unabridged Reading (CD)

The Two Towers:
BBC Dramatization (CD)
NPR Dramatization (CD)
Unabridged Reading (CD)

The Return of the King:
BBC Dramatization (CD)
NPR Dramatization (CD)
Unabridged Reading (CD)

The Silmarillion:
Unabridged Reading (CD)

The Children of Hurin:
Unabridged Reading (CD)