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The war for the land of Mordor took place when the dark lord Sauron returned there during the Third Age.
Prelude[]
Upon realising Sauron was indeed the Necromancer within Dol Guldur and Gandalf was captured there, Galadriel and the White Council launched an attack to free Gandalf and defeat Sauron. Saruman and Elrond fought the ringwraiths but eventually Sauron and his wraiths were banished from Dol Guldur by Lady Galadriel and they returned to Mordor. Elrond noted that they should warn Gondor of Sauron's return but Saruman told him to leave Sauron to him. Sauron found Mordor occupied by civilisations of men from Gondor and other colonies but they were not warned of his coming and were taken by surprise.
The war[]
Sauron began by breeding legions of Uruks and Orcs and attacking the various village settlements within Mordor, taking men as his slaves. His trusted Black Captains were sent with an army to conquer the Black Gate from the Gondorian rangers keeping watch there which they did, successfully blocking off Mordor from Gondor. The Spider Shelob, swore revenge on Sauron and when she realised he was back in Mordor, she led a campaign against his forces with her children. When the wraith elf lord Celebrimbor possessed Talion the ranger as he died during that battle they swore revenge on the Black Hand of Sauron for the death of Talion's family. Becoming known around Mordor by the Uruks as the gravewalker or the bright lord, Talion fought many battles within Mordor against Sauron's forces. There was also a brief resistance of slaves led by Hirgon until they were defeated by the Black Captains.
Aftermath[]
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Major Events[]
- Insurrection in Mordor
- Attack on the Black Gate
- Campaign to kill the Black Hand
- Attack on Gimûb the Slaver's camp
- Assassination of Goroth
- Rescue of Ratbag
- Campaign against the warchiefs in Udûn
- Rescue of slaves in Mordor
- Destruction of the Sauron monument
- Attack on the slave resistance camp
- Battle with the Hammer of Sauron
- Journey to Núrn
- Skirmish in Núrn
- Rescue of Lithariel
- Battle with the Tower of Sauron
- Campaign against the warchiefs in Núrn
- Battle at the top of the Black Gate
- Attack on Shelob
- Mission into the forest of Carnán
- Talion's recruitment of Brûz's forces
- Eltariel's skirmish with a Nazgûl
- Hunt in Núrn
- Taking of Sharkhburz
- War of the fortresses in Núrn
- Rescue of Idril
- Battle against Tar Goroth
- Battle against Suladân's forces
- Carnán forest skirmishes
- Defense of Sharkhburz
- Assassination attempt on Talion
- Brûz's insurrection
- Battle against Helm Hammerhand's forces
- Battle against Isildur's forces
- Battle during the chosen ceremony
- Battle against a Nazgûl in Mordor
- Battle for Isildur's fortress
- Battle of Minas Morgul
- Duel on Barad-dûr