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  1. Some sources claim in some First Age wars there weren't 🧌trolls, 🐺wargs

    There has been a lot of discussion about these issues both in this forum and on other internet platforms. Quora's question and answer bot claims that there are no trolls and wargs in dagor-nuin-giliath and dagor aglareb. According to bot source Wargs first appeared in the Dragor Bragollach war...
  2. Which First Age character fought in the most wars and skirmishes?

    I'm not just talking about the 6 great wars of Beleriand and the other minor wars of Beleriand. Who is the character who fought the most and fought the most military battles and skirmishes, including unnamed wars and conflicts throughout the entire First Age? The 6 major wars of Beleriand, other...
  3. What races clashed in the ⚔️War of the Ring battles?

    BATTLES OF BELERIAND (First age wars) Kinslaying at Alqualondë noldor elves:100.000 teleri elves:300.000 First Battle doriath elves:15.000 falas elves:8000 ossiriand elves:11.000 dwarves:12.000 morgoth's orcs:80.000 Dagor-nuin-Giliath noldor elves:30.000 morgoth's orcs:60.000 balrogs:8...
  4. Was Annael in the battles of the First Age?

    Annael, Tuor's stepfather, was the leader of a grey elf union in Mithrim in the First Age. It is said that he lived in Beleriand before the Noldor returned to Middle Earth and even fought in the First Battle. So, do you think Annael fought in Dagor Bragollach, Nirnaeth Arnoediad and War of...
  5. Are the battles of the Third Age bigger than those in the First Age?

    Both the tolkien forum, reddit and Quora users say that the wars of the first age were larger than wars of third age, although the difference is not clear. I think too the wars of the first age are larger. But for some reasons, a few wars in the third age may be larger than some wars of the...
  6. Was Cirdan beardless in the first age?

    In Tolkien's works, it is stated that elves can only have beards in old age. That is how it remained in my mind from some articles. Do you think Cirdan was beardless in the First Age and in the First Age Wars?
  7. Which First Age 🧝elf saw the most battles and lands?

    The question is quite clear. Who do you think is the elf who has fought the most wars and also seen the most place among all the first age elves? I think this elf is Celegorm. Because he noticeably has more battles and more travels than other characters. his wars; Kinslaying at Alqualonde...
  8. Was the First Age marked by the awakening of 🧝Elves?

    For example, this is the entry "First Age" from The Complete Guide to Middle-earth by Rober Foster: And there're this remark of Christopher Tolkien in his foreword to The War of the Jewels:
  9. Who is the character who 💀killed the most 🧝elves in the first age?

    Who do you think is the character that killed the most elves in the wars of beleriand and first age?
  10. Were 🧝elves and men more powerful in the first age?

    Were elves and men more powerful in the first age?
  11. Were the first age battles more populated than the third age battles?

    Source: https://notionclubarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Demography I've opened a lot of threads on this subject before. I admit, it's a very cliché question, but according to the source in the link I gave, the population of races living in the third age is far more than the population of races in the...
  12. Was celebrimbor among those who fought in the first age wars?

    In the book called A Dictionary of Tolkien and in the lotr.fandom wiki it says that celebrimbor fought in the first age wars. My question is, is this possible? Was celebrimbor mature enough to fight during the wars of beleriand?
  13. Are estimates of first age armies being larger based on accurate data?

    Hello guys, I would like to ask you a question that has been on my mind for a long time. According to my calculations, there are 25 wars in total in the war of the ring, including a war in the movie, which is not canon. In the wars of beleriand, there are a total of 22 wars. and beleriand, where...
  14. Will the first age events and wars be told in the series?

    Friends, before the series starts, I would like to ask a question that I am most curious about. Will the first age events and wars such as dagor bragollach, nirnaeth arnoediad, war of wrath be told in the series? Please, those who know the series well, answer.Thank you.
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    the hobbits in the first age

    where were the hobbits in the first age of middle earth?
  16. Elrond's words: Does 🌋Mordor surpass First Age 🧝Elves?

    In the Fellowship of the Ring Elrond has a saying: "Had I a host of Elves in armour of the Elder Days, it would avail little, save to arouse the power of Mordor." what does this mean? Does he emphasize that Mordor is more powerful than the high elves of the first age?
  17. Differences between the first age and the third age

    1-In the first age, the number of battles that balrogs participated in was limited. They appeared towards the end of the war in the battle of Dagor Nuin Giliath and were first seen with the Battle of Dagor Bragollach, then they were involved in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad and fall of Gondolin and the...
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    The Valar in The Second And Third Ages

    Why did The Valar Appear to The Free People Of Middle Earth Only in The First Age And Not in The Second Or Third Ages? And Why did Eru Never Appear to The Free People?
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    Were first age 🧝elves stronger than 3rd age?

    Why Could Elves Of The First Age Of Middle Earth Fight And Kill Balrogs And Elves Of The Third Age like Legolas Could Not?
  20. How did weather work in the first and second ages?

    How exactly did the forces of weather, rain and other aspects of topography work in the ages before the rising of the sun?
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