Dagor-nuin-giliath: The Battle Under the Stars - Middle-earth lore

“Then the Noldor drew their swords and slew the Orcs, and the host of Morgoth was driven back. But the victory was not without cost...”

— The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien

In the dark of Middle-earth, beneath a starlit sky, the Elves of the Noldor fought their first battle on mortal soil against the forces of Morgoth. This was the Dagor-nuin-Giliath the Battle-under-the-Stars.

A conflict that would shape the fates of Elves and Men for centuries to come…