Dagor Bragollach

Other names

Battle of Sudden Flame Fourth Battle

ca. 1 min

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In briefanswer capsule

A land lay lifeless, named Anfauglith, “the Gasping Dust”, after racing fire killed Noldor short of the hills. Ridges of Dorthonion beside Ered Wethrin stopped the torrents; woods toward Angband burned. Dagor Bragollach — Battle of Sudden Flame — opened as the fourth clash. Glaurung, golden ancestor of dragons, led with Balrogs and Orc masses beyond Noldorin imagining. They burst Angband’s blockade and slew Noldor, Grey-elves, alongside Men. Spring slackened the assault; the siege ended.

Time anchorfrom First AgeOpen in the master timeline

Sources

The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, ch. 18, Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin

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Legendarium (2026): „Dagor Bragollach“. Last updated August 27, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/history/dagor-bragollach/

APA

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MLA

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BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-dagor-bragollach-en,
  title        = {Dagor Bragollach},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/history/dagor-bragollach/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 27, 2026}
}