![]() Hearing of the fall of Nargothrond a small party from Doriath, including Morwen and Nienor, was sent to seek tidings, especially of the fate of Túrin. After weaving the first strand of his plot to bring doom to the children of Húrin, who Morgoth had cursed, he drove away his orcs and made his abode in Nargothrond, casting down the bridge and, in true dragon fashion, laying down to sleep on the great hoard he had plundered. Then Glaurung spoke to Túrin and convinced him not to go after Finduilas but to return to Dor-lómin and rescue his mother Morwen and sister Nienor (when in fact they had already fled to Doriath). Túrin was transfixed by the gaze of dragon as the captives, among them Finduilas, were led away. As he did so Glaurung emerged from the doors and put him under his spell. Īs Glaurung's orcs were sacking the city, Túrin arrived and cut his way to the captives. The dragon passed swiftly over the bridge over Narog and destroyed the Doors of Felagund. The Elves were utterly defeated King Orodreth was slain, and although Túrin attempted to rally the survivors to a last defence of Nargothrond itself, Glaurung came there first. His advance was checked by the Mormegil, Túrin Turambar, who led the forces of Nargothrond out to meet Glaurung in the Battle of Tumhalad. He passed over Anfauglith and first assailed the north Vales of Sirion, then coming south laid waste to Eithel Ivrin and Talath Dirnen. 495, Glaurung led an army of Orcs against Nargothrond. But with his last stroke the Dwarf-lord dealt Glaurung a grievous wound to the belly and the dragon and his brood fled back to Angband, leaving the final victory over the Union to Gothmog and his balrogs. Surrounded and hewed at by their axes, Glaurung was driven into a rage and slew Azaghâl the Lord of Belegost. Quenta Silmarillion, " Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"īut the Dwarves of Belegost with their great war masks withstood him. The strength and terror of the Great Worm were now great indeed, and Elves and Men withered before him and he came between the hosts of Maedhros and Fingon and swept them apart. Glaurung and his brood entered the battle in the early hours of the third morning, when Morgoth loosed his last strength against the combined forces of Fingon, Turgon and Maedhros: 472, when the Union of Maedhros marched in force against Angband in the decisive battle of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the Unnumbered Tears. ![]() He then pressed against the people of Fëanor and, defeating a contingent of their riders upon the plain of Lothlann and forcing Maglor's Gap, burned all the land between the arms of Gelion. Glaurung, now grown to his full might, led the largest army of balrogs and orcs yet assembled against the leaguer of the Noldor and overthrew it. 455 in the Dagor Bragollach, the Battle of Sudden Flame. Morgoth was not pleased that Glaurung had revealed himself while still immature, and did not allow any more forays from Angband for some two hundred years. ![]() ![]() This victory was short-lived, however, and Glaurung was forced back to Angband when Fingon rode against him with a company of mounted archers. Although he was still young according to the long life of Dragons, and not grown to his full strength, his initial assault pushed the Noldor from Ard-galen, which he took and defiled, to Dorthonion and the Ered Wethrin. Exactly when Glaurung was created is not known, but he first emerged from Angband in F.A. ![]()
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