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| - During the First Age of the Sun, the forces of Morgoth fought Elves and their allies in six major battles for control of Middle-earth. These battles are often referred to as the Battles of Beleriand, but also as the War of the Jewels, as the Silmarilli were behind them all. 1.
* The First Battle of Beleriand was fought before the Ñoldor arrived, and was fought by the Sindar and Laiquendi. 2.
* The Second Battle was the Dagor-nuin-Giliath, or Battle-under-Stars, fought by the Ñoldor following Fëanor and his Seven Sons. 3.
* The Third Battle was the Dagor Aglareb, or Glorious Battle, which led to the Siege of Angband. 4.
* Various minor battles were fought during the Siege which are not counted. 5.
* The Fourth Battle was the disastrous Dagor Bragollach, or Battle of Sudden Flame, in which many Ñoldor fell. 6.
* The Fifth Battle was the Nirnaeth Arnoediad or Battle of Unnumbered Tears, in which the Ñoldor were utterly destroyed. 7.
* The Sixth and Last Battle of Beleriand was the War of Wrath, which ended the First Age of Arda and destroyed Beleriand.
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