Unfinished Tales:
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Manwë will not descend from the Mountain until Dagor Dagorath, and the coming of the End, when Melkor returns.
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Morgoth's Ring
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Even to the final war against Morgoth it is Fionwë son of Manwë who leads out the power of the Valar. When we move out Manwë it will be the last battle, and the end of the World (or of 'Arda Marred') as the Eldar would say.
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The Silmarillion
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Never since have the Ainur made any music like to this music, though it has been said that a greater still shall be made before Ilúvatar by the choirs of the Ainur and the Children of Ilúvatar after the end of days. Then the themes of Ilúvatar shall be played aright, and take Being in the moment of their utterance, for all shall then understand fully his intent in their part, and each shall know the comprehension of each, and Ilúvatar shall give to their thoughts the secret fire, being well pleased.
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The world will be remade by Aule and the dwarves:
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...then their part shall be to serve Aule and to aid him in the remaking of Arda after the Last Battle.
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The Lost Road
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Thus spake Mandos in prophecy, when the Gods sat in judgement in Valinor, and the rumour of his words was whispered among all the Elves of the West. When the world is old and the Powers grow weary, then Morgoth, seeing that the guard sleepeth, shall come back through the Door of Night out of the Timeless Void; and he shall destroy the Sun and Moon. But Earendel shall descend upon him as a white and searing flame and drive him from the airs. Then shall the Last Battle be gathered on the fields of Valinor. In that day Tulkas shall strive with Morgoth, and on his right hand shall be Fionwe, and on his left Turin Turambar, son of Hurin, coming from the halls of Mandos; and the black sword of Turin shall deal unto Morgoth his death and final end; and so shall the children of Hurin and all Men be avenged.
Thereafter shall Earth be broken and re-made, and the Silmarils shall be recovered out of Air and Earth and Sea; for Earendel shall descend and surrender that flame which he hath had in keeping. Then Feanor shall take the Three Jewels and bear them to Yavanna Palurien; and she will break them and with their fire rekindle the Two Trees, and a great light shall come forth. And the Mountains of Valinor shall be levelled, so that the Light shall go out over all the world. In that light the Gods will grow young again, and the Elves awake and all their dead arise, and the purpose of Iluvatar be fulfilled concerning them. But of Men in that day the prophecy of Mandos doth not speak, and no Man it names, save Turin only, and to him a place is given among the sons of the Valar.
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(Door of Night = Ando Lomen, the gate in Valinor that opened up the Timeless Void)
The Peoples of Middle-Earth
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...unless the prophecy of Andreth the Wise-woman should prove true, that Turin in the Last Battle should return from the Dead, and before he left the Circles of the World for ever should challenge the Great Dragon ofMorgoth, Ancalagon the Black, and deal him the death-stroke.
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(Fionwë, son of Manwë was later changed to Eönwë, the herald of Manwë)
There are various other versions and comments on the Dagor Dagorath (the prophesied Last Battle), but the account from
The Lost Road is the most complete written conception of that battle.
Tolkien was never completely sure of this end. Especially after he decided that Arda eventually became the earth we live on, it was unclear whether or not this last battle would take place...undecided on whether the earth ends peacefully or that this battle will still take place at the end of our time.
[ January 20, 2003: Message edited by: Legalos ]