Turgon's army of 10,000 in the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

tinewelt · 08-20-2003, 12:34 PM

so it was actually on 38 years between the battle and the downfall of gondolin. I guess that is actually a short period of time for immortals. Another question... although some of his force made it home, exactly what was the total loss of the 10,000? Because maybe (highly unlikely) the fall of gondolin could have been prevented... or stalled momentarily if there had been 7 or 8 thousand more elves. But its still likely that it would fallen in the end.

08-20-2003, 12:34 PM	#5
tinewelt Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: the Seventh Gate of Gondolin Posts: 76	so it was actually on 38 years between the battle and the downfall of gondolin. I guess that is actually a short period of time for immortals. Another question... although some of his force made it home, exactly what was the total loss of the 10,000? Because maybe (highly unlikely) the fall of gondolin could have been prevented... or stalled momentarily if there had been 7 or 8 thousand more elves. But its still likely that it would fallen in the end.