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Battle of Five Armies
Part of The Quest of Erebor

The mountain Erebor. The battle took place mainly on the slopes in the foreground and to the right in the picture.
DateYear 2941 of the Third Age
Location
Slopes of Erebor, Dale
Result
  • Allied Good forces pyrrhic tactical victory
  • Allied Good forces decisive strategic victory
  • Brief end to goblin domination of the Rhovanion and the Misty Mountains
Belligerents
Company of Thorin Oakenshield
Dwarfes of the Iron Hills
Men of Esgaroth
Mirkwood Elf-host
Eagles of the Misty Mountains
Beorn
Goblins of the Misty Mountains
Wargs of the Misty Mountains
Commanders and leaders
Thorin Oakenshield  
Dáin II Ironfoot
Bard the Bowman
Elfenking of Mirkwood
Gandalf the Grey
The Great Eagle
Bolg of the North  
Strength
Unknown, numerical disadvantage Unknown, numerical advantage
Casualties and losses
Heavy Very heavy

The Battle of Five Armies, also known as the Battle of Erebor, was the climax battle of The Quest of Erebor fought in Dale and on the slopes of Erebor. The battle arouse in the power vacuum following the death of Smaug by the hands of Bard the Bowman. The large dwarfen treasure gathered in Erebor attracted the attention of several factions in and around the Wild, ultimately leading to a violent clash between two alliances of five separate factions and other belligerents. The battle saw heavy fighting both on and around the slopes of Erebor, with the advantage shifting many times. The goblin and warg alliance was ultimately routed after Bolg was killed by Beorn, and the majority of the goblins where hunted down by elves and eagles during the following days. Dáin II Ironfoot became the new King under the Mountain, a position left vacant by Thorin Oakenshields demise, and Bard reconstituted the Kingdom of Dale. Due to the extremely high casualties suffered on the goblin side the battle saw the end to goblin and warg supremacy in the Rhovanion and the Misty Mountains for at least 50 years.