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The Siege of Lothlórien

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GALADRIEL: ''Nay, I tell thee. My prowess is the garrison of these woods. It is me who sustain the mystery of Lórien's defence. We shall maintain minimal contact with our allies. And I hope that all the Free People shall bear the brunt of the fight; especially our akin kind dwelling in stone-carved halls, along the northern ends of Mirkwood.

Let us now appoint ourselves to the task. Summon all chiefs and strategists. The Lord of the Galadhrim will soon take the lead of our resistance.''

Walküre:
Foreword
According to the canonical sources, the three consecutive attacks that Lothlórien faces occurred in sequence, within a quite brief frame of time. If I didn't grasp things mistakenly, the very last assault was already concluded by the time of the siege of Helm's Deep, or in the meantime.

Therefore, given my intention to enhance the whole dramatic aspect of this narration and to connect the story with the other events that the War of the Ring entails, I shall choose a slightly different way to go through, departing from the version of the canons. Speaking concretely, I'm going to plan things so that each assault of Mordor is to coincide with an important happening of the outer lands. I'm thus going to proceed as it follows below.

First Assault: It occurs during the evacuation of Edoras and the journey of Rohan's people to the safe defence of their century-old stronghold.
Second Assault: Dol Guldur's forces attack in masses the peripheral woods of Lothlórien, indicating that their first attempt had been a sort of reconnaissance mission. Meanwhile, Saruman's grand army besieges Helm's Deep.
Third and Final Assault: Mordor launches a massive strike against the Golden Wood, with the objective of breaching the Galadhrim's ranks and making their way unto Caras Galadhon itself. The violent clash takes place when the fate of Middle-earth is being contested at the gates of the White City, and during the siege of the Lonely Mountain and of the Woodland Realm equally. You may now see how the last chapter is linked well with the other three major military operations of the War of the Ring.

Each of the three battles will boast different characteristics and special features/events, in a crescendo of action and bloody clashes. Obviously, the Lady of Light is to be endowed with a prime role in the story, in line with what Tolkien himself tells us.


--- Zitat ---After the fall of the Dark Tower and the passing of Sauron the Shadow was lifted from the hearts of all who opposed him, but fear and despair fell upon his servants and allies. Three times Lórien had been assailed from Dol Guldur, but besides the valour of the elven people of that land, the power that dwelt
there was too great for any to overcome, unless Sauron had come there himself. Though grievous harm was done to the fair woods on the borders, the assaults
were driven back; and when the Shadow passed, Celeborn came forth and led the
host of Lórien over Anduin in many boats. They took Dol Guldur, and Galadriel
threw down its walls and laid bare its pits, and the forest was cleansed.

In the North also there had been war and evil. The realm of Thranduil was
invaded, and there was long battle under the trees and great ruin of fire; but
in the end Thranduil had the victory.
--- Ende Zitat ---
J.R.R. Tolkien - The Return of the King: Appendices

Walküre:
The Fellowship has finally left the ends of Lórien. The destiny of the task is in the hands of their members, alongside the chances of the Free People to behold a new era of peace. With them getting further, patrols and scouts began to garrison the eastern borders upon the river, that would later become a place of battle and clash. The woods of Lothlórien are all in motion.

CHIEF SCOUT: ''Guard the external ways that lead to the capital. Do not make yourselves visible, for we shall defend and conceal our moves at the same time. Our wooden houses on top of the trees will offer shelter and a good spot from which one can observe, so that arrows can fly swiftly and catch enemies by surprise.''

Walküre:
On the outskirts of Caras Galadhon, troops start mobilising and preparing for the upcoming challenge.

LIEUTENANT OF THE GOLDEN WOOD: ''Move faster, Elves of the woods. We are the heart of this realm's defence. Darkness is assembling forces on the other shore of the Anduin, and I doubt that our gallant sentinels could ever be able to fend off such a major assault. Be it incautious Orcs who dare to trespass or legions bidden to raid and devastate, swords and shields we shall bring to the contest, knowing that a mighty force dwells here, of which very little is known and which none may bend.''

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The Axe of Doriath
Meanwhile, in the heart of the golden forests, at the gates of the Tree-capital, the Lady of Lórien meets with a stranger. A traveller and an inhabitant of the forests on the other shore. She has a gift for him of the noblest kind.

GALADRIEL: ''I have knowledge of the sorrowful strife of thy people, skin-changer. Decades ago, the door of the Lonely Mountain was shut for those dreadful legions of terror, which had descended the forgotten ends of Angmar and had been assembled in the pits of the ruined fortress of Mirkwood too. But a new contest is now before us. A new war, and it shall be the last war of this long era. Who faileth shall not be given the chance to mend what is broken, for it shall be irreparably lost. The power within those ruins has augmented again, and I may see it terrorising thy peaceful people of the woods. The Golden Wood shall face and withstand the major brunt, yet the Woodland Realm above is to suffer amidst the fight as well. Any dweller of those ways approacheth a terrible risk. Shall ye be keen, Woodsmen, on counter-attacking and defending your lands?

Grimbeorn, thou bearest grave tasks on thy shoulders. The Lady desireth to bestow upon thee the blessing of her people. Accept this as a gift, gallant guard of the forest. It is a silver axe of Doriath. Don't fall prey of prejudice, for its simple fashion hideth more. An ancient queen of millennia ago bewitched its blade and on the metal cast her powerful magic. Naught the axe suffereth from the passing of time, nor doth it rust as the other arts of the mortal kind. May it avail thee much in battle. Were thou to meet the Evil on thy path, thou shalt cut it apart.''

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