Just as victory seemed assured, however, Morgoth unleashed his Wargs, Balrogs and Dragons from Angband. At 3 am on 26 June, Turgon and the Eastern Army under Maedhros arrived to relieve Fingon’s beleaguered forces. After retreating over the Plain of Anfauglith, the army of Fingon was surrounded by Angband’s Orcs on 24 June, with desperate fighting continuing for two days. But after Morgoth unleashed his hidden reserves of Orcs, Gwindor was taken prisoner and Fingon was driven from the walls of Angband. As the Western Army drove the Orcs back to the walls of Angband, Gwindor and the Elves of Nargathrond penetrated the gate and slew Morgoth’s bodyguards upon the stairs of Angband. On 21 June, after Angband’s Orcs executed Gelmir in front of the Western Army, the Noldor under Gwindor and Fingon ordered an attack, cutting their way through the Orcish ranks.
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Angband’s strategy was to send out a token force of Orcs to bait the Union of Maedhros into attacking before unleashing its full strength to annihilate the Elves, Men and Dwarves. Angband’s army at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad numbered 100,000 Orcs, Wargs, Balrogs, Dragons and Easterlings. The Union of Maedhros’ strategy was for the eastern army to advance over the plain of Anfauglith to lure Morgoth’s armies out of Angband before Fingon’s forces attacked Angband’s army from the west and surrounded it.
The western army consisted of 30,000 Elves and Men from Hithlum, Falas, Brethil, Nargothrond and Gondolin while the eastern army consisted of 10,000 Elves, Men and Dwarves from Himring, Amon Ereb, Nogrod and Belegost. The force was divided into two armies: The western army was stationed in the valleys and woods below Ered Wethrin under Fingon and the eastern army was stationed at Dorthonian under Maedhros himself. The Union of Maedhros at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad numbered 40,000 Elves, Men and Dwarves.
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