Pelennor Fields

The Great Battle

The Return of the King · Third Age 3019 · show on the map

Pelennor Fields and its surroundings on the parchment map of Middle-earth — Pelennor Fields on the parchment map. Open this spot on the interactive map to pan, zoom or switch to the satellite view.

The greatest battle of the War of the Ring. Théoden leads the Rohirrim charge and falls beneath his horse. Éowyn and Merry slay the Witch-king. Aragorn arrives on captured Corsair ships with reinforcements from southern Gondor to turn the tide.

Figures: Théoden, Éowyn, Merry, Aragorn, the Witch-king

Place	Pelennor Fields
Book	The Return of the King
Date	Third Age 3019
Map x, y	`4784, 2638`

What this connects to

Tower of Cirith Ungol — Simultaneous events
Crossings of Poros — Rohan honours the alliance again (leading here)

Routes passing through

4 traced routes run within 150 map-pixels of here:

Frodo's Journey
Aragorn's Journey
Boromir's Journey
Gandalf's Journey (LOTR)

Nearest places on the map

Osgiliath — 44 map-pixels away, Third Age 3019
Mindolluin — 52 map-pixels away, Third Age 3019
Minas Tirith — 55 map-pixels away, Third Age 3019
Minas Tirith — 64 map-pixels away, Third Age 3019

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