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38. The Nirnaeth Arnoediad Part 1

Lord of the Rings Lorecast

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The Narnieth Arnoidead - The Battle of Thanghorodram

The battle's name is the Narnieth Arnoidead. I played with the deciding whether to tell you what this means at the beginning of this episode or hold it until the end. You have a number of hosts that are ringed around facing the open desolate fields in front of Thanghorodram. And they are there specifically to taunt the elven forces and their friends to come attack them. There is a height advantage in warfare. This doesn't just happen into warfare today with things like guns. It happens and it happened in the ancient world too. When you were dealing with melee weapons, if you are taller than your enemy, it's easier to strike them in the

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