Morgoth Unleashes His Monsters!

Easterners (lower left), Wargs and Wargriders (lower center), yet more orcs, Balrogs with Troll Guard (right center), and finally, dragons (lower right)! Oh my...

The Elven Captain from Falas still holds out, and smites yet more orcs...

Even after losing two of their remaining archers, Fingon, Hurin and the other heroes are more than holding their own...

Looking northward near the Fens, the remaining orcs are be destroyed...

found just to the east of the Elves from Gondolin, the Sons of Feanor are destroying the treacherous men of Ulfang and his sons...

Glaurung (in black) and its brood smash into the the Eastern Army...

Gothmog, Lord of the Balrogs with its Troll Guard, attack King Fingon (upper right)...

The Dragons are smashing through the Dwarfs, Elves and Men!

Gothmog and a Troll (and one lone crazy orc) take on Fingon and his last surviving Guard. The Second Balrog has finished off another Guard...

And then its just Fingon against Gothmog and his entourage...

Morgoth's Wargs are falling to the Sons of Feanor, while Glaurung's brood is taking some hits...

With the men of Ulfang destroyed, but seeing rising casualties (inc some of Maedros' brothers suffering wounds themselves, the Eastern Army is ordered to retreat...

Glorfindel, Beleg, Gablung, Turgon, and Ecthelion have all reached the Fens, following Fingon's order to retreat...

Huor is killed trying to come to Fingon's aid...

And finally, Fingon himself is brought low by Gothmog and a second Balrog...

Azaghal orders his Naugrim to retire after the Sons of Feanor have left he and his men behind!

And so it has come to its end...Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Battle of Unnumbered Tears. Played, literally over several months of meetings, I want to thank my numerous players for recreating this incredible struggle form the Silmarilion. Til another time...