War of the Last Alliance...

[Dúnedain]

Does anyone know if the Dwarves also helped out in this? Everything I have only talks about Men and Elves, but I find it hard to believe that the Dwarves didn't help out at all. Does anyone know if they did or not and if not what where they doing?

*edit* I just found this on the Encyclopedia of Arda:

"The entire alliance that marched on Mordor seems to have consisted of more the merely Elves and Men. There is a record of at least some of the Dwarves of Durin's Folk fighting with the Alliance, and indeed Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, in its description of the Alliance and its enemies at the Battle of Dagorlad, tells us: 'All living things were divided that day, and some of every kind, even beasts and birds, were found in either host, save the Elves only.' (Taken literally, this would seem to mean that Gil-galad and Elendil even had Orcs at their command, though that is unlikely to be Tolkien's intention!) Despite this, it is clear that the Alliance was primarily one between the races of Elves and of Men."

Can anyone elaborate on this?

[Lefty Scaevola]

There is specific mention of an army of Durin's folk marching with the last alliance, earlier in that same passage that is quoted in part the encyclopedia of arda

[Valandil]

Dunedain... those Michael Martinez articles I steered you to... there's a three-part series on this topic in there. Check it out.:)

[Attalus]

Yep, all you would want to know about The War of the Last Alliance is there. Brilliant.

[ranger]

if i remember correctly the dwarves did help out.... not a major part but some..... i will keep searching for where i found that:D


i am a ranger.... i will fight for right and what i believe( you dis my family, friends hobbies.......i will fight even if i will not survive) aragorn (viggo) rocks!!!!![/