In contrast, the Fellowship of the Ring and the leaders of the West—Gandalf, Aragorn, and Théoden—operated on a strategy of . They knew they could not win a conventional military victory. The entire defense of Minas Tirith and the march on the Black Gate were tactical distractions designed to keep Sauron’s "Eye" fixed on the battlefield while the true threat to his power—Frodo Baggins—crept toward Mount Doom. The Major Theaters of Conflict 1. The Fall of Saruman (The Battle of the Hornburg)
The final "battle" at the was a suicide mission. Aragorn led the remaining forces of Gondor and Rohan to Sauron's doorstep, not to win a territory, but to empty Mordor of its guards. This allowed the Ring-bearer to reach the Cracks of Doom unnoticed. The Hidden Fronts the lord of the rings war
The arrival of the Rohirrim provided the shock tactics needed to break the Orc lines. In contrast, the Fellowship of the Ring and
In contrast, the Fellowship of the Ring and the leaders of the West—Gandalf, Aragorn, and Théoden—operated on a strategy of . They knew they could not win a conventional military victory. The entire defense of Minas Tirith and the march on the Black Gate were tactical distractions designed to keep Sauron’s "Eye" fixed on the battlefield while the true threat to his power—Frodo Baggins—crept toward Mount Doom. The Major Theaters of Conflict 1. The Fall of Saruman (The Battle of the Hornburg)
The final "battle" at the was a suicide mission. Aragorn led the remaining forces of Gondor and Rohan to Sauron's doorstep, not to win a territory, but to empty Mordor of its guards. This allowed the Ring-bearer to reach the Cracks of Doom unnoticed. The Hidden Fronts
The arrival of the Rohirrim provided the shock tactics needed to break the Orc lines.