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QuackingTroll
Valinor
May 12 2014, 10:25am
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The Battle of Five Armies in real life?
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So I was just thinking about Tolkien's inspirations and began wondering. Is the Battle of Five Armies based on anything, inspired by something or supposed to represent something in real life?
I don't know a lot about historical wars, so I was wondering if anything like this ever happened?
If not could the "five armies" be perhaps a metaphor for say, five countries that were once in conflict or something similar?
I'm fascinated by wars, just not very educated in them, so I look forward to any response however relevant.
Thanks! QT 
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noWizardme
Half-elven
May 12 2014, 10:55am
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..This paper from an old Tolkien Amateur Symposium, and the discussion which follows
http://newboards.theonering.net/...i?post=628998#628998
The link leads to several papers - you want "The Battle of Five Armies: An Analysis", by Arandir . In the discussion that followed (which you can also read by following the shortcut) there is also discussion about whether the tactical situation resembled the battle of Agincourt.
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"… ever let your aim be to come at truth, not to conquer your opponent. So you never shall be at a loss in losing the argument, and gaining a new discovery.”
Arthur Martine
"nowimë I am in the West, Furincurunir to the Dwarves (or at least, to their best friend) and by other names in other lands. Mostly they just say 'Oh no it's him - look busy!' "
Or "Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard loon!"
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