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These battles are often referred to as the Battles of Beleriand, but also as the '''War of the Jewels''' as the Silmaril li were behind them all.

#The First Battle Of Beleriand was fought before the Ñoldor arrived, and was fought by the Sindar and Laiquendi .
#The Second Battle was Dagor-nuin-Giliath , or ''Battle-under-Stars'', fought by the Ñoldor following Fëanor and his Seven Sons , in which Fëanor was slain.

  • Various minor battles were fought during the Siege which are not counted.

  • #The Fourth Battle was the disastrous Dagor Bragollach , or ''Battle of Sudden Flame'', in which many Ñoldor fell and the Siege was broken.

#The Fifth Battle was the Nirnaeth Arnoediad or ''Battle of Unnumbered Tears'', in which the Ñoldor were utterly destroyed.
#The Last Battle of Beleriand, called the Great Battle and the War Of Wrath , ended the First Age of Arda and destroyed Beleriand, for the wrath of the Valar was so great that it caused Beleriand to sink under the Sea .