Battle of the 10th hall

 

Deep under the Grey Mountains the dwarves face their old enemy in the mines of Moria

The mass of goblins is bolstered by four massive trolls, a tough opponent for the doughty dwarves

Led by Dwalin Durin's folk stands ready for battle

The goblins have the ranged advantage with their bows, and the dwarves must move quick before their ancestral foe brings extra troops from the left

A solid wall of fighters bars a gap between some stalactites while the rest of the host advances

During the advance an endless rain of arrows falls on the dwarves, killing one of the armoured warriors

Battle begins in the right with a clash between both flanks

While Dwalin and his dwarves form the shieldwall

While outnumbered, the superior quality of the dwarves begins to show up, and goblin after goblin fall to their swords, spears and spears

By now Dwalin has also entered the fray, slaughtering some poor goblin archers

The charge soon becomes hard fought melee for a critical chokepoint

On their backs the dwarf blockade stands firm against a rising number of orcs

The fight on the right also goes in favour of the dwarves with just four goblins remaining

More and more goblins launch themselves at the shieldwall but they cannot pierce the thin armoured line and are slaughtered 

Total wipeout on the right with just the troll and a goblin captain remaining

At the cry of Baruk Kâzad the dwarves slay goblin after goblin

Killing even one of the fearsome trolls

The death of the goblin leader spells defeat for the dark forces, that having crossed their morale threshold start to flee from the battlefield

The casualties speak for themselves: dwarves on the left, orcs on the right