Great Siege

Great Siege
   One of two long sieges in the history of Middle-earth.
   A term of uncertain meaning, referring to either the Siege of Angband or the Siege of Barad-dûr.

J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary. . 2003.

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