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1. In T.A. 861, quarrels among the sons of the eighth king of Arnor became so great that the kingdom was divided into three portions. Which one of the following was not one of the three realms that arose from this partitioning?
2. In T.A. 1409, the Witch King of Angmar struck the weakened realms of the Dunedain in the North, overrunning Rhudaur and destroying the outpost on this famous height.
3. After T.A. 1248, the kingdom of Gondor attacked the armies and encampments of the Easterlings east of the Anduin River, and afterwards Gondor sculpted the _______ as a warning to enemies entering the realm from that direction.
4. Castamir the Usurper ruled the kingdom of Gondor from Osgiliath until the rightful king, Eldamir, marched south and retook the throne. However, many men loyal to Castamir were able to escape, and their descendants eventually used the seaport of ____ to trouble Gondor from the south.
5. After the Great Plague of T.A. 1636-1637, only the realm of Arthedain remained in the north. Just three centuries later, this capital city of Arthedain finally fell to the forces of Angmar.
6. After escaping from the destruction of his armies in the north, the Witch King of Angmar returned to Mordor and readied a force that attacked Minas Ithil ("Tower of the Moon") in T.A. 2000. This fortress was finally taken 2 years later, and was renamed ____ ____, "Tower of Sorcery."
7. Prior to the fall of Minas Ithil, a new group of Easterners called the Wainriders attacked Gondor, first enslaving the people of Rhovanion, and then allying with men from Khand and the Harad. In T.A. 1944, the Wainriders defeated the northern army of Gondor, but were then driven from the field by the southern army of Gondor near what landmark?
8. The Balchoth invaded Gondor in T.A. 2510, crossing the Anduin in rafts and meeting little resistance in the sparsely-populated plains of Calenardhon. The northern army of Gondor was trapped between the Balchoth and orcs that issued from the Misty Mountains, and it was only the unexpected appearance of horsemen of the North, led by Eorl, that saved the northern army of Gondor from destruction. What was Gondor's reward to Eorl?
9. During the Long Winter of T.A. 2758-2759, the king of Rohan defended his people against incursions by Easterlings and Dunlendings. He perished out in the cold, but his exploits were long remembered by his people, and the fortress of Aglarond was thus renamed ____ ____.
10. Around T.A. 1300, scattered groups of hobbits were forced to relocate from the North due to incursions by orcs from Angmar, and many of the hobbits called the Stoors moved alongside the River Gladden, just east of the Misty Mountains. Which hobbit, who played a prominent role in the War of the Ring, emerged from the Stoors who settled along the Gladden?
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