The Battle of the Black Gate or Battle of the Morannon was the final major battle of the War of the Ring, fought before Mordor's Black Gate. It resulted in the ultimate defeat of Sauron not by victory on the battlefield, but by means of the destruction of the One Ring by the Hobbit Frodo Baggins and the Stoor Gollum.

Despite the destruction of Mordor and its armies, the fight against Sauron's remaining forces continued in the northern theater of the War of the Ring for several weeks, notably at Dol Guldur in Mirkwood and at the Lonely Mountain. Because Sauron's power vanquished, his forces lost these battles.

Orc strongholds also remained in Mordor and, immediately after the battle, Aragorn led a force into Mordor to destroy them.

Months later, the Battle of Bywater in the Shire against Ruffians led by Saruman, and the subsequent killing of Saruman by Wormtongue, ended the War of the Ring.

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