Influence in Popular Culture
The Austrian black metal band Summoning features a song titled "Dagor Bragollach" on their Minas Morgul album.
The German power metal band, Blind Guardian, features a song titled "Battle of Sudden Flame" in their Nightfall in Middle-Earth album. The song is based directly on the battle.
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