The Return of the King sees the absence of Elves in the battles of the Pelennor Fields as well as at the Black Gate for more than one reason.

Gondor's eventual failure to protect Cair Andros allowed Sauron to begin his siege of Minas Tirith near the end of the War of the Ring, so diverting resources away from its defense would have been ...

Medieval fortification expert Michael Fulton looks at the Minas Tirith fortress defense scenes ... the battle tactics depicted in the Siege of Gondor and "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of ...