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{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with the [[war for the dawn]].}}
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| caption = [[Wights]] attack the [[First Men]].<br>Art by Tomasz Jedruszek
| battle_name = Battle for the Dawn| conflict = [[The Long Night]]
| date = [[Age of Heroes]]
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| result = Defeat of the [[Others]]<br>End of the [[Long Night]] and the endless winter
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The '''Battle for the Dawn''' was a legendary battle against the [[Others]] which marked the end of the [[Long Night]] during the [[Age of Heroes]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones (game)|''A Game of Thrones'' RPG and Resource Book]], Guardians of Order</ref> It is possibly connected with the legends of [[Azor Ahai]], [[the prince that was promised]], and the [[last hero]].

==History==
In the midst of the darkness of the [[Long Night]], the [[Others]] emerged from the [[Lands of Always Winter|far north]], wielding razor-thin swords of ice and raising [[wight|the dead]] to fight the living. The [[children of the forest]] and their allies, the [[First Men]], fought against them, but were driven southwards by their advance.{{ref|AGOT|24}} The Others were eventually checked when it was discovered that weapons made of [[dragonglass]] could kill them.{{ref|ASOS|33}}

According to the song "[[The Night That Ended]]", the first members of the [[Night's Watch]] rode against the Others and drove them back north in the Battle for the Dawn.{{ref|ACOK|21}} [[Maesters]] generally believe the defeat of the Others and the construction of the [[Wall]] occurred six thousand years ago, although ''[[True History]]'' states these events were eight thousand years ago.{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Long Night}}

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