Deaths or Leaving Middle-earth

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Third Age and Fourth Age:
War of the Rings notables

Aragorn II/ Strider/ The Dunadan, High King of the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor
    March 1, 1541 S.R, or TA's year 3141. Gondor. Same day as his birthday. Laid himself down to die and let his son, Eldarion, take the throne in a timely fashion. Merry and Pippin's resting places were then placed beside Aragorn's.

Arathorn II, father of Aragorn II
    2933 T.A. Slain. Gilraen took Aragorn to Imladris that year. Elrond adopts him as a foster-son and names him Estel, meaning Hope.

Arvedui, last King of Arnor
    1975 T.A. Arvedui drowns in the Bay of Forochel.
    1976 T.A. Aranarth takes the title of Chieftain of the Dunedain instead of King of Arnor.

Balin, Member of Thorin's Company, Lord of Moria
    2994 T.A. Dwarf colony in Moria is destroyed.

Balrog of Moria
    Jan. 25, 3019 T.A. Killed by Gandalf.

Bilbo
    March 29, 3021 T.A. Valinor

Boromir, son of Denethor II
    Feb. 26, 3019 T.A. Slain by Orc arrows. Faramir becomes heir to the Stewardship of Gondor.

Celebrian
    2510 T.A. Passes to Valinor, after receiving poisoned wound from an Orc attack in 2509.

Deagol
    2463 T.A. Murdered by Smeagol/Gollum for the One Ring that Deagol found.

Denethor II, Ruling Steward of Gondor
    March 15, 3019 T.A. Burns self on pyre, prevented from taking Faramir to death with him.

Earnur, King of Gondor
    2050 T.A. Dies after taking the Witch-king's challenge. The line of Stewards begins with Mardil.

Ecthelion II, Ruling Steward of Gondor, father of Denethor II
    2984 T.A. Denethor II becomes Ruling Steward of Gondor.

Elrond
    March 29, 3021 T.A. Valinor

Eomer, King of Rohan
    Autumn 1484 S.R. Fourth Age. Died in Edoras in the company of Merry and Pippin.

Finduilas, wife of Denethor II, mother of Boromir and Faramir
    2988 T.A.. Dies young. Faramir is about 5 years old, and Boromir about ten years old.

Frodo
    March 29, 3021 T.A. Valinor

Galadriel
    March 29, 3021 T.A. Valinor

Gandalf/ Olorin
    March 29, 3021 T.A. Valinor

Gerontius Took/ The Old Took
    2920 T.A.

Gilraen, mother of Aragorn II
    3007 T.A.

Helm Hammerhand
    2759 T.A. End of first line of Kings of the Mark. Second line starts with Frealaf.

Isildur
    Year 2 T.A.. Gladden Fields, where he loses the One Ring in the River Anduin. His three elder sons die also, leaving the youngest, Valandil, to become King of Arnor.

Legolas
    1541 S.R. After Aragorn's death, Legolas built a grey ship in Ithilien, took Gimli with him, and sailed to Valinor. They were the last of the Fellowship in Middle-earth, marking the end of the Fellowship of the Ring.

Meriadoc
    A few years after 1484 T.A. in Gondor. Laid in Rath Dinen. After Aragorn's death, Merry's bed was set alongside.

Peregrine
    A few years after 1484 T.A. in Gondor. Laid in Rath Dinen. After Aragorn's death, Pippin's bed was set alongside.

Rose Cotton Gamgee
    Mid-year's day S.R.: 1482

Samwise Gamgee
    Sept. 22, 1482 S.R.: Last seen by Elanor, to whom he passed the Red Book, on the way to Valinor.

Smaug, the Dragon
    2941 T.A. The Battle of Five Armies

Theoden, son of Thengel. King of Rohan
    March 15, 3019 T.A. Dies heroically in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, coming to the rescue of Gondor. Killed by injuries after being attacked by the Witch-king and his fell beast.

Theodred, son of Theoden
    Feb. 25, 3019 T.A. Slain at the First Battle of the Fords of Isen.

Thorin II (of The Hobbit)
    2941 T.A. The Battle of Five Armies. Dain II of the Iron Hills becomes the new King Under the Mountain.

Thror
    2790 T.A. Slain by an Orc in Moria. Causes Dwarves to gather for a war of vengeance, War of Dwarves and Orcs begins 2793.

Thrain II
    2845 T.A. Dies in the prison of Dol Guldur. The last of the Seven Dwarf-rings is taken from him, but he passes the key of Erebor to Gandalf.

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