| Year |
Event |
| 1 |
"Isildur
plants a seeding of the
White Tree in Minas Anor. He delivers the South-kingdom to Meneldil. Disaster of the Gladden Fields. Isildur and his three elder sons are slain." Sons are Elendur, Aratan, Ciryon. The youngest, Valandil, remained. |
| 3 |
"Ohtar
brings the shards of
Narsil to Imladris." Narsil is later reforged into Anduril
for Aragorn
II. |
| 10 |
"Valandil
becomes King of Arnor." |
| 109 |
"Elrond
weds Celebrian,
daughter of Celeborn"
and Galadriel. |
| 130 |
"Birth of Elladan
and
Elrohir, sons of Elrond" and Celebr�an. |
| 241 |
"Birth of Arwen
Und�miel", daughter of Elrond and Celebr�an. |
| 420 |
"King Ostoher rebuilds Minas
Anor" (later named Minas Tirith). |
| 490 |
"First invasion of
Easterlings." |
| 500 |
"R�mendacil I defeats the
Easterlings." |
| 541 |
"R�mendacil I slain in
battle." |
| 830 |
"Falastur begins the line of
the
Ship-kings of Gondor." |
| 861 |
"Death of E�rendur, and
division of Arnor." |
| 933 |
"King E�rnil I takes Umbar,
which becomes a fortress of Gondor." |
| 936 |
"E�rnil lost at sea." |
| 1015 |
"King Ciryandil slain in the
siege of Umbar." |
| 1050 |
"Hyarmendacil conquers the
Harad. Gondor reaches the height of its power." "About this time a shadow falls on the Greenwood, and men begin to call it Mirkwood." "The Periannath are first mentiioned in records, with the coming of the Harfoots to Eriador." Periannath are Hobbits, including Fallohides, Harfoots, and Stoors. |
| c. 1100 |
"The Wise (the Istari and the
chief Eldar) discover that an evil power has made a
stronghold at Dol
Guldur. It is thought to be one of the Nazg�l. " |
| 1149 |
"Reign of Atanatar
Alcarin
begins." Atanatar II. |
| c. 1150 |
"The Fallohides enter
Eriador." "The Stoors come over the Redhorn Pass and move to the Angle, or to Dunland." |
| c. 1300 |
"Evil things begin to
multiply
again." "Orcs increase in the Misty Mountains and attack the Dwarves." "The Nazg�l reappear. The chief of these comes north to Angmar." "The Periannath migrate westward; many settle at Bree." |
| 1356 |
"King Argeleb I slain in
battle
with Rhudaur." "About this time the the Stoors leave the Angle, and some return to Wilderland." |
| 1409 |
"The Witch-king of Angmar
invades Arnor. King Arveleg I slain. Fornost and Tyrn
Gorthad are
defended. The Tower of Amon S�l destroyed." |
| 1432 |
"King Valacar of Gondor dies,
and the civll war of the Kin-strife begins." |
| 1437 |
"Burning of Osgiliath and
loss
of the palant�r.
Eldacar flees to Rhovanion; his son Ornendil is murdered." |
| 1447 |
"Eldacar returns and drives
out
the usurper Castamir. Battle of the Crossings of Erui. Siege
of
Pelargir." |
| 1448 |
"Rebels escape and seize
Umbar." |
| 1540 |
"King Aldamir slain in war
with
the Harad and Corsairs of Umbar." |
| 1551 |
"Hyarmendacil II defeats the
Men
of Harad." |
| 1601 S.R. 1 |
"Many Periannath migrate from
Bree, and are granted land beyond Baranduin by Argeleb II." Shire Reckoning's Year 1 begins with the crossing of the Brandywine by brothers Marcho and Blanco of the Shire (Third Age 1601). (RotK App. C intro). |
| c. 1630 |
"They are joined by Stoors
coming up from Dunland." |
| 1634 |
"The Corsairs ravage Pelargir
and slay King Minardil." |
| 1636 |
"The Great Plague devastates
Gondor. Death of King Telemnar and his children. The White
Tree dies in
Minas Anor. The plague spreads north and west, and many
parts of
Eriador become desolate. Beyond the Baranduin the Periannath
survive,
but suffer great loss." |
| 1640 |
"King Tarondor removes the
King's House to Minas Anor, plants a seedling of the White
Tree.
Osgiliath begins to fall into ruin. Mordor is left
unguarded." |
| 1810 |
"King Telumehtar Umbardacil
retakes Umbar and drives out the Corsairs." |
| 1851 |
"The attacks of the
Wainriders
on Gondor begin." |
| 1856 |
"Gondor loses its eastern
territories, and Narmacil II falls in battle." |
| 1899 |
"King Calimehtar defeats the
Wainriders on Dagorlad." |
| 1900 |
"Calimehtar builds the White
Tower in Minas Anor." |
| 1940 |
"Gondor and Arnor renew
communications and form an alliance. Arvedui weds Firiel
daughter of
Ondoher of Gondor." |
| 1944 |
"Ondoher falls in battle.
E�rnil defeats the enemy in South ithilien. He then wins the
Battle of the Camp, and drives Wainriders into the Dead
Marshes.
Arvedui claims the Crown of Gondor." |
| 1945 |
"E�rnil II receives the
crown." |
| 1974 |
"End of the North-kingdom.
The
Witch-king overruns Arthedain and takes Fornost." |
| 1975 |
"Arvedui drowned in the Bay
of
Forochel. The palant�ri
of Ann�minas and Amon S�l are lost." "E�rnur brings a fleet to Lindon. The Witch-king defeated at the Battle of Fornost, and pursued to the Ettenmoors. He vanishes from the North." |
| 1976 |
"Aranarth takes the title of
Chieftain of the D�nedain. The heirlooms of Arnor are given
into
the keeping of Elrond." |
| 1977 |
"Frumgar leads the
�oth�od into the North." |
| 1979 |
"Bucca of the Marish becomes
first Thain of the Shire." |
| 1980 |
"The Witch-king comes to
Mordor
and there gathers the Nazg�l. A Balrog appears in Moria, and
slays Durin VI." |
| 1981 |
"N�in I slain. The
Dwarves flee from Moria." "Many of the Silvan Elves of L�rien flee south. Amroth and Nimrodel are lost."" |
| 1999 |
"Thr�in I comes to Erebor
and founds a dwarf-kingdom 'under the Mountain'." |
| 2000 |
"The Nazg�l issue from
Mordor and besiege Minas Ithil." |
| 2002 |
"Fall of Minas Ithil,
afterwards
known as Minas Morgul. The palant�r
is captured." |
| 2043 |
"E�rnur becomes King of
Gondor. He is challenged by the Witch-king." |
| 2050 |
"The challenge is renewed.
E�rnur rides to Minas Morgul and is lost." "Mardil becomes the new Ruling Steward." |
| 2060 |
"The power of Dol Guldur
grows.
The Wise fear that it may be Sauron taking shape again." |
| 2063 |
"Gandalf goes to Dol Guldur.
Sauron retreats and hides in the East. The Watchful Peace
begins. The
Nazg�l remain quiet in Minas Morgul."" |
| 2470 S.R. 870 |
"About this time
Sm�agol-Gollum hides in the Misty Mountains." |
| 2475 |
"Attack on Gondor renewed.
Osgiliath finally ruined, and its stone-bridge broken." |
| c. 2480 |
"Orcs begin to make secret
strongholds in the Misty Mountains so as to bar all the
passes into
Eriador. Sauron begins to people Moria with his creatures." |
| 2509 |
"Celebr�an, journeying to
Lorien, is waylaid in the Redhorn Pass, and receives a
poisoned wound." |
| 2510 |
"Ceebr�an departs over
Sea. Orcs and Easterlings overrun Calenardhon." |
| 2545 |
"Eorl falls in battle in the
Wold." |
| 2569 |
"Brego son of Eorl completes
the
Golden Hall." |
| 2570 |
"Baldor son of Brego enters
the
Forbidden Door and is lost." "About this time Dragons reappear in the far North and begin to afflict the Dwarves." |
| 2589 |
"D�in I slain by a
Dragon." |
| 2590 |
'Thr�r returns to Erebor.
Gr�r his brother goes to the Iron Hills." |
| c. 2670 S.R. 1070 |
"Tobold plants 'pipe-weed' in
the Southfarthing." |
| 2683 S.R. 1083 |
"Isengrim II becomes tenth
Thain
and begins the excavation of Great Smials." |
| 2698 |
"Ecthelion I rebuilds the
White
Tower in Minas Tirith." |
| 2740 |
"Orcs renew their invasion of
Eriador." |
| 2747 S.R. 1147 |
"Bandobras Took defeats an
Orc-band in the Northfarthing." |
| 2758 |
"Rohan attacked from west and
east and overrun." "Gondor attacked by fleets of the Corsairs." "Helm of Rohan takes refuge in Helm's Deep. Wulf seizes Edoras." |
| 2758-2759 S.R. 1158-1159 |
"'The Long Winter' follows.
Great suffering and loss of life in Eriador and Rohan.
Gandalf comes to
the aid of the Shire-folk" |
| 2759 |
"Death of Helm.
Fre�l�f drives out Wulf, and begins second line of Kings
of the Mark." "Saruman takes up his abode in Isengard." |
| 2770 |
"Smaug the Dragon descends on Erebor. Dale destroyed. Thr�r escapes with Thr�in II and Thorin II." |
| 2790 S.R. 1190 |
"Thr�r slain by an Orc in
Moria. The Dwarves gather for a war of vengeance." "Birth of Gerontius, later known as the Old Took." |
| 2793 |
"The War of the Dwarves and
Orcs
begins." |
| 2799 |
"Battle of Nanduhirion before
the East-gate of Moria. "D�in Ironfoot returns to the Iron Hills. "Thr�in II and his son Thorin wander westwards. They settle in the South of Ered Luin beyond the Shire (2802)." |
| 2800-2864 |
"Orcs from the North trouble
Rohan. King Walda slain by them (2861)." |
| 2802 |
Thr�in II and his son,
Thorin, settle in the south of the Blue Mountains (Ered
Luin). (RotK
App. B) |
| 2841 |
"Thr�in II sets out to
revisit Erebor, but is pursued by servants of Sauron." |
| 2845 |
"Thr�in the Dwarf is
imprisoned in Dol Guldur; the last of the Seven Rings is
taken from
him." |
| 2850 |
"Gandalf again enters Dol
Guldur, and discovers that its master is indeed Sauron, who
is
gathering all the Rings and seeking for news of the One, and
of
Isildur's Heir. He finds Thr�in and and receives the key of
Erebor. Thr�in dies in Dol Guldur." see 2063 for Gandalf's
first visit
to Dol Guldur. |
| 2851 |
"The White Council meets.
Gandalf urges an attack on Dol Guldur. Saruman overrules
him. Saruman
begins to search near the Gladden Fields." |
| 2852 |
"Belecthor II of Gondor dies.
"The White Tree dies, and no seedling can be found. The Dead Tree is left standing." |
| 2861 |
King
Walda slain by Orcs. (RotK App. B) |
| 2885 |
"Stirred up by emissaries of Sauron the Haradrim cross the Poros and attack Gondor. The sons of Folcwine of Rohan are slain in the service of Gondor." The sons are Folcred and Fastred. (RotK App. A II Kings of the Mark) |
| 2890 S.R. 1290 |
"Bilbo
born in the Shire." |
| 2901 |
"Most of the remaining
inhabitants of Ithilien desert it owing to the attacks of
Uruks of
Mordor. The secret refuge of Hennen Ann�n is built." |
| 2907 |
"Birth of Gilraen
mother of Aragorn
II." |
| 2911 S.R. 1311 |
"The Fell Winter. The
Baranduin
and other rivers are frozen. White Wolves invade Eriador
from the
North." |
| 2912 |
"Great floods devastate
Enedwaith and Minhiriath. Tharbad is ruined and deserted." |
| 2920 S.R. 1320 |
"Death of the Old Took." |
| 2929 |
"Arathorn
son of Arador
of the
D�nedain weds Gilraen." |
| 2930 |
"Arador slain by Trolls." "Birth of Denethor II son of Ecthelion II in Minas Tirith." |
| 2931 |
"Aragorn son of Arathorn II
born
on March 1st." |
| 2933 |
"Arathorn II slain. Gilraen
takes Aragorn to Imladris. Elrond receives him as foster-son
and gives
him the name Estel (Hope); his ancestry is concealed." |
| 2939 |
"Saruman discovers that
Sauron's
servants are searching the Anduin near Gladden Fields, and
that Sauron
therefore has learned of Isildur's end. He is alarmed, but
says nothing
to the Council." |
| 2941 S.R. 1341 |
March 15, 2941: Meeting of
Gandalf and Thorin Oakenshield at Bree. RotK Appendix Part
III; date in
the footnote. "Thorin Oakenshield and Gandalf visit Bilbo in the Shire. Bilbo meets Sm�agol-Gollum and finds the Ring. " |
| 2942 S.R. 1342 |
"Bilbo returns to the Shire
with
the Ring. Sauron returns in secret to Mordor." |
| 2944 S.R. 1344 |
"Bard rebuilds Dale and
becomes
King." Gollum leaves the mountains and begins his search for the 'thief' of the Ring." |
| 2948 |
"Th�oden, son of Thengel,
King of Rohan, born." |
| 2949 S.R. 1349 |
"Gandalf and Balin visit
Bilbo
in the Shire." |
| 2950 |
"Finduilas, daughter of
Adrahil
of Dol Amroth, born." |
| 2951 |
"Sauron declares himself
openly
and gathers power in Mordor. He begins the rebuilding of
Barad-d�r.
Gollum turns towards Mordor. Sauron sends three of the
Nazg�l
to reoccupy Dol Guldur." "Elrond reveals to 'Estel' his true name and ancestry, and delivers to him the shards of Narsil. Arwen, newly returned from L� |
| 2953 |
"Last meeting of the White
Council. They debate the Rings. Saruman feigns that he has
discovered
that the One Ring has passed down Anduin to the Sea. Saruman
withdraws
to Isengard, which he takes as his own, and fortifies it.
Being jealous
and afraid of Gandalf he sets spies to watch all his
movements; and
notes his interest in the Shire. He soon begins to keep
agents in Bree
and the Southfarthing." |
| 2954 |
"Mount Doom bursts into flame
again. The last inhabitants of Ithilien flee over Anduin." |
| 2956 |
"Aragorn meets Gandalf and
their
friendship begins." |
| 2957-2980 |
"Aragorn undertakes his great
journeys and errantries. As Thorongil he serves in disguise
both
Thengel of Rohan and Ecthelion II of Gondor." |
| 2968 S.R. 1368 Sept. 22 |
"Birth of Frodo." |
| 2976 |
"Denethor weds Finduilas of
Dol
Amroth." |
| 2977 |
"Bain son of Bard becomes
King
of Dale." |
| 2978 |
"Birth of Boromir son of
Denethor II" |
| 2980 |
"Aragorn enters L�rien,
and there meets again Arwen Und�miel, Aragorn gives her the
Ring
of Barahir, and they plight their troth upon the hill of
Cerin Amroth." "About this time Gollum reaches the confines of Mordor and becomes acquainted with Shelob." "Th�oden becomes King of Rohan." "Birth of Samwise." (according to the corrected 50th Anniversary RotK) |
| 2983 |
"Faramir son of Denethor
born." |
| 2984 |
"Death of Ecthelion II.
Denethor
II becomes Steward of Gondor." |
| 2988 |
"Finduilas dies young." |
| 2989 |
"Balin leaves Erebor and
enters
Moria." |
| 2991 |
"�omer �omund's
son born in Rohan" |
| 2994 |
"Balin perishes, and the
dwarf
colony is destroyed." |
| 2995 |
"�owyn sister of
�omer born." |
| c. 3000 |
"The shadow of Mordor
lengthens.
Saruman dares to use the palant�r
of Orthanc, but becomes ensnared by Sauron, who has the
Ithil Stone.
His spies report that the Shire is being closely guarded by
Rangers." |
| 3001 |
"Bilbo's farewell feast.
Gandalf
suspects his ring to be the One Ring. The guard on the Shire
is
doubled. Gandalf seeks for news of Gollum and calls on the
help of
Aragorn." |
| 3002 |
"Bilbo becomes a guest of
Elrond, and settles in Rivendell." |
| 3004 |
"Gandalf visits Frodo in the
Shire, and does so at intervals the next four years." |
| 3007 |
"Brand son of Bain becomes
King
in Dale." "Death of Gilraen." |
| 3008 |
"In the autumn Gandalf pays
his
last visit to Frodo." |
| 3009 |
"Gandalf and Aragorn renew
their
hunt for Gollum at intervals during the next eight years,
searching in
the vales of Anduin, Mirkwood, and Rhovanion to the confines
of Mordor." "At some time during those years Gollum himself ventured into Mordor, and was captured by Sauron." "Elrond sends for Arwen, and she returns to Imladris; the Mountains and all lands east are becoming dangerous." |
| 3017 |
"Gollum is released from
Mordor.
He is taken by Aragorn in the Dead Marshes, and brought to
Thranduil in
Mirkwood." "Gandalf visits Minas Tirith and reads the scroll of Isildur." |
| 3018-3019 |
The Great Years (see next
page
for years 3018 - 3021) |