User:Itai/Middle-earth timeline

This article is no longer under development. For an updated version, see Timeline of Middle-earth.

This article includes several timelines relating to J.R.R. Tolkien’s fiction.

Sixth and Seventh Ages

 * January 3, 1892 - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is born
 * November 21, 1924 - Christopher Tolkien is born
 * September 21, 1937 - The Hobbit is first published by George Allen & Unwin LTD of London (for further publishing dates, see The_Hobbit)
 * 1954-1955 - All three volumes of The Lord of the Rings are published, several months apart, by Allen & Unwin (for further publishing history, see The_Lord_of_the_Rings)
 * 1966 - The Adventures of Tom Bombadil are published; BBC radio broadcasts an eight-part (4-hour) adaptation of The Hobbit
 * September 2, 1973 - J. R. R. Tolkien dies
 * 1977 - An animated version of The Hobbit debuts on U.S. television
 * 1977 - The Silmarillion is published
 * 1978 - United Artists produces an animated adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring and the first portion of The Two Towers
 * 1980 - Publishing of Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
 * 1981 - Publishing of The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
 * 1983-1996 - Twelve volumes The History of Middle-earth are published
 * 2001 - Peter Jackson's film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is released
 * 2002 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is released
 * 2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is released

Years of the Lamps

 * Creation of the Two Lamps, Iluin and Ormal
 * Ordering of Arda by the Valar
 * Destruction of the Two Lamps by Melkor and his followers

Years of the Trees

 * The Valar retire to Valinor, while Melkor rules Middle-earth
 * Aulë the Smith creates the Dwarves but is not allowed to awaken them
 * Eru awakes the Elves
 * Oromë summons the Elves to Aman (not all answer the summon - see Sundering of the Elves)
 * The Valar make war on Melkor; Melkor is captured and is sentenced to serve a term in the Halls of Mandos for three Ages


 * Melkor, freed from his sentence, corrupt the Noldor and steals the Silmarils; Fëanor first names him Morgoth
 * Melkor and Ungoliant destroy the Two Trees

First Age
(lasted 583 years)
 * Year 1 - The Noldor massacre the unarmed Teleri and steal their ships in order to reach Middle-earth and retrieve the Silmarils (see Return of the Noldor); Dagor-nuin-Giliath, The Battle under the Stars, is fought
 * As Fingolfin smote upon the gates of Angband came the rising of the sun, at which time Man was awakened
 * 75 - The Noldor, ruled by Fingolfin, start the Siege of Angband
 * 305 - Bëor leads The First House of the Edain into Beleriand
 * 455 - Morgoth breaks the Siege of Angband in Dagor Bragollach, Battle of Sudden Flame; kills Fingolfin in duel
 * 473 - Nirnaeth Arnoediad, The Battle of Tears Unnumbered
 * 510 - Gondolin is betrayed by Maeglin and sacked
 * 525 - Elros is born to Eärendil and Elwing
 * 583 - The War of Wrath; Morgoth is cast into the Void; Most of Beleriand is sunk; the Sea of Helcar is drained through the Great Gulf; the plateaus of Mordor, Khand, and Rhûn rise from the former seabed

Second Age
(lasted 3441 years)
 * 32 - Elros is crowned first King of Númenor
 * 442 - Elros, also known as Tar-Minyatur, dies
 * 600 - First Númenórean ships sail to Middle-earth
 * 2899 - Ar-Adûnakhôr becomes the first king of Númenor to take his royal name in Adûnaic, the language of Men, instead of Quenya, the language of the Elves, resulting in a civil war
 * 3255 - Ar-Pharazôn sails to Middle-earth and takes Sauron captive
 * 3319 - Ar-Pharazôn sets foot on Aman; the world is changed; Elendil arrives on the shores of Middle-earth
 * 3429 - Sauron attacks Gondor; the Last Alliance of Elves and Men is formed
 * 3434 - Sauron's forces are defeated in the Battle of Dagorlad
 * 3441 - Elendil and Gil-galad perish in battle; Isildur slays Sauron, bereaving him of his earthly form

Third Age
(lasted 3021 years)
 * 100 - Elrond weds Celebrían, daughter of Celeborn and Galadriel
 * 139 - Elrohir and Elladan are born to Elrond and Celebrían
 * 231 - Arwen Undómiel is born to Elrond and Celebrían
 * 492 - Easterlings invade Gondor
 * 541 - Easterlings invade Gondor once more, slaying King Rómendacil
 * 861 - Following Eärendur's death, the kingdom of Arnor breaks up into Arthedain, Cardolan and Rhudaur
 * 933 - Gondor conquers Umbar
 * 1000 - The Wizard come to Middle-earth
 * 1015 - Hyarmendacil I ascends throne of Gondor
 * 1050 - Hyarmendacil I, king of Gondor, conquers Umbar
 * 1149 - Death of Hyarmendacil I
 * 1300 - The kingdom of Angmar first appears at Arthedain's north-eastern border
 * 1356 - King Argeleb I of Arthedain is killed during an invasion by Rhudaur, now controlled by Angmar; his son, Arveleg I, ascends the throne
 * 1409 - Cardolan is conquered by the kingdom of Angmar and Rhudaur disappears; Weathertop watchtower and fortifications are burned and destroyed
 * 1432 - Eldacar succeeds his father, Valacar, as king of Gondor
 * 1437 - Castamir the Usurper, Lord of Ships, usurps throne of Gondor (see Kin-strife); Osgiliath's Palantír is lost in the river
 * 1447 - Eldacar returns to Gondor and kills Castamir
 * 1600 - Two Fallohide (see Hobbit) brothers decided to cross the River Brandywine and settle on the other side, and are followed by large numbers of Hobbits
 * 1636 - The Great Plague decimates Gondor; Cirith Ungol is abandoned
 * 1856 - The Wainriders first attack Gondor
 * 1936 - Ondoher succeeds Calimehtar as king of Gondor
 * 1944 - During an invasion by the Wainriders and the Haradrim, King Ondoher of Gondor is killed in battle without heirs, and is succeeded by Eärnil II
 * 1964 - Arvedui, son of King Araphant of Arthedain, ascends the throne
 * 1974 - The kingdom of Arthedain is conquered by Angmar
 * 1975 - Gondor destroys Angmar in the Battle of Fornost
 * 1980 - The Moria Dwarves awaken Durin's Bane, a Balrog, which kills Durin VI, king of Khazad-dûm; the Nazgûl return to Mordor, lays siege to Minas Ithil
 * 1981 - Durin VI's son, Náin, is also killed, and the Dwarves flee Moria
 * 2050 - End of the royal dynasty of Gondor (until the return of King Elessar)
 * 2463 - Sméagol (later known as Gollum) becomes the fourth master of the One Ring, after killing his cousin Déagol
 * 2509 - Cirion, Steward of Gondor, sends summons to the Éothéod for military aid
 * 2510 - The Balchoth invade Gondor, conquering much of Calenardhon, and are driven back by the people of Éothéod; Gondor gives the now-uninhabited province of Calenardhon to the people of Éothéod
 * 2741 - Helm Hammerhand ascends throne of Rohan
 * 2758 - Dunlendings, under Wulf, invade Rohan
 * Winter of 2758-2759 - The Dunlendings lay siege to Hornburg
 * 2759 - Helm Hammerhand is killed by the Dunlendings; Saruman settles in Isengard
 * 2799 - A battle was fought on Moria's East Gate, in which the Dwarves defeat Sauron's minions but are defeated by the Balrog
 * 2850 - Gandalf enters Dol Goldur and confirms that the evil thereby found is indeed Sauron returned
 * July, 2941 - Bilbo Baggins obtains the One Ring; the White Council drives Sauron out of Dol Goldur
 * 2941 - Esgaroth is attacked by the dragon Smaug
 * 2951 - Estel, later known as Aragorn, becomes of age and is told about his heritage
 * 2930 - Arathorn II, father of Aragorn, becomes the Chieftain of the Dúnedain
 * 2933 - Arathorn II is killed while hunting Orcs
 * 2953 - Last meeting of the White Council
 * 2956 - Aragorn first meets Gandalf the Grey
 * 2957–2980 - Aragorn serves in the armies of King Thengel of Rohan, and Steward Echtelion II of Gondor
 * 2980 - Arwen pledges her hand in marriage to Aragorn
 * 3009 - Aragorn captures Gollum at Gandalf's request, and brings him as a captive to King Thranduil's halls in Mirkwood
 * 3014 - Saruman begins using his influence to weaken Théoden, king of Rohan
 * 3018 - The Ringwraiths are given the task of retrieving the One Ring
 * September 30, 3019 - Aragorn meets Frodo Baggins in the Inn of the Prancing Poney in Bree
 * January 15, 3019 - The Fellowship of the Ring parts after Gandalf disappears while fighting a Balrog
 * 3019 - Saruman launches a full-scale invasion on Rohan
 * Late 3019 - Aragorn is crowned as King Elessar (ruling the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor), and marries Arwen Undómiel shortly afterwards
 * September 29, 3021 - Elrond, Galadriel, Gandalf, Frodo and Bilbo leave Middle-earth

Fourth Age

 * 6 - Peregrin Took (also known as Pippin) marries Diamond of Long Cleeve
 * 13 - Peregrin Took becomes 32nd Thain of the Shire
 * 120 - Death of Aragron, king of Gondor and Arnor, after 210 years of life and 122 years of reign; Aragorn's son Eldarion ascends the throne

First Age

 * Year 1 - Dagor-nuin-Giliath, Battle under the Stars
 * 75 - Dagor Aglareb, Glorious Battle
 * 455 - Dagor Bragollach, Battle of Sudden Flame, which ended the Siege of Angband
 * 473 - Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Battle of Tears Unnumbered
 * 583 - War of Wrath

Second Age

 * 3434 - Battle of Dagorlad

Third Age

 * 1447 - Battle of Erui
 * 1975 - Battle of Fornost
 * 2509 - Battle at the Field of Celebrant
 * March 15, 3019 - Battle of the Pelennor Fields

End of the World

 * Final Battle

Other Timelines of Interest

 * Chieftains of the Dúnedain
 * Kings of Angmar
 * Kings of Arnor
 * Kings of Arthedain
 * Kings of Gondor
 * Kings of Númenor
 * Kings of Rohan
 * Stewards of Gondor