| 2 |
Disaster of the Gladden Fields; Isildur is slain, aged 234. |
| 100 |
Elrond weds Celebrian, daughter of Celeborn. |
| 139 |
Birth of Elladan and Elrohir, sons of Elrond. |
| 241 |
Birth of Arwen Undómiel. |
| 490 |
First invasion of Easterlings. |
| 500 |
Gondor defeats the Easterlings. |
| 1000 |
Istari first seen in Middle-earth. |
| 1050 |
Gondor conquers the Harad. Gondor reaches the height of power. Sauron hides in Mirkwood. |
| 1300 |
Reappearance of the Ringwraiths in Middle-earth. |
| 1432 |
Civil war in Gondor. |
| 1601 |
Foundation of the Shire. |
| 1980 |
Ringwraiths return to Mordor. |
| 1981 |
Loss of Nimrodel and Amroth. The dwarves abandon Khazad-dûm. |
| 1999 |
Foundation of Erebor in the Lonely Mountain. |
| 2000 |
Ringwraiths attack Minas Ithil. |
| 2002 |
Fall of Minas Ithil, renamed Minas Morgul. |
| 2050 |
Earnur, King of Gondor, is lost. Stewards to rule until "return of the King"; Mardil becomes the first ruling Steward. |
| 2080 |
Death of Mardil. |
| 2460 |
Sauron returns with increased strength to Dol Guldur. |
| 2463 |
Sméagol finds the One Ring; The White Council is formed. |
| 2475 |
Osgiliath attacked by Mordor, ruined. |
| 2480 |
Sauron begins to people Moria with his creatures. |
| 2510 |
Celebrian sails West. |
| 2746 |
Birth of Thorin Oakenshield. |
| 2770 |
Smaug the Dragon decends on Erebor. Dale destroyed. |
| 2772 |
Birth of Dwalin. |
| 2851 |
The White Council discovers Sauron in Mirkwood. |
| 2859 |
Birth of Fili. |
| 2879 |
Birth of Gimli. |
| 2890 |
Birth of Bilbo. |
| 2920 |
Death of the Old Took. |
| 2926 |
Death of Bungo Baggins, Bilbo's father. |
| 2931 |
Birth of Aragorn. |
| 2933 |
Death of Aragorn's father, Arathorn II. |
| 2934 |
Death of Belladonna Took, Bilbo's mother. |
| 2941 |
The journey of Bilbo and Gandalf and the dwarves. Bilbo finds the One Ring. |
| 2942 |
Sauron returns to Mordor. |
| 2948 |
Birth of Théoden. |
| 2951 |
Sauron rebuilds Barad-dûr. Aragorn first meets Arwen. |
| 2956 |
Aragorn meets Gandalf; friendship begins. |
| 2968 |
Birth of Frodo. |
| 2978 |
Birth of Boromir. |
| 2980 |
Théoden becomes King of Rohan. Aragorn meets Arwen for the second time. |
| 2983 |
Birth of Faramir and Samwise. |
| 2984 |
Denethor becomes the Steward of Gondor. |
| 2989 |
Bilbo adopts Frodo. Balin returns Moria. |
| 2990 |
Birth of Pippin. |
| 2991 |
Birth of Éomer. |
| 2994 |
Balin perishes; Moria is destroyed. |
| 2995 |
Birth of Éowyn. |
| 3001 |
Bilbo's farewell party. |
| 3002 |
Bilbo settles in Rivendell. |
| 3004 |
Gandalf visits Frodo at intervals during the next four years. |
| 3008 |
Gandalf's last visit. |
| 3009 |
Aragorn and Gandalf renew their hunt for Gollum at intervals during the next eight years. Sauron captures Gollum. |
| 3017 |
Gollum is released from Mordor, and taken by Aragorn. Gandalf visits Minas Tirith and reads the scroll of Isildur. The Great Years begins. |
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