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The coronation of Elessar, the High King of Arnor and Gondor
The Fourth Age was the time period that followed the War of the Ring (immediately) and the Third Age. It was a time of peace, and was also known as the "Age of Men".
History
The Fourth Age began once Sauron was vanquished and the One Ring destroyed. The Shire and the kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor were restored. It marked the ascent of Men and the final diminishing of the Elves. Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel, Bilbo and Frodo sailed for the Undying Lands, as had most Elves on Middle-earth.
The allies of Sauron were greatly diminished. Harad was defeated and concluded a peace with King Aragorn II Elessar, by which Umbar, whose fleet had been completely destroyed in the mouths of the Anduin, was returned to Gondor, with South Gondor and the East-lands also annexed. The Easterlings of Rhûn also suffered a terrible defeat as their Orc allies fled in terror from the Battle of the Black Gate. However, King Elessar and his allies such as King Éomer of Rohan on occasion warred with their enemies, fighting in the east and south to bring security to their kingdoms. King Elessar died in FO 120 and was succeeded by his son Eldarion who ruled until about FO 220. Of the kings of the Reunited Kingdom after him, nothing is known.
Behind the scenes
J.R.R. Tolkien said that he thought the distance between the end of the Third Age and the 20th century A.D. was about 6000 years, and that 1958 should have been around the end of the Fifth Age if the Fourth and Fifth Ages were about the same length as the Second and Third Ages. He said, however, in a letter written in 1958 that he believed the Ages had quickened and that it was about the end of the Sixth Age or beginning of the Seventh (this letter is referred to in the "Fourth Age" article of The Encyclopedia of Arda, as mentioned below).[1]
See also
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Vierde Era |
| Albanian | Epoka e Katërt |
| Amharic | አራተኛ እድሜ |
| Arabic | العصر الرابع |
| Armenian | չորրորդ Տարիք |
| Azerbaijani | Dördüncü Dövr |
| Basque | Laugarren Aroa |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Чацвёртая эпоха |
| Bengali | চতুর্থ যুগ |
| Bosnian | Četvrto doba |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Четвърта Епоха |
| Cambodian | អាយុទីបួន |
| Catalan | Quarta Edat |
| Cebuano | Ikaupat nga Edad |
| Chinese | 第四紀元 |
| Cornish | Ooj-Pajwora ? |
| Croatian | Četvrto doba |
| Czech | Čtvrtý věk |
| Danish | Fjerde Tidsalder |
| Dutch | Vierde Era |
| Esperanto | Kvara Aĝo |
| Estonian | Neljas Ajastu |
| Filipino | Ikaapat na Edad |
| Finnish | Neljäs Aika |
| French | Quatrième Âge |
| Galician | Cuarta Idade |
| Georgian | მეოთხე ეპოქა |
| German | Viertes Zeitalter |
| Greek | Τέταρτη Εποχή |
| Gujarati | ચોથી ઉંમર |
| Hebrew | העידן הרביעי |
| Hindi | चौथा आयु |
| Hmong | Plaub hnub nyoog |
| Hungarian | Negyedkor |
| Icelandic | Fjórða Öldin |
| Indonesian | Tahun ke-empat |
| Irish Gaelic | Ceathrú Aois |
| Italian | Quarta Era |
| Japanese | 第四紀 |
| Kannada | ನಾಲ್ಕನೇ ವಯಸ್ಸು |
| Kazakh | Төртінші жасы (Cyrillic) Törtinşi jası (Latin) |
| Korean | 제 4 시대 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Төртүнчү жашы |
| Latin | Quartum Aetate |
| Latvian | Ceturtā vecuma |
| Lithuanian | Ketvirtas Amžius |
| Luxembourgish | Véierten Alter |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Четврто Години |
| Malagasy | Taona Fahaefatra |
| Malaysian | keempat Umur |
| Maltese | Ir-raba 'età |
| Manx | Eash Kiarroo |
| Marathi | चौथ्या वय |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Дөрөв дэх эрин |
| Nepalese | चौथो युग |
| Norwegian | Fjerde tideverv |
| Pashto | څلورم عمر |
| Persian | دوران چهارم |
| Polish | Czwarta Era |
| Portuguese | Quarta Era |
| Punjabi | ਚੌਥਾ ਉਮਰ |
| Romanian | Patrulea Ev |
| Romansh | temps Quart |
| Russian | Четвёртая Эпоха |
| Scottish Gaelic | An Ceathramh Aois |
| Sindhi | چوٿين هاڻوڪو |
| Sinhalese | හතරවන වයස |
| Slovak | Štvrtý vek |
| Slovenian | Četrta doba |
| Somalian | Da'da Afaraad |
| Spanish | Cuarta Edad |
| Sundanese | Kaopat Jaman |
| Swahili | Umri wa Nne |
| Swedish | Fjärde åldern |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Синну чорум |
| Tamil | நான்காம் வயது |
| Telugu | ఫోర్త్ వయసు |
| Thai | ยุคที่สี่แห่งอาร์ดา |
| Turkish | Dördüncü Çağ |
| Urdu | چوتھا عمر |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Четверта Епоха |
| Uzbek | Тўртинчи давр (Cyrillic) To'rtinchi davr (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Kỷ nguyên thứ tư |
| Welsh | Y Pedwerydd Oes |
| Yiddish | פערט עלטער |
