September 22

Events

Real world

• 1976: Sala Baker, the stunt actor in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, is born.

In Eä

TA 2890

• Birth of Bilbo Baggins.

TA 2941

• Thorin and Company reach Lake-town.

TA 2968

• Birth of Frodo Baggins.

TA 3001

• Bilbo's 111th birthday party.
• Bilbo leaves the Shire upon this occasion. He also consciously gives up the One Ring.

TA 3018

• The Nazgûl reach the borders of the Shire.

TA 3019

• Saruman enters the Shire.

TA 3021

• Bilbo, Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel and Frodo leave Middle-earth for the Undying Lands.
• The Fourth Age begins.

Notes

• Some fans have started celebrating September 22nd as "Hobbit Day" by having parties. (Others recognize September 12, due to the discrepancy between the Shire Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar.)

References

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Valian Years - Years of the Trees - First Age - Second Age - Third Age - Fourth Age