Events[]
- Mordor's influence spreads throughout Middle-earth.[1]
- Saruman begins using the Palantír of Orthanc and is soon ensnared Sauron, who has the Ithil-stone.[1] Now "an ally, or servant of Sauron",[2] he betrays the White Council and employs spies who soon report to him that the Rangers are responsible for watching the Shire.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Part Four, Chapter 3: "The Palantíri"