| History of Arda |
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Ainulindalë
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| Timeline of Arda |
Arda during the Third Age
The Third Age was the Age of Arda that lasted for 3021 years, from the first defeat of Sauron by the forces of the Last Alliance and the deaths of Elendil and Gil-galad, to the departure of Gandalf, Galadriel, Elrond, Bilbo, and Frodo to the Undying Lands after Sauron's final downfall during the War of the Ring.
Timeline
| Year16 | Events |
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| 2 | The planting of the Second White Tree at Minas Anor, Isildur killed by orcs in the Disaster of the Gladden Fields. Isildur loses the One Ring in the Anduin. |
| 3 | Ohtar brings the shards of Narsil to Imladris. |
| 10 | Valandil becomes the 3rd King of Arnor. |
| 109 | Elrond weds Celebrían, daughter of Celeborn and Galadriel. |
| 130 | Elladan and Elrohir are born to Elrond and Celebrían. |
| 241 | Arwen Undómiel is born to Elrond and Celebrían. |
| 420 | King Ostoher rebuilds Minas Tirith. |
| 492 | The Easterlings invade Gondor. |
| 500 | King Tarostar successfully defeats the Easterlings, and he changes his name to Rómendacil, meaning "East Victor". |
| 541 | Easterlings invade Gondor once more, slaying King Rómendacil. |
| *c.550 | King Turambar of Gondor defeats the Easterlings of Rhûn; the Northmen of Rhovanion become allies of Gondor. |
| 861 | King Eärendur of Arnor dies, his sons dispute the succession and after a bloody civil war, Arnor is divided into three smaller Realms. Arthedain, Cardolan and Rhudaur will fight over Weathertop and other territories for hundreds of years to come. |
| 933 | Eärnil I of Gondor takes Umbar in a surprise attack. |
| 936 | Eärnil I lost at sea. |
| 1000 | The Istari come to Middle-earth. |
| 1015 | The Haradrim besiege Umbar in an attempt to recapture the city. King Ciryandil of Gondor is slain in the siege, Ciryaher takes the throne. |
| 1050 | Ciryaher conquers Harad and takes the name of Hyarmendacil meaning Southern-Victor.
Gondor reaches the height of its power. The Harfoots cross the Misty Mountains into Eriador. Sauron takes up his abode at Dol Guldur. |
| 1149 | Death of Hyarmendacil I.
Atanatar the Glorious takes the crown of Gondor. Under his rule, the power of Gondor begins to wane. |
| 1150 | The Fallohides migrate to Eriador. |
| 1248 | Rómendacil II, the Regent of Gondor strikes a decisive blow to the Easterlings and forms a strong alliance with the men of Rhovanion. |
| 1250 | Rómendacil II sends his son, Valacar to Rhovanion as an emissary.
Valacar falls in love with Vidumavi, Vidugavia, the King of Rhovanion's daughter. |
| 1255 | Eldacar born. |
| *c. 1259 | Castamir the Usurper born. |
| 1300 | The shadow over Middle-earth lengthens.
The Realm of Angmar is formed north of Rhudaur under the rule of a dark sorcerer, later revealed to be the Witch King. The Nazgûl begin to reappear. Orcs begin to infest the Misty Mountains. |
| 1344 | Death of Vidumavi. |
| 1356 | King Argeleb I of Arthedain is killed in defence of the Weather Hills during an invasion by Rhudaur, now controlled by Angmar; his son, Arveleg I, ascends the throne. |
| 1366 | Valacar ascends the throne of Gondor. |
| 1409 | Cardolan is ravaged by the kingdom of Angmar and Rhudaur is terminated.
Weathertop watchtower, and the Weather Hills fortifications are burned and destroyed. Fornost is attacked but successfully defended by King Araphor. |
| 1432 | Eldacar succeeds his father, Valacar, as King of Gondor.
Castamir the Usurper, Lord of the Ships, and a large following of Nobles are distressed by the half-blood King. They rebel and the Kin-strife begins. |
| 1437 | Castamir besieges and captures Osgiliath. The Palantír is lost in the Anduin, the Dome of Stars is destroyed and the city sacked.
Eldacar flees Gondor, his son and heir Ornendil is captured by Castamir and executed. |
| 1447 | Eldacar reclaims Gondor with an army of Northmen and kills Castamir at the Battle of the Crossings of Erui.
Castamir's sons take refuge in Pelargir, Eldacar lays siege. |
| 1448 | The sons of Castamir the Usurper and most of the fleet of Gondor flee south to Umbar, and become known as the Corsairs of Umbar. |
| 1540 | King Aldamir of Gondor is slain by Haradrim. |
| 1551 | King Vinyarion of Gondor wins a great victory over the Haradrim, taking the name Hyarmendacil II. |
| 1600 | Two Fallohide brothers Marcho and Blanco decided to cross the River Baranduin, later Brandywine and settle on the other side, and are followed by large numbers of Hobbits. King Argeleb II gives permission for the founding of the Shire. |
| 1601 | The Shire is first settled by Hobbits. |
| 1634 | The Corsairs of Umbar attack Gondor, slaying king Minardil at Pelargir, and raiding the city. |
| 1636 | The Great Plague decimates Gondor and Rhovanion, the watch on Mordor is abandoned. |
| 1810 | King Telumehtar of Gondor recaptures Umbar; renames himself Umbardacil. |
| 1851 | The Wainriders overrun Rhovanion.
King Araval of Arthedain wins a victory over Angmar. |
| 1856 | The Wainriders first major assault on Gondor, King Narmacil II killed in the Battle of the Plains. |
| 1899 | Gondor attacks Wainriders, is victorious in the Second Battle of Dagorlad.
The Men of Rhovanion, occupied by Wainriders, rebel and are freed. |
| 1900 | The White Tower is built in Minas Anor. |
| 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. The Wainriders are destroyed in the Battle of the Camp. |
| 1945 | After a disputed succession, Eärnil II is crowned King of Gondor. |
| 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.
Death of Arvedui. |
| 1976 | Aranarth assumes the title Chieftain of the Dúnedain, the Dúnedain of Arnor go into hiding. |
| 1979 | The Hobbits create the office of Thain to assume the functions of the lost king. |
| 1980 | The Moria Dwarves awaken Durin's Bane, a Balrog, which kills Durin VI, king of Khazad-dûm.
The Witch-king of Angmar returns to Mordor. |
| 1981 | Durin VI's son, Náin, is also killed, and the Dwarves flee Moria.
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| 1999 | Erebor is founded. |
| 2000 | The Witch King besieges Minas Ithil |
| 2002 | Minas Ithil falls, becomes Minas Morgul. Minas Anor is renamed Minas Tirith. |
| 2050 | The line of kings fails in Gondor. |
| 2063 | Gandalf goes to Dol Guldur to determine the identity of the Necromancer. Sauron withdraws before he can do so.
The Watchful Peace begins. |
| 2430 | The approximate birth year of Sméagol. |
| 2460 | Sauron returns to Dol Guldur in southern Mirkwood.
The Watchful Peace ends. |
| 2463 | Sméagol (later known as Gollum) becomes the fourth master of the One Ring, after killing his cousin Déagol. |
| 2501 | Eorl the Young, lord of the Éothéod is born. |
| 2509 | Cirion, Steward of Gondor, sends summons to the Éothéod for military aid.
Celebrían is waylaid by orcs, receives a poisoned wound, and subsequently departs Middle-earth. |
| 2510 | The Balchoth invade Rhovanion and Gondor, conquering much of Calenardhon, but are driven back by the people of Éothéod at the Battle of the Field of Celebrant.
Gondor gives the now-uninhabited province of Calenardhon to the people of Éothéod. The alliance between Rohan and Gondor comes into existence. |
| 2545 | Eorl the Young, 1st King of Rohan, dies in the battle in the Wold against the Easterlings.
Brego succeeds him as the 2nd King of Rohan. |
| 2570 | Aldor, aged only 26, becomes 3rd King of Rohan at the death of his father Brego. |
| 2645 | Fréa becomes 4th king of Rohan after the death of his father Aldor ('the Old'). |
| 2659 | Fréawine, becomes 5th King of Rohan. |
| 2680 | Goldwine, becomes 6th King of Rohan. |
| 2698 | Ecthelion I rebuilds the White Tower |
| 2699 | Déor, becomes 7th King of Rohan. |
| 2710 | Isengard is occupied by Dunlendings. |
| 2718 | Gram, becomes 8th King of Rohan. |
| 2741 | Helm Hammerhand 9th King of Rohan ascends the throne as last king of the first line. |
| 2746 | Amrothos, 15th Prince of Dol Amroth, falls while defending Dol-en-Ernil against the Corsairs of Umbar.
Thorin Oakenshield, son of Thráin II, is born. |
| 2747 | The Hobbits of the Shire led by Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took defeat an Orc invasion at Battle of Greenfields. |
| 2758 | Dunlendings, under Wulf, invade Rohan, supported by the Corsairs of Umbar. |
| Long Winter 2758 to TA 2759 | The Dunlendings in alliance with Easterlings lay siege to the Hornburg and take Edoras. |
| 2759 | Helm Hammerhand, King of Rohan, is killed by the Dunlendings. He is succeeded by his nephew Fréaláf Hildeson who drives out the Dunlendings.
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| 2763 | Balin is born. |
| 2770 | Erebor is taken over by Smaug. |
| 2783 | Glóin is born. |
| 2793 | The War between Dwarves and Orcs begins. |
| 2798 | Fréaláf Hildeson, 10th King of Rohan, dies. He is followed by his son Brytta Léofa. |
| 2799 | The Battle of Azanulbizar is fought at Moria's East Gate, in which the Dwarves defeat Sauron's minions, but are unable to enter Moria due to the Balrog Durin's Bane.
War of Dwarves and Orcs ends. Some Orc survivors flee south to the White Mountains. |
| 2842 | Brytta Léofa, 11th King of Rohan, dies. Succeeded by his son Walda. |
| 2850 | Gandalf enters Dol Guldur and confirms that the evil thereby found is indeed Sauron returned. |
| 2851 | Walda, 12th King of Rohan, is killed by an orc, his son Folca succeeds him. |
| 2859 | Fili, son of Dis and nephew of Thorin II Oakenshield, is born. |
| 2864 | Folca, 13th King of Rohan, is killed by the Boar of Everholt. He is succeeded by his son Folcwine.
The Orcs in the White Mountains are wiped out. Kili, son of Dis and nephew of Thorin II Oakenshield, is born. |
| 2872 | The White Tree of Gondor dies. |
| 2879 | Gimli son of Glóin is born. |
| 2885 | Harondor is once again claimed by the Haradrim, supported by the Corsairs of Umbar.
Fastred and Folcred, the twin sons of king Folcwine, are killed during the Battle of the Crossings of Poros. |
| 2890 | Bilbo Baggins is born. (22 September) |
| 2903 | Folcwine, 14th King of Rohan, dies and is succeeded by his youngest son Fengel. |
| 2907 | Birth of Gilraen (later wife of Arathorn II). |
| Fell Winter of 2911 to 2912 | Wolves invade the Shire.
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| 2930 | Arador is killed by Trolls. Arathorn II becomes the Chieftain of the Dúnedain.
Denethor II is born. |
| 2931 | Birth of Estel, son of Arathorn II and Gilraen. |
| 2933 | Arathorn II is killed while hunting orcs. |
| 2941 | Bilbo Baggins obtains the One Ring. (July)
The White Council drives Sauron out of Dol Guldur. Esgaroth is attacked by the dragon Smaug, who is consequentially killed by Bard the Bowman. Deaths of Thorin II Oakenshield, Fíli and Kíli. |
| 2942 | Bilbo returns to the Shire with the Ring.
Sauron returns in secret to Mordor. |
| 2944 | Bard rebuilds Dale and become king.
Gollum leaves the Mountains and begins looking for the "thief" of the Ring. |
| 2948 | Théoden, son of Thengel, king of Rohan, is born. |
| 2949 | Gandalf and Balin visit Bilbo in the Shire. |
| 2950 | Finduilas, daughter of Adrahil of Dol Amroth, is born. |
| 2951 | Sauron declares his presence in Mordor openly.
Estel, later known as Aragorn, comes of age and is told about his heritage. The Corsairs of Umbar officially ally themselves with Mordor and destroy the great monument commemorating Ar-Pharazôn's victory over Sauron. |
| 2953 | Last meeting of the White Council.
Saruman takes Isengard for himself. Fengel, 15th King of Rohan, dies. His son Thengel returns to Rohan to succeed him. |
| 2954 | Mount Doom bursts into flame. |
| 2956 | Aragorn first meets Gandalf the Grey. |
| 2957 to 2980 | Aragorn as Thorongil serves in the armies of King Thengel of Rohan, and Steward Ecthelion II of Gondor. |
| 2968 | Frodo Baggins is born. (22 September) |
| 2976 | Denethor II marries with Finduilas. |
| 2977 | Bain, son of Bard, become King of Dale. |
| 2978 | Boromir, son of Denethor II, is born. |
| 2980 | Aragorn, in the service of the Steward of Gondor Ecthelion II leads a taskforce south to Umbar and kills the Captain of the Haven.
Arwen pledges her hand in marriage to Aragorn. Frodo Baggins loses both of his parents in a boating accident. Sam Gamgee born. Théoden, son of Thengel, becomes 17th king of Rohan after the death of his father. Théoden is the last king of the second line. |
| 2982 | Birth of Meriadoc Brandybuck. (Merry) |
| 2983 | Birth of Faramir. |
| 2984 | Ecthelion II dies, Denethor II becomes Steward of Gondor. |
| 2989 | Frodo Baggins comes under the guardianship of Bilbo Baggins.
A company of Dwarves, led by Balin, try to recolonize Moria. |
| 2990 | Birth of Peregrin Took. (Pippin) |
| 2991 | Birth of Éomer. |
| 2994 | Balin is killed. The dwarf-colony in Moria is destroyed. |
| 2995 | Birth of Éowyn. |
| 3001 | Bilbo Baggins turns 111 and leaves the Shire. |
| 3002 | Lalia Clayhanger, the matriarch of the Took clan, dies, aged 119.
Bilbo settles in Rivendell. |
| 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, 17th king of Rohan. |
| 3018 | The Ringwraiths are given the task of retrieving the One Ring and attack Osgiliath. Thranduil is attacked and Gollum escapes. The traces of Gollum disappear. He gets lost in Moria, but, finally discovering the way to the West Gate, he can't leave. (August) Gandalf meets Shadowfax, but the horse doesn't allow him to approach. Gandalf pursues Shadowfax far over the fields. (21 September) Glorfindel attacks the Ringwraiths on the Bridge of Mitheithel. (11 October) The Council of Elrond is held at Rivendell. (25 October) The Fellowship of the Ring sets out in the evening. (25 December) |
| 3019 | The Fellowship parts after Gandalf falls into Khazad-dûm while fighting a Balrog. (15 January)
The Breaking of the Fellowship of the Ring. Deaths of Gollum, Boromir, Denethor II, Dáin II, Brand, Lotho Sackville-Baggins, Saruman, Grima, Theoden. Battles of the Hornburg, Pelennor Fields, Bywater, Dale, Mirkwood, and Black Gate. The Nazgûl and the One Ring destroyed. End of Sauron. Bard II becomes King of Dale and Thorin III Stonehelm becomes King of Erebor. Mirkwood is renamed Eryn Lasgalen. Aragorn takes the Sceptre of the Reunited Kingdom. |
| 3020 | Faramir marries Éowyn.
Samwise Gamgee marries Rosie Cotton and together they move into Bag End. (Spring) |
| 3021 | Éomer marries Imrahil's daughter, Lothíriel of Dol Amroth.
Bilbo marks his 131st birthday, surpassing the Old Took. (22 September) Elrond, Galadriel, Gandalf, Frodo and Bilbo depart from the Grey Havens. (29 September) The Fourth Age begins. |
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Derde Tydsnede |
| Albanian | Epokë e Tretë |
| Amharic | ሦስተኛ ዘመን |
| Arabic | العصر الثالث |
| Armenian | Երրորդ Տարիք |
| Azerbaijani | Üçüncü dövr |
| Basque | Hirugarren Aroa |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Трэцяя эпоха |
| Bosnian | Treće Doba |
| Breton | Trede Oad |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Трета възраст |
| Burmese | တတိယခေတ် |
| Cambodian | អាយុទីបី |
| Catalan | Tercera Època |
| Cebuano | Ikatulo Edad |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 第三紀元 |
| Croatian | Treća Dob |
| Czech | Třetí věk |
| Danish | Tredje Alder |
| Dutch | Derde Era |
| Esperanto | Tria Aĝo |
| Estonian | Kolmanda ajastu |
| Fijian | Ikatolu ni yabaki |
| Finnish | Kolmas aika |
| French | Troisième Âge |
| Frisian | Tredde Âldens |
| Galician | Terceira Idade |
| Georgian | მესამე ეპოქა |
| German | Drittes Zeitalter |
| Greek | Τρίτη Εποχή |
| Haitian Creole | Twazyèm Laj |
| Hausa | Na uku Shekaru |
| Hebrew | העידן השלישי |
| Hindi | तीसरा युग |
| Hungarian | Harmadkor |
| Icelandic | Þriðja Aldri |
| Indonesian | Ketiga Jaman |
| Irish Gaelic | Tríú Tréimhse |
| Italian | Terza Era |
| Japanese | 第三紀 |
| Javanese | Telung Umur |
| Kannada | ಮೂರನೇ ವಯಸ್ಸು |
| Kazakh | Үшінші дәуір (Cyrillic) Üşinşi däwir (Latin) |
| Korean | 제3시대 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | үчүнчү жашы |
| Latin | Tertia Aetas |
| Latvian | Trešais laikmets |
| Lithuanian | Trečiasis amžius |
| Lombard | Terza Età |
| Luxembourgish | Drëtten Zäitalter |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Третото Доба |
| Malaysian | Usia Ketiga |
| Malayalam | മൂന്നാം പ്രായം |
| Maltese | It-tielet Età |
| Marathi | तिसऱ्या युग |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Гурав дахь Нас |
| Nepalese | तेस्रो उमेर |
| Norwegian | Tredje tideverv |
| Occitan | Edat Tresena |
| Pashto | دریم عمر |
| Persian | دوران سوم |
| Polish | Trzecia Era |
| Portuguese | Terceira Era |
| Punjabi | ਤੀਜਾ ਉਮਰ |
| Romanian | Treilea Ev |
| Romansh | Temps Terz |
| Russian | Третья Эпоха |
| Scottish Gaelic | Treas Linn |
| Serbian | Треће доба (Cyrillic) Treće doba (Latin) |
| Shona | Wechitatu Zera |
| Sindhi | ٽيون عمر |
| Sinhalese | තුන්වන වයස |
| Slovak | Tretí Vek |
| Somalian | Da'da Saddexaad |
| Spanish | Tercera Edad |
| Sundanese | Katilu Jaman |
| Swahili | Zama za ya Tatu |
| Swedish | Tredje Åldern |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Синну сеюм |
| Tamil | மூன்றாம் காலம் |
| Telugu | మూడో వయసు |
| Thai | ยุคที่สามแห่ง |
| Turkish | Üçüncü Çağ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Третя епоха |
| Uzbek | Учинчи Йош (Cyrillic) Uchinchi Yosh (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Kỳ thứ ba |
| Welsh | Y Trydydd Oes |
| Xhosa | Ubudala wesithathu |
| Yiddish | דריט צייט |
| Yoruba | Kẹta Ori |
