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J.R.R. Tolkien - The Man Who Started It All

Tolkien's Foreward to "Lord of the Rings"

Christopher Tolkien's Foreword to "The Silmarillion"

 

TA 1

Cirdan becomes Lord of Mithlond and Lindon.
Isildur becomes High King in Gondor.

Amroth becomes King of Lothlorien.

Thranduil becomes King of Northern Greenwood the Great.
TA 2
Isildur slain by Orcs near Amon Lanc.
TA 3
Ohtar reaches Imaldris.
TA 10
Valandil becomes High King in Amor.
TA 109
TA 130
TA 241
Arwen is born.
TA 249
Valandil dies. His heirs move Arnor's capitol from Annuminas to Fornost Erain sometime after this year.
TA 490
The first Easterlings attack Gondor.
TA 652
Valundur, High King of Arnor, dies in battle (the only High King after Isildur to die a violent death).
TA 830
Tarannon Falastur begins to extend Gondor's power aloong the coastlands.
TA 863
Armor is divided into Arthedain, Cardolan and Rhudaur. No more High Kings of the Dunedain are proclaimed.
c. TA 1000
A shadow falls on Greenwood and it becomes known thereafter as Mirkwood.
c. TA 1050
About this time the Istari come to Middle-earth, landing at Mithlond. Thranduil may at this time move his people north away from Dol Guldur.
The Harfoots begin to cross Hithaeglir.
c. TA 1150
The Fallohides and Stoors migrate to Eriador. The Stoors settle in the Angle.
c. TA 1200
Gondor reaches the height of its power.
c. TA 1300
Angmar is founded. Orcs begin to appear in the Hithaeglir, attacking the Dwarves.
Many Stoors flee to Dunland or Anduin.
TA 1356
Rhudaur attacks Cardolan and Arthedain.
Cirdan leads or sends an army to Arthedain.
TA 1409
Angmar invades Arthedain. Cirdan and Elrond help end the invasion. Rhudaur ceases to exist. The last prince of Cardolan perishes. Arthedain absorbs what's left of Cardolan.
TA 1600
Marco and Blanco found the Shire.
TA 1636
The Great Plague devastates Eriador and Gondor.
c. TA 1850
Wainriders enslave the Northmen. Some escape to the Vales of Anduin and in time become the Eotheod.
TA 1899
Battle of the Camp.
TA 1974
Angmar destroys Arthedain. Arvedui dies.
TA 1975
Battle of Fornost Erain. End of Angmar.
TA 1977
Frumgar leads Eotheod north.
TA 1980
The Dwarves of Khazad-dum release the Balrog from its prison.
TA 1981
The Dwarves abandon Khazad-dum and many Elves flee Lothlorien. Amroth dies and Nimrodel is lost. Edhellond is finally abandoned by the Elves.
TA 1985
About this time, Celeborn and Galadriel take up the rule of Lorien. Mithrellas weds Imrazor the Numenorean.
TA 1999
The Dwarves of Durin's line settle in Erebor (Under Thrain 1).
TA 2060
The Watchful Peace begins when Sauron withdraws from Dol Guldur to Rhun.
TA 2210
The Dwarves abandon Erebor.
TA 2460
Sauron returns to Dol Guldur and the Watchful Peace comes to an end.
TA 2463
Galadriel forms the second White Council.
TA 2510
Battle of Parth Celebrant. Eorl leads teh Eotheod south to Gondor's aid. Rohan is founded.
TA 2590
Thror re-establishes his people in Erebor.
Gror settles in Emyn Engrin.
TA 2758
The Long Winter begins. Rohan is invaded. Gondor is attacked.
TA 2770
Smaug attacks Erebor and Dale. Thror and his family escape. Many of Durin's Folk settle in Emyn Engrin. Girion of Dale's wife and young child escape to Esgaroth.
TA 2799
Battle of Nanduhirion.
Azog slain.
TA 2851
The White Council meets. Saruman urges caution.
TA 2931
Birth of Aragorn II
TA 2941
Thorin and Company return to Erebor. Battle of Five Armies. Bolg slain. The White Council drives Sauron from Dol Guldur. Erebor is re-established by Dain.
TA 2944
Bard re-establishes Dale.
TA 2951
Elrond reveals Aragorn's true identity to him. Aragorn meets and falls in love with Arwen.
TA 3017
Aragorn brings Gollum to Thranduil.
TA 3019
The War of the Ring. Sauron overthrown. Aragorn establishes the Reunited Kingdom and marries Arwen. Celeborn establishes the Kingdom of East Lorien.
TA 3021
Elrond, Galadriel and Gandalf leave Middle-earth, taking Frodo and Bilbo with them.