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The Second Age

1 Foundation of the Grey Havens, and of Lindon.
32 The Edain reach Numenor.
40 Many Dwarves leaving their old cities in Ered Luin go to Moria and swell its numbers.
442 Death of Elros Tar-Minyatur (brother of Elrond Half-Elven, master of Rivendell).
500 Sauron begins to stir again in Middle-earth.
600 The first ships of the Numenoreans appear off the coasts.
750 Eregion founded by the Noldor .
1000 Sauron alarmed by the power of the Numenoreans, chooses Mordor as a land to make into a stronghold. He begins the building of the Barad-dur.
1200 Sauron endeavours to seduce to Eldar. Gil-galad refuses to treat with him; but the smiths of Eregion are won over. The Numenoreans begin to make permanent havens.
1500 The Elven-smiths instructed by Sauron reach the height of their skills. They begin the forging of the Rings of Power.
1590 The Three Rings are completed in Eregion.
1600 Sauron forges the One Ring in Mount Doom. He completes the Barad-Dur. Celebrimbor perceives the designs of Sauron.
1693 War of the Elves and Sauron begins. The Three Rings are hidden.
1695 Sauron's forces invade Eriador. Gil-Galad sends Elrond to Eregion.
1697 Eregion laid waste. Death of Celebrimbor. The gates of Moria are shut. Elrond retreats with remnant of the Noldor and founds the refuge of Imladris (Rivendell).
1700 Tar-Minastir (King of the Numenoreans) sends a great navy from Numenor of Lindon. Sauron is defeated.
1701 Sauron is driven out of Eriador. The Westlands have peace for a long while.
1800 From about this time onwards the Numenoreans begin to establish dominions on the coasts. Sauron extends his power eastwards. The shadow falls on Numenor.
2251 Tar-Atanamir takes the sceptre. Rebellion and division of the Numenoreans begins. About this time the Nazgul or Ringwraiths, slaves of the Nine Rings, first appear.
2380 Umbar is made into a great fortress of Numenor.
2350 Pelargir is built. It becomes the chief haven for the Faithful Numenoreans.
2899 Ar-Adunakhor takes the sceptre.
3175 Repentance of Tar-Palantir.There is civil war in Numenor.
3255 Ar-Pharazon the Golden seizes the sceptre.
3261 Ar-Pharazon sets sail and lands at Umbar.
3262 Sauron is taken prisoner to Numenor.
3262-3310 Sauron seduces the King and corrupts the Numenoreans.
3310 Ar-Pharazon begins the building of the Great Armament.
3319 Ar-Pharazon assails the Kingdom of the Valar. Downfall of Numenor. Elendil and his sons escape.
3320 Foundations of the Realms in Exile; Arnor and Gondor. The Stones are devided. Sauron returns to Mordor.
3429 Sauron attacks Gondor, takes Minas Ithil and burns the White Tree. Isildur escapes down the River Anduin and goes to his father, Elendil, in the north. Anarion (Elendils other son) defends Minas Anor and Osgiliath.
3430 The Last Alliance of Elves and Men is formed.
3431 Gil-Galad and Elendil march east to Imladris.
3434 The host of the Alliance crosses the Misty Mountains. Battle of Dagorlad and defeat of Sauron. Siege of Barad-Dur begins.
3440 Anarion is slain.
3441 Sauron overthrown by Gil-Galad and Elendil, who perish. Isildur takes the One Ring. Sauron passes away and the Ringwraiths go into the shadows. The Second Age ends.

The Great Years (The War of the Ring -The Third Age)

3018 The Great Years Begin
April
12 Gandalf reaches Hobbiton.
June
20 Sauron attacks Osgiliath. About the same time Thranduil is attacked in Mirkwood and Gollum escapes.
July
4 Boromir sets out from Minas Tirith to find Rivendell.
10 Gandalf is imprisoned in Orthanc by Saruman.
August
All trace of Gollum is lost. It is thought that at about this time, being hunted both by the Elves and Sauron's servants, he took refuge in Moria; but when he had at last discovered the way to the West-gate he could not get out.
September
18 Gandalf escapes from Orthanc in the early hours. The Black Riders cross the Fords of Isen.
19 Gandalf comes to Edoras as a beggar, and is refused admittance.
20 Gandalf gains entrance to Edoras. Theoden commands him to go: 'Take any horse, only be gone ere tomorrow is old!'
21 Gandalf meets Shadowfax, but the horse will not allow him to come near. He follows Shadowfax far over the fields.
22 The Black Riders reach Sarn Ford at evening; they drive off the guard of Rangers. Gandalf overtakes Shadowfax.
23 Four Riders enter the Shire before dawn. The others pursue the Rangers eastward, and then return to watch the Greenway. A Black Rider comes to Hobbiton at nightfall. Frodo leaves Bag End with Sam and Pippin. Gandalf having tamed Shadowfax rides from Rohan.
24 Gandalf crosses the Isen.
26 The Hobbits enter the Old Forest. Frodo comes to Bombadil.
27 Gandalf crosses Greyflood. Second night with Bombadil.
28 The Hobbits are captured by a Barrow-wight but are saved again by Tom Bombadil. Gandalf reaches Sam Ford.
29 Frodo reaches Bree at night and meets Strider. Gandalf visits the Gaffer.
30 Crickhollow and the Inn at Bree are raded in the early hours. Frodo leaves Bree. Gandalf comes to Crickhollow, and reaches Bree at night.
October
1 Gandalf leaves Bree.
3 Gandalf is attacked at night on Weathertop.
6 The camp under Weathertop is attacked at night. Frodo is wounded by the King of the Nazgul's deadly dagger.
9 Glorfindel leaves Rivendell.
11 He drives the Riders off the bridge of Mitheithel.
13 Frodo crosses the Bridge.
18 Glorfindel finds Frodo at dusk. Gandalf reaches Rivendell.
20 Frodo, followed by the Hobbits, Strider and Glorfindel escape across the Ford of Bruinen.
24 Frodo recovers and wakes. Boromir arrives in Rivendell at night.
25 The Council of Elrond.
December
25 The company of the Ring leaves Rivendell at dusk.

3019


January
8 The Company reach Hollin.
11 - 12 The company fail to cross Caradhras due to heavy snow.
13 Attack by Wolves in the early hours the Company reaches the West-gate of Moria at nightfall. Gollum begins to trail the Ringbearer.
14 Night in gall Twenty-one.
15 The bridge of Khazad-dum. Gandalf defeats the Balrog but falls into the abyss. The company reaches Nimrodel late at night.
17 The company comes to Caras Galadhon in Lothlorien at evening.
23 Gandalf pursues the Balrog to the peak of Zirak-zigil.
25 He casts down the Balrog and passes away. His body lies on the peak.
February
14 The Mirror of Galadriel. Gandalf returns to life, and lies in a trance.
16 Farewell to Lorien. Gollum in hiding on the west bank observes the departure.
17 Gwaihir bears Gandalf to Lorien.
23 The boats are attacked at night near Sar Gebir.
25 The Company pass the Argonath and camp at Path Galen. First battle of the Fords of isen; Theodred son of Theoden slain.
26 The breaking of the Fellowship. Death of Boromir; his horn is heard in Minas Tirith. Meriadoc and Peregrin are captured. Frodo and Samwise enter the easter Emyn Muil. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli sets out in pursuit of the Orcs and their captured companions at evening. Eomer hears of the descent of the Orc-band from the Emyn Muil.
27 Aragorn reaches the west-cliff at sunrise. Eomer against Theoden's orders sets out from Eastfold about midnight to pursue the Orcs.
28 Eomer overtakes the Orcs just outside Fangorn Forest.
29 Meriadoc and Pippin escape and meet Treebeard in Fangorn. The Rohirrim attack at sunrise and destroy the Orcs. Frodo descends from the Emyn Muil and meets Gollom. Faramir sees the funeral boat of Boromir.
30 Entmoot begins. Eomer returning to Edoras meets Aragorn.
March
1 Frodo begins the passage of the Dead Marshes at dawn. Entmoot continues. Aragorn meets Gandalf the White. They set out for Edoras. Faramir leaves Minas Tirith on an errand to Itilien.
2 Frodo comes to the end of the Marshes. Gandalf comes to Edoras and heals Theoden. The Rohirrim ride west against Saruman. Second battle of Fords of Isen. Erkenband defeated. Entmoot ends in afternoon. The Ents march on Isengard and reach it at night.
3 Theoden retreats to Helm's Deep. Battle of Hornburg begins. Ents complete the destruction of Isengard.
4 Theoden and Gandalf set out from Helm's Deep for Isengard. Frodo reaches the slag-mounds on the edge of the Desolation of the Morannon.
5 Theoden reaches Isengard at noon. Parley with Saruman in Orthanc. Wingered Nazgul passes over the camp at Dol Baran. Gandalf sets out with Peregrin for Minas Tirith. Frodo hides in sight of the Morannon, and leaves at dusk.
6 Aragorn overtaken by the Dunadain in the early hours. Theoden sets out from the Hornburg for Harrowdale. Aragorn sets out later.
7 Frodo taken by Faramir to Henneth Annun. Aragorn comes to Dunharrow at nightfall.
8 Aragorn takes the "Paths of the Dead" at daybreak; he reaches Erech at midnight. Frodo leaves Henneth Annun.
9 Gandalf reaches Minas Tirith. Faramir leaves Henneth Annun. Aragorn sets out from Erech and comes to Calembel. At dusk Frodo reaches the Morgul-road. Theoden comes to Dunharrow. Darkness begins to flow put of Mordor.
10 The Dawnless Day. The Muster of Rohan: the Rohirrim ride from Harrowdale. Faramir rescued by Gandalf outside the gates of the city. Aragorn crosses Ringlo. An army from the Morannon takes Cair Andros and passes into Anorien. Frodo passes the Cross Roads, and sees the Morgul-host set forth.
11 Gollum visits Shelob,but seeing Frodo asleep nearly repents. Denethor sends Faramir to Osgiliath. Aragorn reaches Linhir and crosses into Lebennin. Eastern Rohan is invaded from the north. First assault to Lorien.
12 Gollum leads Frodo into Shelob's lair.Faramir retreats to the Causeway Forts. Theoden camps under Minrimmon. Aragorm drives the enemy towards Pelagir. The Ents defeat the invaders of Rohan.
13 Frodo captured by Orks of Cirith Ungol. The Pelennor is overrun. Faramir is wounded. Aragorn reaches Pelagir and captures the fleet. Theoden in Druadan Forest.
14 Samwise finds Frodo in the Tower. Minas Tirith is besieged. The Rohirrim led by the Wild Men come to the Grey wood.
15 In the early hours the Witch-King breaks the Gates of the City. Denetor burns himself on a pyre. The horns of the Rohirrim are heard at cockcrow. Battle of the Pelennor. Theoden is slain. Aragorn raises the standard of Arwen. Frodo and Samwise escape and begin their journey north along the Morgai. Battle under the trees in Mirkwood; Thranduil repels the forces of Dol Guldur. Second attack on Lorien.
16 Debate of commanders.Frodo from the Morgai looks out over the camp to Mount Doom.
17 Battle of Dale.King Brand and King Dain Ironfoot fall. Many Dwarves and Men take refuge in Erebor and are besieged. Shagrat brings Frodo's cloak,mail-shirt,and sword to Barad-dur.
18 The Host of the West marches from Minas Tirith. Frodo comes in sight of the Isenmouthe: he is overtaken by Orks on the road from Durthang to Udun.
19 The Host comes to Morgul-vale. Frodo and Samwise escape and begin their journey along the road to the Barad-dur.
22 The dreadful nightfall.Frodo and Samwise leave the road and turn south to Mount Doom. Third assualt on Lorien.
23 The Host passes out Itilien, Aragorn dissmisses the fain-hearted. Frodo and Samwise cast their arms and gear.
24 Frodo and Samwise make their last journey to the feet of Mount doom. The Host camps in the Desolation of the Morannon.
25 The Host is surrounded on the Slag-hills. Frodo and Samwise reach the Sammath Naur. Gollum seizes the Ring and falls in the Cracks of Doom. Downfall of the Barad-dur and passing of Sauron.

for people with silly questions and other stuff

Ah, poor old Arnor... we run an RP over here set during the time of its loss.

lol mujaffa that info can be found in a lot of books
but thx for putting it on

a LOT of books?...didn't find it in one book by now.
All that reading....

got all books but this is for the people who doesn't read very well...

then surely they'll have just as much trouble reading this!

didn't find those books...must admit didn't look very hard (or at all) but i sure won't find them round here

read the last part of the books or sillmarillion or unfinished tales of middle-earth

i wil, i will...

The Ages always seem to end with the bad guys losing. But it is just propaganda for the good guys! They keep ending the Ages at good times for them. I bet the bad guys have Ages that end at, say, the destruction of Arnor.

hehe, you're probably right.

bad guyz should win

Well, Arnor was one heck of a victory! Fully half of the Empire of man totally destroyed and never re-built throughout the ENTIRE chronology!

What happens to gimili and legolas? Do they ever die? Does frodo ever marry? When does he die? What happened to Gandalf in his "retiring" years? Thanks a lot

Gimli, Legolas and Frodo all go over the sea to the West to the Undying Lands where no more is recorded about them (Legolas is allowed there as an Elf, Frodo as a Ring Bearer, and Gimli has no right to go there at all but it is theorised Galadriel asked permission for him).

Gandalf, who came from there in the first place, went home.

Do we ever find out about the west in any of the books? Other than whats in LOTR.

yeah whats the undying land? I want to see there houses!

The Undying Lands are talked of in the Silmarillion. They don't look any different but nothing ages there- hence the name.

They are also only CONCEPTUALLY to the West. They were once ACTUALLY to the west and you could sail normally between west and east (though it was not often done). But when Numenor was destroyed (after attempting to INVADE the West, and they might have been able to do it, too) the rulkes were changed by Ilvutar (basically God) and now the West is only there for those allowed to go, as it were. Anyone else sailing out west will eventually loop around and land on the east coast of Middle-Earth.

But aside from in the VERY early days, the days of Feanor (at once the greatest and silliest Elf ever) and when Sauron's boss fought the odd war there, complete with giant spider-thing, NOTHING interesting happens out there any more. So all the focus is on the east.