The First Age |
| 1 | | The crossing of the Helcaraxë by Fingolfin and his followers. |
| | | The first rising of the Moon, followed soon afterwards by the Sun. |
| | | Awakening of Men in Hildórien. |
| 2 | | Fingolfin withdraws from the gates of Angband and camps on the north shore of Lake Mithrim. |
| 5 | | Fingon rescues Maedhros from the heights of Thangorodrim, and so helps to heal the rift between the factions of the Noldor. |
| 6 | | Angrod son of Finarfin is received into Doriath by King Thingol. |
| 7 | | Holding council in Mithrim, the Noldor choose Fingolfin to be their High King. |
| 20 | | The Mereth Aderthad, the Feast of Reuniting, is held at the Pools of Ivrin. |
| 50 | | Journey of Turgon and Finrod. |
| 52 | | Finrod and Galadriel travel as guests to Menegroth. Finrod is inspired by the Thousand Caves to create his own underground citadel of Nargothrond, but Galadriel remains in Doriath for some time. |
| 53 | | Guided by Ulmo, Turgon discovers the hidden valley of Tumladen, where he resolves to build a city. |
| 60 | | Dagor Aglareb. The Siege of Angband is set by the Princes of the Noldor. |
| 64 | | Turgon secretly begins the building of Gondolin. |
| 65 | | The Noldor aid in fortifying the Havens of the Falas, and Finrod raises the tower of Barad Nimras. |
| 66 | | Thingol and Melian discover the truth behind the Exile of the Noldor. |
| 67 | | Thingol bans the Quenya tongue from his realms. Sindarin begins to predominate in Middle-earth from this time. |
| 102 | | Completion of Nargothrond. |
| 116 | | Completion of Gondolin. Turgon's people begin the migration from Nevrast. |
| 150 | | The Noldor and the Dwarves first encounter each other among the Blue Mountains. |
| 155 | | An army of Orcs attempts to invade Hithlum from the Firth of Drengist. Fingon drives them into the Sea. |
c. | 240 | | Approximate date of the birth of Mîm the Petty-dwarf. |
| 260 | | Glaurung ravages Beleriand, but is driven back to Angband. |
| 262 | | Likely year of the birth of Balan (later called Bëor) in the lands east of the Blue Mountains. |
| 282 | | Probable date of birth of Marach, later to lead his people westward across the Blue Mountains. |
| 289 | | Probable date of birth of Baran, son and successor to Bëor the Old. |
| 307 | | Probable date of birth of Malach son of Marach, later called Aradan. |
| 310 | | Men are discovered in the western foothills of the Blue Mountains by Finrod Felagund. |
| 311 | | Bëor enters the service of Finrod of Nargothrond. |
c. | 313 | | Marach crosses the Blue Mountains with the ancestors of the House of Hador. |
| 314 | | Apparent date of birth of Boron son of Baran. |
| 315 | | Birth of Haldad of the Haladin. |
| 316 | | Aredhel sets out from Gondolin. Later in the year, she is lost in Nan Elmoth, and becomes Eöl's wife. |
| 320 | | The year of Maeglin's birth in Nan Elmoth. |
| 332 | | The twelve-year old Maeglin is formally named. |
| 337 | | Probable year of the birth of Amlach son of Imlach. |
| | | Probable date of the birth of Boromir son of Boron, later appointed lord of Ladros. |
| 340 | | Likely date of birth of Bereg, great-grandson of Bëor. |
| 341 | | Likely date of the birth of Haleth and Haldar, twin children of Haldad. |
c. | 350 | | Approximate date of the birth of Boromir, later lord of Ladros. |
| 355 | | Bëor the Old dies at the age of ninety-three. |
| 359 | | Probable date of birth of Bregor son of Boromir of the House of Bëor. |
| 365 | | Probable date of birth of Hathol son of Magor. |
| 366 | | Likely date of birth of Haldan son of Haldar, later Lord of Brethil. |
| 374 | | Birth of Beren son of Belemir, father of Emeldir and grandfather of Beren Erchamion. |
| 375 | | Haldad and his son Haldar are slain by Orcs. Haldad's daughter Haleth becomes the leader of their People. |
c. | 375 | | Approximate date of the settlement of the People of Haleth in the Forest of Brethil. |
| 376 | | Likely date of the death of Marach. |
| 380 | | Death of Bëor's son Baran; the leadership of the House of Bëor passes to his son, Boron. |
| 389 | | Birth of Hador, later Lord of Dor-lómin. |
| 390 | | Likely date of birth of Halmir son of Haldan, later Lord of Brethil. |
| 393 | | Likely date of birth of Bregolas son of Bregor. |
| 398 | | Probable date of the death of Malach Aradan, at the age of ninety-one. |
| 400 | | Return of Aredhel and Maeglin to Gondolin. |
| | | Deaths of Aredhel and Eöl the Dark Elf. |
| 402 | | An army of Orcs attempts to break through the Pass of Aglon, but is repulsed. |
| | | Likely date of the birth of Barahir son of Bregor. |
| 403 | | Death of Boron; the leadership of the House of Bëor passes to his son, Boromir. |
| 406 | | Birth of Emeldir. |
| 414 | | Probable date of birth of Haldir of the Haladin. |
| 415 | | Probable date of the birth of Glóredhel, daughter of Hador Lórindol. |
| 417 | | Probable date of birth of Beleth, daughter and eldest child of Bregolas. |
| 419 | | Probable date of birth of Gundor, son of Hador Lórindol. |
| | | Likely date of birth of Hareth daughter of Halmir. |
c. | 419 | | Approximate date of the granting of Dor-lómin to Hador Lórindol. |
| 420 | | Likely date of the death of Haleth, leader of the Haladin. She is succeeded by Haldan, the son of her brother Haldar. |
| | | Approximate date of the birth of Baragund, son of Bregolas. |
c. | 420 | | Very approximate date of the death of Boromir. He is succeeded as lord of Ladros by his son Bregor. |
| 428 | | Birth of Belegund, eldest son of Bregolas. |
| 432 | | Death of Boromir, lord of Ladros; he is succeeded by his son Bregor. |
c. | 432 | | Approximate date for the birth of Beren Erchamion. |
c. | 435 | | Approximate date of the birth of Sador Labadal. |
| 439 | | Birth of Húrin Thalion, later Lord of Dor-lómin. |
| 441 | | Probable date of birth of Handir of the Haladin. |
| 443 | | Probable date of the birth of Morwen Eledhwen. |
c. | 445 | | Birth of Ereinion, later called Gil-galad. |
| 448 | | Death of Bregor, lord of Ladros. He is succeeded by his son Bregolas. |
| 450 | | Probable date of the birth of Rían daughter of Belegund. |
c. | 450 | | Birth of Larnach. |
| 451 | | Probable year of the death of Haldan. His son Halmir succeeds as Lord of Brethil. |
| 455 | | Deaths of Angrod and Aegnor in the Dagor Bragollach. |
| | | Celegorm and Curufin flee Himlad for Nargothrond. |
| | | Winter The breaking of the Siege of Angband and beginning of the Dagor Bragollach. |
| 456 | | Barahir and his companions begin their outlaw existence in Ladros. |
| | | Fingolfin challenges Morgoth to single combat, and is slain. Fingon becomes High King of the Noldor. |
| | | Spring The worst assaults of the Dagor Bragollach draw to a close. |
| 457 | | Capture of Minas Tirith by the forces of Sauron. |
| 458 | | A band of Orcs is attacked and defeated by the People of Haleth, with the aid of Beleg of Doriath. |
| | | Húrin and Huor are brought to Gondolin by Thorondor. |
| 459 | | Húrin and Huor return out of Gondolin to Dor-lómin. |
| 460 | | Autumn Gorlim betrays Barahir and his outlaw band. They are destroyed, leaving Beren as the sole survivor. |
| 462 | | Morgoth attempts an invasion of Hithlum, but is repulsed. Galdor son of Hador is slain defending Barad Eithel. |
| 464 | | Spring Marriage of Húrin and Morwen; Túrin is born later in the year. |
| | | Winter Beren abandons Dorthonion and travels to Doriath, where he first comes upon Lúthien. |
| 465 | | Likely date of the birth of Brandir son of Handir, later Lord of Brethil. |
| | | Beren sets out from Doriath on the Quest for the Silmaril. |
| | | Finrod and Beren are imprisoned in Tol-in-Gaurhoth. Finrod is slain by a werewolf, but Beren is rescued by Lúthien. |
c. | 465 | | Celegorm and Curufin are exiled from Nargothrond and journey to Himring. |
| 466 | | Birth of Lalaith, second child of Húrin and Morwen. |
| | | Beren and Lúthien recover a Silmaril from Morgoth's Iron Crown, but it is taken by Carcharoth. |
| | | The Hunting of the Wolf, and the recovery of the Silmaril. Beren is mortally wounded, and dies soon afterward. |
| 467 | | Likely date of the birth of Hunthor in Brethil. |
| | | Spring Lúthien departs from the world, and her spirit travels to the Halls of Mandos. |
| 468 | | Formation of the Union of Maedhros. |
| 469 | | Death of Lalaith from a sickness at the age of three. |
| | | Beren and Lúthien return to life, and make their dwelling on the isle of Tol Galen. |
| 470 | | Birth of Dior Eluchíl on Tol Galen. |
| 471 | | Probable year of the death of Halmir. He is succeeded as Lord of Brethil by his son Haldir. |
| 472 | | Túrin is sent to be fostered in Doriath. |
| | | Marriage of Huor and Rían; Tuor is born later in the year, but Rían dies on the Haudh-en-Nirnaeth soon after. |
| | | Huor is slain in the Fen of Serech, and Húrin is captured by Morgoth. |
| | | Fingon is slain in the Nirnaeth. Turgon becomes High King of the Noldor. |
| | | Death of Glóredhel. |
| | | Spring The Nirnaeth Arnoediad. |
| 473 | | Niënor is born in Dor-lómin; meanwhile, her elder brother Túrin arrives in Doriath. |
| | | Siege and capture of the Havens of Brithombar and Eglarest, and the destruction of the tower of Barad Nimras. |
| 481 | | Túrin becomes a marchwarden of Doriath. |
| 484 | | Túrin causes the death of Saeros, and exiles himself from Doriath. |
| 487 | | Túrin slays Forweg and becomes captain of the Gaurwaith; he and his companions encounter Mîm, and settle in Amon Rûdh. |
| 488 | | Tuor is captured and enslaved by Lorgan. |
| | | Annael and his people set out from Mithrim seeking refuge at the Mouths of Sirion. |
| 489 | | Escape of Gwindor from Angband; he later meets Beleg in Taur-nu-Fuin. |
| | | The Gaurwaith of Bar-en-Danwedh are assaulted by Orcs. Túrin is captured by Orcs and carried off. He is rescued by Beleg and Gwindor, but mistakenly slays Beleg. |
| 490 | | Túrin is healed at Eithel Ivrin, and Gwindor leads him to Nargothrond. |
c. | 490 | | Approximate date of the reforging of Anglachel into Gurthang. |
| 491 | | Tuor escapes from Lorgan, and lives as an outlaw in the Caves of Androth. |
| 492 | | Birth of Dior's elder son Eluréd. |
| 494 | | Morwen and Niënor flee from Dor-lómin to Doriath. |
| 495 | | Handir falls in battle, and is succeeded as Lord of Brethil by his son Brandir. |
| | | Tuor escapes through the Cirith Ninniach and meets Voronwë at Vinyamar; together they travel to Gondolin. |
| | | Birth of Dior's younger son Elurín. |
| | | Autumn The Battle of Tumhalad and Sack of Nargothrond. |
| | | Autumn The Fell Winter begins. |
| 496 | | Morwen and Niënor ride with Mablung to Nargothrond, where Niënor falls under the Dragon-spell of Glaurung. She later comes to Brethil and is healed by Brandir. |
| | | Túrin slays Brodda in Dor-lómin, and then travels on, settling eventually in Brethil. |
| | | Spring The Fell Winter draws to a close. |
| 498 | | Brethil is assaulted by Orcs, and Túrin reluctantly takes up his black sword Gurthang to combat them, unwittingly revealing himself to Morgoth. |
| | | Midyear's Day Túrin weds Níniel in Brethil. |
| 499 | | Release of Húrin from Angband. |
| | | Slaying of Glaurung, and deaths of Túrin Turambar and Nienor Níniel and Brandir in Brethil. |
c. | 500 | | Death of Larnach. |
| 501 | | Húrin encounters Morwen at the Stone of the Hapless, where he witnesses her death. |
| | | Húrin goes to the ruin of Nargothrond, where he slays Mîm and recovers the Nauglamír. |
| 502 | | Húrin recovers the Nauglamír from Nargothrond and carries it to Doriath, where it is reforged to hold a Silmaril. |
| | | Wedding of Tuor and Idril in Gondolin. |
| | | Likely date of the death of Húrin Thalion. |
| | | Death of Thingol and departure of Melian. The Dwarves of Nogrod ransack Menegroth. |
| 503 | | Birth of Eärendil in Gondolin. |
| | | Deaths of Beren and Lúthien. |
| | | Journey of Dior to Doriath. |
| | | Birth of Elwing, daughter of Dior and Nimloth. |
| 506 | | Midwinter Assault by the Sons of Fëanor on Menegroth. Dior, Celegorm, Curufin and Caranthir are all slain; Elwing flees to the Mouths of Sirion with the Silmaril. |
| 508 | | The survivors of Morgoth's attacks on Beleriand begin to gather at the Mouths of Sirion. |
| 509 | | Maeglin is captured by agents of Morgoth, and betrays the location of Gondolin. |
| 510 | | Glorfindel slays a Balrog in the Encircling Mountains, and is himself slain. |
| | | Fall of Gondolin and death of Turgon. |
| 511 | | Arrival of Tuor and Idril at the Mouths of Sirion, with their son Eärendil. |
| 525 | | Wedding of Eärendil and Elwing |
| | | Tuor and Idril sail into the West in the ship Eärrámë. Their son Eärendil becomes Lord of the Havens of Sirion. |
| 532 | | Birth of Elrond and Elros. |
| 534 | | Eärendil sets out on the first of his great ocean voyages. |
| 538 | | The Sons of Fëanor attack the refuge at the Mouths of Sirion. Elwing escapes in the form of a bird, bringing a Silmaril to Eärendil at sea, and together they sail for the West. |
| 540 | | The survivors of the destruction of the Havens of Sirion take refuge on the Isle of Balar. |
| 542 | | Eärendil lands on the shores of Aman, and appeals to the Valar on behalf of Elves and Men. |
| 545 | | The landing of the host of the Valar in Beleriand. The War of Wrath begins. |
| 587 | | Maedhros and Maglor attempt to steal the remaining Silmarils, but are burned by them. Maedhros leaps to his death in despair. |
| | | The War of Wrath comes to an end with the capture of Morgoth. |
| 590 | | Morgoth is banished from the world. |
The Second Age |
| 1 | | Foundation of the Elven-kingdoms in the west of Middle-earth, Mithlond and Lindon. |
| 32 | | Arrival of the Edain in Númenor. Elrond's brother Elros becomes their first King, taking the name Tar-Minyatur. |
c. | 40 | | Around this time Dwarves out of the Blue Mountains migrate eastwards and settle alongside the Longbeards in Khazad-dûm. |
| 61 | | Birth of Vardamir, the eldest child of Elros Tar-Minyatur. |
| 192 | | Birth of the eldest son of Vardamir Nólimon, who will go on to rule Númenor as King Tar-Amandil. |
| 203 | | Birth of Vardilmë, second child and only daughter of Vardamir Nólimon. |
| 213 | | Birth of Aulendil, third child of Vardamir Nólimon. |
| 222 | | Birth of Nolondil, youngest child of Vardamir Nólimon. |
| 350 | | Birth of the eldest son of Tar-Amandil, later to rule Númenor as Tar-Elendil. |
| 361 | | Birth of Eärendur, younger son of King Tar-Amandil of Númenor. |
| 371 | | Birth of Yávien daughter of Nolondil in Númenor. |
| 377 | | Birth of Mairen, daughter of Tar-Elendil of Númenor. |
| 382 | | Birth of Oromendil son of Nolondil in Númenor. |
| 395 | | Birth of Axantur son of Nolondil in Númenor. |
| 442 | | Death of Elros Tar-Minyatur. He is succeeded as King of Númenor by his son Vardamir, who immediately abdicates in favour of his own son Tar-Amandil. |
| 443 | | Vardamir Nólimon was officially held to have ruled Númenor in this year, though in fact he had passed the Sceptre directly to his son Tar-Amandil. |
| 451 | | Birth of Vëantur, later to become a great explorer and adventurer of Númenor. |
| 471 | | Death of Vardamir Nólimon, accounted the second King of Númenor. |
c. | 500 | | After a long period of secrecy following the War of Wrath, Sauron begins his resurgence in Middle-earth. |
| 512 | | Birth of Caliondo, son of Eärendur of the House of Elros. |
| 521 | | Birth of Silmariën, daughter and eldest child of King Tar-Elendil of Númenor. |
| 532 | | Birth of Isilmë, second daughter of King Tar-Elendil of Númenor. |
| 543 | | Birth of Meneldur, son of Tar-Elendil of Númenor and later to succeed as King Tar-Meneldur. |
| 551 | | Birth of Lindissë, daughter and eldest child of Axantur of the House of Elros. |
| 562 | | Birth of Ardamir, second child of Axantur of Númenor. |
| 575 | | Birth of Cemendur, youngest child of Axantur of Númenor. |
| 590 | | Tar-Amandil surrenders the Sceptre of Númenor. He is succeeded by his son, who becomes King Tar-Elendil. |
| 600 | | Vëantur becomes the first Númenórean to make the journey back to Middle-earth. |
| 601 | | Vëantur makes his return to Númenor from Middle-earth. |
| 603 | | Death of Tar-Amandil, former King of Númenor. |
| 630 | | Birth of Valandil, later to become the first Lord of Andúnië. |
| 670 | | Birth of Malantur son of Caliondo, a descendant of the royal line of Númenor. |
| 700 | | Birth of Írildë, daughter of Cemendur of Hyarastorni. |
| | | Birth of Anardil, later to become King Tar-Aldarion of Númenor. |
c. | 700 | | From about this time the Drúedain of Númenor begin to migrate back to Middle-earth. |
| 711 | | Birth of Hallatan of Hyarastorni in Númenor. |
| 712 | | Birth of Ailinel, second child and eldest daughter of Tar-Meneldur of Númenor. |
| 725 | | Vëantur takes Aldarion on his first sea voyage, from Númenor to Middle-earth aboard Númerrámar. |
| 727 | | Vëantur returns to Númenor from his last, and Aldarion's first, voyage to Middle-earth. |
| 729 | | Birth of Almiel, youngest daughter of Tar-Meneldur of Númenor. |
c. | 730 | | Second voyage of Aldarion to Middle-earth. |
| 739 | | Aldarion returns to Númenor from his second voyage to Middle-earth aboard the vessel Númerrámar. |
| 740 | | Tar-Elendil surrenders the Sceptre of Númenor. He is succeeded by his son, who becomes King Tar-Meneldur. |
| 750 | | Foundation of the Guild of Venturers by Aldarion. |
| | | Foundation of Eregion. |
| 751 | | Death of Tar-Elendil of Númenor. |
| 771 | | Birth of Erendis. |
| 799 | | Birth of Soronto, son of Orchaldor and grandson to Tar-Meneldur of Númenor. |
| 800 | | Aldarion is officially made King's Heir of Númenor by his father Tar-Meneldur. |
| 806 | | Aldarion the King's Heir of Númenor embarks on a seven-year voyage to Middle-earth,, during which he will found Vinyalondë at the mouth of Gwathló. |
| 813 | | Aldarion returns from his seven-year voyage to Middle-earth. He begins the building of the great vessel Palarran. |
| 816 | | Aldarion sets out from Númenor on the first voyage of the Palarran. |
| 829 | | Tar-Meneldur rescinds the title of Lord of the Ships and Havens of Númenor from his son Aldarion. |
| 840 | | Birth of Nessanië, daughter of Hallatan, in Númenor. |
| 843 | | Aldarion returns to Númenor aboard the Palarran after a fourteen-year voyage to Middle-earth. |
| 850 | | Aldarion sails Eämbar around Númenor to celebrate the centenary of its making. |
| 852 | | Birth of Hallacar son of Hallatan in Númenor. |
| 858 | | Aldarion and Erendis become betrothed, and King Tar-Meneldur marks the occasion with the gift of a White House in Emerië. |
| 869 | | Return of the Palarran to Númenor from its fourth voyage to Middle-earth. |
| 870 | | Wedding of Aldarion and Erendis. |
| 873 | | Birth of Ancalimë, daughter of Aldarion and Erendis, later Queen of Númenor. |
| 875 | | Work begins in Rómenna on the building of the ship Hirilondë. |
| 877 | | Spring Aldarion's flagship Hirilondë is launched. |
| 882 | | Aldarion returns to Númenor after a five-year voyage aboard the Hirilondë; he becomes estranged from his wife Erendis. |
| 883 | | Tar-Meneldur surrenders the Sceptre of Númenor. He is succeeded by his son, who becomes King Tar-Aldarion. |
| | | Tar-Aldarion, newly crowned King of Númenor, sets out for Middle-earth aboard his great ship Hirilondë. |
| 892 | | Tar-Aldarion pronounces his daughter Ancalimë as the formal King's Heir of Númenor. |
| 900 | | Death of Caliondo. |
| 942 | | Death of Tar-Meneldur of Númenor. |
| 985 | | Death of Erendis, apparently by drowning. |
| 1000 | | Ancalimë, daughter of King Tar-Aldarion of Númenor, weds Hallacar of Hyarastorni. |
c. | 1000 | | Sauron settles in the land of Mordor and begins the building of Barad-dûr. |
| 1003 | | Birth of Anárion son of Ancalimë, later to rule Númenor as Tar-Anárion. |
| 1075 | | Tar-Aldarion surrenders the Sceptre of Númenor. He is succeeded by his daughter, who becomes the first Ruling Queen, Tar-Ancalimë. |
| 1098 | | Death of Tar-Aldarion of Númenor, twenty-three years after surrendering the Sceptre. |
| 1174 | | Birth of Surion son of Tar-Anárion, later to rule Númenor as Tar-Surion. |
c. | 1200 | | Sauron travels in person to Eregion, to teach the Jewel-smiths there in the form of Annatar, the so-called Lord of Gifts. |
| 1211 | | Death of Hallacar, consort to Queen Tar-Ancalimë of Númenor. |
| 1280 | | Tar-Anárion succeeds his mother Tar-Ancalimë to become King of Númenor. |
| 1285 | | Death of Tar-Ancalimë, former Queen of Númenor. |
| 1320 | | Birth of the eldest daughter of Tar-Súrion, later to rule as Queen Tar-Telperiën. |
| 1394 | | Tar-Anárion surrenders the Sceptre of Númenor. He is succeeded by his son, who becomes King Tar-Súrion. |
| 1404 | | Death of Tar-Anárion of Númenor. |
| 1474 | | Birth of Minastir son of Isilmo, later King Tar-Minastir of Númenor. |
c. | 1500 | | The first of the Rings of Power are made in Eregion. |
c. | 1500 | | About this time Sauron, in the guise of Annatar, departs from Eregion. |
| 1556 | | Tar-Súrion surrenders the Sceptre of Númenor. He is succeeded by his daughter, who becomes Queen Tar-Telperiën. |
| 1574 | | Death of Tar-Surion of Númenor. |
c. | 1590 | | Completion of the Three Rings in Eregion. |
c. | 1600 | | The first building of Barad-dûr is completed. |
c. | 1600 | | Sauron forges the One Ring in Orodruin, and reveals his true purposes to the Elves. |
| 1634 | | Birth of Tar-Ciryatan son of Tar-Minastir, later King of Númenor. |
| 1693 | | War begins between the Elves and Sauron. |
| 1695 | | Sauron leads an invasion into Eriador. |
| | | Gil-galad requests aid from Númenor, and a great fleet is sent out. |
| | | Elrond is sent out by Gil-galad to aid in the defence of Eregion. |
| 1697 | | The foundation of Rivendell. |
| | | Eregion is destroyed by Sauron's forces, and Celebrimbor slain. |
| 1699 | | Sauron's forces gain control of Eriador. |
| 1700 | | Ciryatur brings a Númenórean fleet to Middle-earth, and drives back Sauron's invading forces. |
| 1701 | | Sauron's forces are overwhelmed by the Númenóreans, and Sauron himself is driven back to Mordor. |
| 1731 | | Queen Tar-Telperiën surrenders the Sceptre, and Tar-Minastir becomes King of Númenor. The old Queen dies later in the same year. |
| 1800 | | Birth of Atanamir son of Tar-Ciryatan, later King Tar-Atanamir the Great of Númenor. |
c. | 1800 | | The Númenóreans begin to colonise and exploit Middle-earth. |
| 1869 | | Tar-Minastir surrenders the Sceptre of Númenor. He is succeeded by his son Tar-Ciryatan. |
| 1873 | | Death of Tar-Minastir, formerly King of Númenor. |
| 1986 | | Birth of Tar-Atanamir's heir, later King Tar-Ancalimon. |
| 2029 | | Tar-Ciryatan surrenders the Sceptre of Númenor. He is succeeded by his son, who becomes King Tar-Atanamir. |
| 2035 | | Death of Tar-Ciryatan of Númenor. |
| 2136 | | Birth of Tar-Telemmaitë son of Tar-Ancalimon, later King of Númenor. |
c. | 2250 | | First appearance of the Nazgûl. |
| 2251 | | Death of King Tar-Atanamir the Great of Númenor. He is succeeded by his son, who becomes King Tar-Ancalimon. |
| | | Political divisions begin to emerge in Númenor |
| 2277 | | Birth of Tar-Vanimeldë daughter of Tar-Telemmaitë. |
| 2280 | | The Haven of Umbar is first fortified by the Númenóreans. |
| 2286 | | Birth of Herucalmo, later consort to Queen Tar-Vanimelde. |
| 2350 | | Pelargir is founded. |
| 2386 | | Death of Tar-Ancalimon. He is succeeded by Tar-Telemmaitë. |
| 2406 | | Birth of Alcarin, later King Tar-Alcarin of Númenor. |
| 2516 | | Birth of Calmacil son of Tar-Alcarin, later King Tar-Calmacil of Númenor. |
| 2526 | | Death of Tar-Telemmaitë. He is succeeded by his daughter, who becomes the third and last of the Ruling Queens, Tar-Vanimeldë. |
| 2618 | | Birth of Tar-Ardamin, later King of Númenor. |
| 2630 | | Birth of Gimilzagar, second son of Tar-Calmacil of Númenor. |
| 2637 | | Death of Queen Tar-Vanimeldë of Númenor. Her true Heir is her son Alcarin, but the Sceptre is seized by her husband Herucalmo, who takes the name Tar-Anducal. |
| 2657 | | Death of the false King Tar-Anducal of Númenor. He is legitimately succeeded by his son, who becomes King Tar-Alcarin. |
| 2709 | | Birth of Adûnakhôr, later to rule Númenor as King Ar-Adûnakhôr. |
| 2737 | | Death of Tar-Alcarin. He is succeeded as King of Númenor by Tar-Calmacil. |
| 2798 | | Birth of Ar-Zimrathôn son of Ar-Adûnakhôr, later King of Númenor. |
| 2825 | | Death of King Tar-Calmacil of Númenor. There is some confusion over the succession, but he appears to have been succeeded by his son, who became King Tar-Ardamin. |
| 2876 | | Birth of Ar-Sakalthôr son of Ar-Zimrathôn, later King of Númenor. |
| 2899 | | Ar-Adûnakhôr becomes King of Númenor on the death of his father Tar-Ardamin. |
| 2960 | | Birth of Ar-Gimilzôr, later King of Númenor. |
| 2962 | | Death of Ar-Adûnakhôr. He is succeeded as King of Númenor by his son, who rules as Ar-Zimrathôn. |
c. | 3029 | | Approximate year of the birth of Amandil. |
| 3033 | | Death of Ar-Zimrathôn. He is succeeded as King of Númenor by his son, who rules as Ar-Sakalthôr. |
| 3035 | | Birth of Inziladûn son of Ar-Gimilzôr, who would later rule Númenor under the name Tar-Palantir. |
| 3044 | | Birth of Gimilkhâd, younger son of Ar-Gimilzôr. |
| 3102 | | Death of Ar-Sakalthôr. He is succeeded as King of Númenor by his son, who rules as Ar-Gimilzôr. |
| 3117 | | Birth of Míriel, daughter and heir to Tar-Palantir, later known as Tar-Míriel or Ar-Zimraphel. |
| 3118 | | Birth of Pharazôn, later Ar-Pharazôn, King of Númenor. |
| 3119 | | Probable date of the birth of Elendil. |
| 3177 | | Death of Ar-Gimilzôr. He is succeeded as King of Númenor by his son, who rules as Tar-Palantir. |
| 3209 | | Probable date of the birth of Isildur. |
| 3219 | | Probable date of the birth of Anárion. |
| 3243 | | Death of Gimilkhâd, father of Pharazôn. |
| 3255 | | Death of Tar-Palantir. Ar-Pharazôn usurps the throne to become the last King of Númenor. |
| 3261 | | Ar-Pharazôn sails to Middle-earth. |
| 3262 | | Sauron submits himself to Ar-Pharazôn as a prisoner, and is taken back to Númenor. There, he begins to corrupt the Númenóreans. |
c. | 3290 | | Sauron destroys Nimloth, the White Tree of Númenor. |
| 3299 | | Probable date of the birth of Meneldil. |
| | | Birth of Elendur, eldest son of Isildur. |
| 3310 | | Convinced by Sauron to attack Aman, Ar-Pharazôn begins building his Great Armament. |
| 3316 | | Amandil abandons Númenor and sails into the West to seek the aid of the Valar. |
| 3319 | | Ar-Pharazôn sails into the West to assail the Valar. The Downfall of Númenor. |
| 3320 | | Sauron returns in secret to the land of Mordor. |
| | | Arnor and Gondor are founded by Elendil and his sons Isildur and Anárion. |
c. | 3320 | | Approximate date of the construction of many great towers and citadels, including Minas Ithil and Isengard. |
| 3339 | | Probable date of the birth of Aratan, second son of Isildur, in Gondor. |
| 3379 | | Probable date of birth of Isildur's third son Ciryon. |
| 3399 | | Likely date of birth of Cemendur, son and eventual heir of Meneldil. |
| 3429 | | Sauron launches an assault on Gondor, and captures Minas Ithil. |
| 3430 | | Probable date of the birth of Valandil, youngest of the four sons of Isildur. |
| | | Formation of the Last Alliance. |
| 3431 | | The forces of the newly-formed Last Alliance of Elves and Men assemble in Imladris under their leaders, Gil-galad and Elendil. |
| 3434 | | Sauron's forces are defeated in the Battle of Dagorlad. The Siege of Barad-dûr begins. |
| 3440 | | Anárion slain in the Siege of Barad-dûr. |
| 3441 | | Defeat of Sauron by the Last Alliance. Barad-dûr is destroyed, but both Gil-galad and Elendil are lost. The Nazgûl go into the shadows. |
The Third Age |
| 2 | | Meneldil takes on the rule of the South-kingdom. |
| | | Isildur plants a seedling of the White Tree in Minas Anor. |
| | | 5 September Isildur sets out from Minas Tirith with the One Ring, starting the long journey north to Arnor. |
| | | 4 October The Disaster of the Gladden Fields. The One Ring is lost in Anduin. |
| 3 | | Isildur's squire Ohtar, having escaped the Disaster of the Gladden Fields, arrives at Imladris with the Shards of Narsil. |
| 10 | | Isildur's son Valandil reaches his majority and becomes King of Arnor. |
| 48 | | Probable date of the birth of Eärendil, later King of Gondor. |
| 87 | | Probable date of birth of Eldacar son of Valandil, later King of Arnor. |
| 109 | | Wedding of Elrond and Celebrían. |
| 130 | | Birth of the twins Elladan and Elrohir. |
| 136 | | Birth of Anardil son of Eärendil, later King of Gondor. |
| 158 | | Death of Meneldil. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Cemendur. |
| 185 | | Probable date of birth of Arantar son of Eldacar, later King of Arnor. |
| 222 | | Probable date of birth of Ostoher son of Anardil, later to become King of Gondor. |
| 238 | | Death of Cemendur. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Eärendil. |
| 241 | | Birth of Arwen Evenstar. |
| 249 | | Death of Valandil son of Isildur. He is succeeded as King of Arnor by his son Eldacar. |
| 280 | | Probable date of the birth of Tarcil, later King of Arnor. |
| 310 | | Probable date of the birth of Tarostar, later King Rómendacil I of Gondor. |
| 324 | | Death of Eärendil of Gondor. He is succeeded as King by his son Anardil. |
| 339 | | Death of King Eldacar of Arnor. He is succeeded by his son, Arantar. |
| 372 | | Probable date of birth of Tarondor son of Tarcil, later King of Arnor. |
| 397 | | Probable date of the birth of Turambar son of Tarostar, later King of Gondor. |
| 411 | | Death of Anardil. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Ostoher. |
| 420 | | Minas Anor is rebuilt by King Ostoher of Gondor. |
| 435 | | Death of King Arantar of Arnor. He is succeeded by his son, Tarcil. |
| 462 | | Probable date of the birth of Valandur, later King of Arnor. |
| 480 | | Probable date of the birth of Atanatar, later King Atanatar I of Gondor. |
| 490 | | Gondor is assailed by Men out of the East; the first of many wars with the Easterlings and Southrons. |
| 492 | | Death of Ostoher. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Tarostar, who will later rule as Rómendacil I. |
| 500 | | Tarostar defeats the Easterling invaders, and takes the name Rómendacil, 'East-victor'. |
| 515 | | Death of King Tarcil of Arnor. He is succeeded by his son, Tarondor. |
| 541 | | Death of Rómendacil I in battle. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Turambar. |
| 552 | | Probable date of birth of Elendur son of Valandur, later King of Arnor. |
| 602 | | Death of King Tarondor of Arnor. He is succeeded by his son, Valandur. |
| 640 | | Probable date of birth of Eärendur son of Elendur, later to become the last King of Arnor. |
| 652 | | King Valandur of Arnor is slain. He is succeeded by his son, Elendur. |
| 654 | | Probable year of the birth of Tarannon son of Siriondil, later King Falastur of Gondor. |
| 667 | | Death of Turambar of Gondor. He is succeeded as King by his son Atanatar I. |
| 726 | | Probable date of the birth of Amlaith of Fornost. |
| 736 | | Birth of Eärnil son of Tarciryan, later King Eärnil I of Gondor. |
| 748 | | Death of Atanatar I. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Siriondil. |
| 777 | | Death of King Elendur of Arnor. He is succeeded by his son, Eärendur. |
| 811 | | Probable date of the birth of Beleg, later King of Arthedain. |
| 820 | | Probable date of birth of Ciryandil son of Eärnil, later King of Gondor. |
| 829 | | Aldarion sails from Númenor aboard the Palarran, against the orders of his father the King. |
| 830 | | Death of Siriondil. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Tarannon. |
| 861 | | Death of King Eärendur of Arnor. Division of Arnor into Arthedain, Rhudaur and Cardolan. |
| 895 | | Likely date of birth of Mallor son of Beleg, later King of Arthedain. |
| 899 | | Probable date of birth of Ciryaher son of Ciryandil, later to rule Gondor as Hyarmendacil I. |
| 913 | | Death of Tarannon Falastur. Leaving no heir, he is succeeded as King of Gondor by his nephew Eärnil I. |
| 933 | | Umbar is captured by King Eärnil I of Gondor. |
| 936 | | Death of Eärnil I. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Ciryandil. |
| 946 | | Death of Amlaith of Fornost, founder of Arthedain. He is succeeded by his son Beleg. |
| 977 | | Probable date of birth of Atanatar son of Ciryaher, later to rule as Atanatar II Alcarin of Gondor. |
| 979 | | Birth of Celepharn son of Mallor, later King of Arthedain. |
c. | 1000 | | Sauron begins to take a new form. |
c. | 1000 | | Arrival of the Istari in Middle-earth. |
| 1015 | | The Siege of Umbar begins. |
| | | Ciryandil is slain in battle with the Haradrim. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son, known to history as Hyarmendacil I. |
| 1029 | | Death of Beleg, King of Arthedain. He is succeeded by his son Mallor. |
| 1049 | | Probable date of the birth of Narmacil son of Atanatar II, later King Narmacil I of Gondor. |
| 1050 | | The Harfoots cross the Misty Mountains and settle in Eriador. |
| | | Gondor breaks the Siege of Umbar and defeats the amies of the Harad, thus reaching the height of its power. |
| | | A shadow falls on Greenwood the Great, and it begins to be called Mirkwood. |
| 1058 | | Probable date of the birth of Calmacil, later King of Gondor. |
| 1062 | | Probable date of the birth of Celebrindor, later King of Arthedain. |
c. | 1100 | | The first stirrings of Sauron are felt again in Middle-earth, though they are thought at this time to signal the return of a Nazgûl. |
| 1110 | | Death of Mallor, King of Arthedain. He is succeeded by his son Celepharn. |
| 1126 | | Probable date of the birth of Minalcar, later King Rómendacil II of Gondor. |
| 1144 | | Probable date of the birth of Malvegil, later King of Arthedain. |
| 1149 | | Death of Hyarmendacil I. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Atanatar II. |
c. | 1150 | | The Hobbits of the Fallohide and Stoor strains wander west across the Misty Mountains. |
| 1191 | | Death of Celepharn. He is succeeded as King of Arthedain by his son Celebrindor. |
| 1194 | | Probable date of the birth of Valacar son of Minalcar, later King of Gondor. |
| 1226 | | Birth of Argeleb son of Malvegil, later King Argeleb I of Arthedain. |
| | | Death of King Atanatar II of Gondor. He is succeeded by his son, who becomes Narmacil I. |
| 1240 | | Minalcar (later King Rómendacil II) is made Regent of Gondor by his uncle Narmacil I. |
| 1248 | | Minalcar destroys the armies of the Easterlings, and takes the name Rómendacil |
| 1250 | | Regent Rómendacil sends his son Valacar as ambassador to Vidugavia |
c. | 1250 | | Likely date of the construction of the Argonath |
| 1255 | | Likely date of birth of Vinitharya son of Valacar, later to become King Eldacar of Gondor. |
| 1259 | | Probable date of birth of Castamir, later Usurper of the throne of Gondor. |
| 1260 | | Rómendacil II recalls his son Valacar from Rhovanion to the court of Gondor. |
| 1272 | | Death of Celebrindor. He is succeeded as King of Arthedain by his son Malvegil. |
| 1294 | | Death of King Narmacil I of Gondor. He is succeeded by his younger brother, Calmacil, though Calmacil's son Minalcar retains the Regency. |
c. | 1300 | | The Hobbits travel westwards. Some reach the Bree-land and settle there. |
c. | 1300 | | The Nazgûl reappear in Middle-earth. Angmar is founded in the far north. |
| 1304 | | Death of King Calmacil of Gondor. He is succeeded by his son and Regent, who becomes Rómendacil II. |
| 1309 | | Probable date of birth of Arveleg son of Argeleb I, later King Arveleg I of Arthedain. |
| 1330 | | Probable date of the birth of Aldamir, second son and successor to Eldacar of Gondor. |
| 1349 | | Death of King Malvegil of Arthedain. He is succeeded by his son Argeleb I. |
| 1356 | | Argeleb I dies in battle with Rhudaur. He is succeeded by his son Arveleg I. |
c. | 1356 | | The Stoors of the Angle leave their homes and travel west and south away from the new realm of Angmar. |
| 1366 | | Death of King Rómendacil II of Gondor. He is succeeded by his son Valacar. |
| 1391 | | Likely date of birth of Vinyarion son of Aldamir, later to rule Gondor under the name of Hyarmendacil II. |
| | | Likely date of the birth of Araphor son of Arveleg I, later King of Arthedain. |
| 1409 | | Arveleg I is slain in an attack on Amon Sûl. He is succeeded by his son Araphor. |
| | | The Witch-king of Angmar invades the northern kingdoms. |
| 1432 | | Death of King Valacar of Gondor. The succession of his son Eldacar is disputed, and civil war begins in Gondor. |
| 1437 | | The burning of Osgiliath, and the loss of its palantír. Eldacar flees from Gondor. |
| 1447 | | Eldacar returns from the east and reclaims the Crown of Gondor, slaying Castamir the Usurper. |
| 1448 | | Castamir's sons escape to Umbar, and form the beginnings of the Corsairs. |
| 1454 | | Probable date of the birth of Minardil son of Vinyarion, later King of Gondor |
| 1473 | | Probable date of the birth of Argeleb son of Araphor, later King Argeleb II of Arthedain. |
| 1490 | | Death of King Eldacar of Gondor; he is succeeded by his only surviving son, Aldamir. |
| 1516 | | Probable date of the birth of Telemnar son of Minardil, later King of Gondor |
| 1540 | | Death of Aldamir. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Vinyarion (later Hyarmendacil II). |
| 1551 | | The Haradrim are defeated by Vinyarion of Gondor, who takes the name Hyarmendacil II. |
| 1553 | | Probable date of the birth of Arvegil son of Argeleb II, later King of Arthedain. |
| 1577 | | Probable date of the birth of Tarondor, later King of Gondor. |
| 1589 | | Death of Araphor. He is succeeded by his son Argeleb II. |
| 1601 | 1 | The foundation of the Shire, and the beginning of the Shire-reckoning. |
| 1621 | 21 | Death of Hyarmendacil II. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Minardil. |
c. | 1630 | 30 | Many Stoors migrate northward from Dunland to the recently founded Shire. |
| 1632 | 32 | Probable date of the birth of Telumehtar, later King Telumehtar Umbardacil of Gondor. |
| 1633 | 33 | Birth of Arveleg son of Arvegil, later to rule Arthedain as Arveleg II. |
| 1634 | 34 | Death of Minardil at the hands of the Corsairs. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Telemnar. |
| 1635 | 35 | The Great Plague first appears among the Northmen of Rhovanion. |
| 1636 | 36 | In Gondor, King Telemnar and all his children sicken and die, as does the original White Tree. Telemnar's nephew Tarondor succeeds to the throne. |
| | | The appearance of the Barrow-wights in the Barrow-downs. |
| 1637 | 37 | The Great Plague comes to an end in the North of Middle-earth. |
| 1640 | 40 | Tarondor removes the seat of the King of Gondor from Osgiliath to Minas Anor, where he plants a seedling of the White Tree. The decay of Osgiliath begins. |
| 1670 | 70 | Death of Argeleb II. He is succeeded by his son Arvegil. |
| 1684 | 84 | Probable date of the birth of Narmacil II. |
| 1711 | 111 | Probable date of birth of Araval, later King of Arthedain. |
| 1731 | 131 | Birth of Durin VI, later King of Durin's Folk in Khazad-dûm. |
| 1736 | 136 | Probable date of the birth of Calimehtar, later King of Gondor. |
| 1743 | 143 | Death of Arvegil. He is succeeded by his son Arveleg II. |
| 1787 | 187 | Likely date of birth of Ondoher son of Calimehtar, later King of Gondor. |
| 1789 | 189 | Likely date of birth of Araphant son of Araval, later King of Arthedain. |
| 1798 | 198 | Death of Tarondor. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Telumehtar. |
| 1810 | 210 | Telumehtar Umbardacil takes Umbar and slays the last descendants of Castamir. |
| 1813 | 213 | Death of Arveleg II. He is succeeded as King of Arthedain by his son Araval. |
| 1832 | 232 | Birth of Náin I, later King of Durin's Folk in Khazad-dûm. |
| 1850 | 250 | Death of Telumehtar Umbardacil. He is succeeded by his son, who becomes Narmacil II. |
| 1851 | 251 | The first attacks of the Wainriders occur. |
| 1856 | 256 | Death of Narmacil II in battle with the Wainriders. He is succeeded by his son Calimehtar. |
c. | 1856 | 256 | The Northmen of Rhovanion abandon their lands and seek new homes across Middle-earth. |
| 1864 | 264 | Probable date of the birth of Arvedui son of Araphant, later King of Arthedain. |
| 1879 | 279 | Likely date of birth of Pelendur, later Steward of Gondor. |
| 1883 | 283 | Likely date of birth of Eärnil son of Siriondil, later crowned King Eärnil II of Gondor. |
| 1891 | 291 | Death of Araval. He is succeeded as King of Arthedain by his son Araphant. |
| 1892 | 292 | Birth of Artamir, eldest son of King Ondoher of Gondor. |
| 1895 | 295 | Birth of Faramir, younger son of King Ondoher of Gondor. |
| 1896 | 296 | Likely date of the birth of Fíriel, daughter of Ondoher of Gondor. |
| 1899 | 299 | The Wainriders are defeated on Dagorlad by Calimehtar of Gondor. |
| 1900 | 300 | The White Tower is built in Minas Anor by King Calimehtar. |
| 1919 | 319 | Probable date of birth of Vorondil son of Pelendur, later Steward to King Eärnil II of Gondor. |
| 1928 | 328 | Probable date of the birth of Eärnur, later the last King of Gondor. |
| 1934 | 334 | Birth of Thráin son of Náin I, last of Durin's line to be born in Khazad-dûm. |
| 1936 | 336 | Death of Calimehtar. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Ondoher. |
| 1940 | 340 | Wedding of Arvedui, heir to the kingdom of Arthedain and Fíriel, daughter of King Ondoher of Gondor. |
c. | 1941 | 341 | Approximate date of the birth of Aranarth, son and heir of Arvedui Last-king. |
| 1944 | 344 | Arvedui lays claim to the throne of Gondor. |
| | | King Ondoher of Gondor is slain with both his sons. |
| | | Gondor is assaulted simultaneously by the armies of Khand, Harad and the Wainriders. The Battle of the Camp. |
| 1945 | 345 | The Crown of Gondor is granted to Eärnil II. |
| 1950 | 350 | Probably date of the birth of Imrazôr the Númenórean, ancestor of the Lords of Dol Amroth. |
| 1960 | 360 | Likely date of birth of Mardil son of Vorondil, later to become the first Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 1964 | 364 | Death of Araphant. He is succeeded by his son Arvedui. |
| 1974 | 374 | Arvedui, last of the Kings of Arthedain, is drowned in the Icebay of Forochel. |
| | | The forces of Angmar capture Fornost; the remnant of the North-kingdom is destroyed. |
| 1975 | 375 | Eärnur of Gondor brings a fleet to the north. Too late to save the North-kingdom, he avenges its loss at the Battle of Fornost. Angmar is destroyed. |
| 1976 | 376 | The Chieftainship of the Dúnedain is established by Aranarth son of Arvedui. |
| 1977 | 377 | A band of Northmen are led by Frumgar to settle in the far northern Vales of Anduin, where they found the Éothéod. |
| 1979 | 379 | Bucca of the Marish is the made the first of the Shire-thains. |
| 1980 | 380 | The Dwarves of Moria unleash Durin's Bane. King Durin VI is slain by it. |
c. | 1980 | 380 | Return of the Nazgûl to Mordor. |
| 1981 | 381 | Náin I is slain. The last remaining Dwarves flee from Durin's Bane in Khazad-dûm. |
| | | Loss of Amroth. |
| 1982 | 382 | Loss of Nimrodel. |
| 1998 | 398 | Death of Pelendur. He is succeeded as Steward to Eärnil II by his son Vorondil. |
| 1999 | 399 | After years of wandering, the exiles of Khazad-dûm found Erebor. |
| | | Probable date of the birth of Eradan son of Mardil, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 2000 | 400 | The Nazgûl emerge from Mordor and assault Minas Ithil. |
c. | 2000 | 400 | Approximate date of the slaying of Scatha the Worm by Fram of the Éothéod. |
| 2002 | 402 | Capture of Minas Ithil by the Nazgûl. It is renamed Minas Morgul, and Minas Anor is also renamed Minas Tirth, the Tower of Guard. |
| 2004 | 404 | Birth of Galador son of Imrazôr, later to become the first Lord of Dol Amroth. |
| 2012 | 412 | Probable date of the birth of Arahael son of Aranarth, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain. |
| 2029 | 429 | Death of Vorondil the Hunter. He is succeeded as Steward to Eärnil II by his son Mardil. |
| 2035 | 435 | Birth of Thorin, son and heir of King Thráin I of Erebor. |
| 2037 | 437 | Probable date of the birth of Herion son of Eradan, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 2043 | 443 | Death of Eärnil II. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Eärnur. |
| 2050 | 450 | Eärnur, the last King of Gondor, is lost. The Stewards now rule in the King's name. |
| 2059 | 459 | Two days are added to the year by Steward Mardil in preparation for his new calendar, the Stewards' Reckoning |
| 2060 | 460 | The inception of the Revised Calendar of Mardil Voronwë, known as the Stewards' Reckoning. |
| 2063 | 463 | Beginning to suspect that the power in Dol Guldur may be Sauron, Gandalf goes there. Sauron withdraws into the east, and the time known as the Watchful Peace begins. |
| 2074 | 474 | Probable date of the birth of Belegorn son of Herion, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 2076 | 476 | Death of Imrazôr the Númenórean. His son Galador becomes the first Prince of Dol Amroth. |
| 2080 | 480 | Death of Mardil the first Ruling Steward. He is succeeded by his son Eradan. |
| 2084 | 484 | Probable date of the birth of Aranuir son of Arahael, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain. |
c. | 2100 | 500 | The first entries are made in the Yearbook of Tuckborough, the historical record that will later become known as Yellowskin. |
| 2106 | 506 | Death of Aranarth. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Arahael. |
| 2116 | 516 | Death of Steward Eradan. He is succeeded by his son, Herion. |
| 2124 | 524 | Probable date of the birth of Húrin I, later Steward of Gondor. |
| 2129 | 529 | Death of Galador, the first Lord of Dol Amroth. |
| 2136 | 536 | Birth of Glóin, later King in the Grey Mountains. |
| 2148 | 548 | Death of Steward Herion of Gondor. He is succeeded by his son, Belegorn. |
| 2156 | 556 | Probable date of the birth of Aravir son of Aranuir, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain. |
| 2165 | 565 | Probable date of the birth of Túrin I, later Steward of Gondor. |
| 2177 | 577 | Death of Arahael. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Aranuir. |
| 2190 | 590 | Death of Thráin I, founder of Erebor. He is succeeded by his son Thorin I. |
| 2204 | 604 | Death of Steward Belegorn. He is succeeded by his son, known to history as Húrin I. |
| 2210 | 610 | The Dwarves of Durin's Folk leave Erebor and settle in the Grey Mountains. |
| 2227 | 627 | Probable date of the birth of Aragorn son of Aravir, later Chieftain Aragorn I of the Dúnedain. |
| 2238 | 638 | Birth of Óin, later King in the Grey Mountains. |
| 2244 | 644 | Death of Steward Húrin I. He is succeeded by his son, who becomes Túrin I. |
| 2245 | 645 | Likely date of birth of Hador son of Túrin I, later Steward of Gondor. |
| 2247 | 647 | Death of Aranuir. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Aravir. |
| 2278 | 678 | Death of Steward Túrin I. He is succeeded by his son Hador. |
| 2289 | 689 | Death of King Thorin I of Durin's Folk. He is succeeded by his son, Glóin. |
| 2290 | 690 | Probable date of the birth of Barahir son of Hador, later Steward of Gondor. |
| 2296 | 696 | Probable date of the birth of Araglas, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain. |
| 2319 | 719 | Death of Chieftain Aravir of the Dúnedain. He is succeeded by his son, who becomes Aragorn I. |
| 2327 | 727 | Aragorn I is slain by wolves. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Araglas. |
| 2328 | 728 | Probable date of the birth of Dior son of Barahir, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 2338 | 738 | Birth of Náin, later King Náin II, in the Grey Mountains. |
| 2340 | 740 | Isumbras I is the first Took to be Thain of the Shire. |
| | | Founding of Buckland by Gorhendad Oldbuck. |
| 2360 | 760 | Steward Hador adjusts the calendar of the Stewards' Reckoning by adding an extra day to the year. |
| 2365 | 765 | Probable date of the birth of Arahad son of Araglas, later Chieftain Arahad I of the Dúnedain. |
| 2375 | 775 | Probable date of the birth of Denethor grandson of Barahir, later Ruling Steward Denethor I of Gondor. |
| 2385 | 785 | Death of King Glóin of Durin's Folk. He is succeeded by his son, Óin. |
| 2395 | 795 | Death of Steward Hador. He is succeeded by his son Barahir. |
| 2410 | 810 | Probable date of the birth of Boromir son of Denethor I, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 2412 | 812 | Death of Steward Barahir. He is succeeded by his son Dior. |
| 2431 | 831 | Likely date of birth of Aragost son of Arahad I, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain. |
| 2435 | 835 | Death of Steward Dior of Gondor. He dies childless and so is succeed by his nephew, who becomes Denethor I. |
| 2440 | 840 | Birth of Dáin son of Náin II, later King Dáin I of Durin's Folk. |
c. | 2440 | 840 | Estimated birth date of Sméagol, later called Gollum. |
| 2449 | 849 | Probable date of the birth of Cirion son of Boromir, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 2450 | 850 | Birth of Borin, second son of King Náin II of Durin's Folk. |
| 2455 | 855 | Death of Araglas. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Arahad I. |
| 2459 | 859 | Birth of Léod of the Éothéod. |
| 2460 | 860 | The Watchful Peace comes to an end with Sauron's return out of the east. |
| 2463 | 863 | Formation of the Council of the Wise. |
c. | 2463 | 863 | Déagol discovers the One Ring. Sméagol murders him and takes it for himself. |
c. | 2470 | 870 | Driven out by his people, Sméagol (or Gollum) flees into hiding in the Misty Mountains. |
| 2475 | 875 | Mordor launches a sudden attack on Osgiliath, finally ruining the long-decaying city and breaking its bridge. |
| 2477 | 877 | Death of Steward Denethor I. He is succeeded by his son Boromir. |
| 2480 | 880 | Birth of Hallas son of Cirion, later Steward of Gondor. |
c. | 2480 | 880 | Sauron sends Orcs and Trolls to infest the Misty Mountains and cut off their passes, and to occupy the ruins of Moria. |
| 2485 | 885 | Birth of Eorl son of Léod, later to become the first King of Rohan. |
| 2488 | 888 | Death of King Óin of Durin's Folk. He is succeeded by his son, Náin. |
| 2489 | 889 | Death of Steward Boromir. He is succeeded by his son Cirion. |
c. | 2497 | 897 | Birth of Aravorn, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain. |
| 2501 | 901 | Léod is thrown by the horse Felaróf and dies. Eorl the Young becomes Lord of the Éothéod. |
| 2509 | 909 | Celebrían is captured by Orcs, and receives a poisoned wound. |
| | | Steward Cirion sends messengers into the north to seek aid from the Éothéod against Gondor's enemies. |
| 2510 | 910 | Departure of Elrond's spouse Celebrían into the West. |
| | | The Rohirrim ride to the aid of Gondor and are victorious in the Battle of the Field of Celebrant. They are given the land of Calenardhon (Rohan) to dwell in, and Eorl the Young becomes its first King. |
| 2512 | 912 | Birth of Brego son of Eorl. |
| 2515 | 915 | Likely date of birth of Húrin son of Hallas, who later ruled Gondor as Steward Húrin II. |
| 2523 | 923 | Death of Arahad I. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Aragost. |
| 2542 | 942 | Birth of Thrór, later King under the Mountain. |
| 2544 | 944 | Birth of Aldor son of Brego, later to be King of Rohan. |
| 2545 | 945 | Likely date of the birth of Belecthor son of Húrin II, later Ruling Steward Belecthor I of Gondor. |
| | | Eorl of Rohan is slain in battle. He is succeed as King by his son Brego. |
| 2552 | 952 | Birth of Frór, second son of Dáin I of Durin's Folk. |
| 2560 | 960 | Birth of Farin son of Borin. |
| 2563 | 963 | Probable date of the birth of Arahad son of Aravorn, later Chieftain Arahad II of the Dúnedain. |
| | | Birth of Grór, third son of Dáin I, in the Grey Mountains. |
| 2567 | 967 | Death of Steward Cirion. He is succeeded by his son Hallas. |
| 2569 | 969 | Meduseld, the Golden Hall of Edoras, is completed by King Brego. At the feast of celebration, Brego's son Baldor vows to enter the Paths of the Dead. He sets out for the Dwimorberg and is lost. |
| 2570 | 970 | Death of King Brego of Rohan, from grief at the loss of his son Baldor in the Paths of the Dead. He is succeeded by Baldor's brother Aldor. |
| | | Birth of Fréa son of Aldor, later to become King of Rohan. |
| 2576 | 976 | Likely date of the birth of Orodreth son of Belecthor I, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 2585 | 985 | Death of King Náin II of Durin's Folk. He is succeeded by his son, Dáin. |
| 2588 | 988 | Death of Chieftain Aragost of the Dúnedain. He is succeeded by his son, Aravorn. |
| 2589 | 989 | Dáin I and his son Frór are slain by a Cold-drake. Dáin is succeeded by his son Thrór. |
| 2590 | 990 | Grór, the younger brother of King Thrór of Durin's Folk, leads many Dwarves to settle in the Iron Hills east of Erebor. |
| | | The Dwarves of Durin's Folk return to Erebor. |
| 2594 | 994 | Birth of Fréawine, later King of Rohan. |
| 2600 | 1000 | Likely date of the birth of Ecthelion son of Orodreth, later Ruling Steward Ecthelion I of Gondor. |
| 2605 | 1005 | Death of Steward Hallas. He is succeeded by his son, who rules Gondor as Húrin II. |
| 2619 | 1019 | Birth of Goldwine, later King of Rohan. |
| 2620 | 1020 | Birth of Isengrim Took, later to become Thain Isengrim II of the Shire. |
| 2626 | 1026 | Probable date of the birth of Egalmoth, a descendant of Belecthor I, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 2628 | 1028 | Probable date of the birth of Arassuil son of Arahad, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain. |
| | | Death of Steward Húrin II. He is succeeded by his son, Belecthor I. |
| 2644 | 1044 | Birth of Thráin, later King Thráin II of Durin's Folk. |
| | | Birth of Déor, later King of Rohan. |
| 2645 | 1045 | Death of King Aldor the Old of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Fréa. |
| 2654 | 1054 | Death of Chieftain Aravorn of the Dúnedain. He is succeeded by his son, who becomes Arahad II. |
| 2655 | 1055 | Likely date of birth of Beren son of Egalmoth, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| | | Death of Steward Belecthor I. He is succeeded by his son Orodreth. |
| 2659 | 1059 | Death of King Fréa of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Fréawine. |
| 2662 | 1062 | Birth of Fundin son of Farin. |
| 2665 | 1065 | Birth of Náin son of Grór in the Iron Hills. |
| 2666 | 1066 | Birth of Isumbras Took, later to become Thain Isengrim III of the Shire. |
| 2668 | 1068 | Birth of Gram son of Déor, later to become King of Rohan. |
c. | 2670 | 1070 | Introduction of pipe-weed to the Shire by Tobold Hornblower of Longbottom. |
| 2671 | 1071 | Birth of Gróin son of Farin in Erebor. |
| 2680 | 1080 | Death of King Fréawine of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Goldwine. |
| 2683 | 1083 | Isengrim Took II becomes the tenth Shire-thain of the Took line. The excavation of Great Smials is begun. |
| 2685 | 1085 | Death of Steward Orodreth. He is succeeded by his son, known as Ecthelion I. |
| 2691 | 1091 | Birth of Helm son of Gram, later King Helm Hammerhand of Rohan. |
| 2693 | 1093 | Probable date of the birth of Arathorn I, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain. |
| 2698 | 1098 | Steward Ecthelion I dies, having rebuilt the White Tower in Minas Tirith. Leaving no issue, he is succeeded by Egalmoth, a descendant of Belecthor I. |
| 2699 | 1099 | Death of King Goldwine of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Déor. |
| 2700 | 1100 | Probable date of the birth of Beregond, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 2701 | 1101 | Birth of Ferumbras, son and heir of Isumbras Took III. |
| 2704 | 1104 | Birth of Bandobras, younger son of Thain Isumbras III, later known as the Bullroarer. |
| 2710 | 1110 | The Dunlendings capture Isengard. |
| 2711 | 1111 | Death of Borin, ancestor of Gimli Elf-friend. |
| 2718 | 1118 | Death of King Déor of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Gram. |
| 2719 | 1119 | Death of Arahad II. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Arassuil. |
| 2722 | 1122 | Death of Thain Isengrim II of the Shire. He is succeeded by his son Isumbras III. |
| 2725 | 1125 | Approximate date of the birth of Buffo Boffin. |
| 2726 | 1126 | The birth of Fréaláf Hildeson, a nephew of Helm who will eventually become his successor. |
| 2731 | 1131 | Birth of Gundolpho Bolger, probably at Budgeford in the Eastfarthing of the Shire. |
| 2734 | 1134 | Birth of Gormadoc Brandybuck, later to become Master of Buckland. |
| 2740 | 1140 | Orcs attack Eriador for the first time in many years. |
| 2741 | 1141 | Death of King Gram of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Helm. |
| 2743 | 1143 | Death of Steward Egalmoth. He is succeeded by his son, Beren. |
| 2745 | 1145 | Orcs out of the Misty Mountains start their fiercest attacks on Eriador. |
| | | Birth of Fortinbras, son and heir of Thain Ferumbras Took II. |
| 2746 | 1146 | Birth of Thorin, later called Oakenshield, son of King Thráin II. |
| 2747 | 1147 | The Battle of Greenfields is fought in the Northfarthing of the Shire. |
| 2748 | 1148 | The worst of the Orc-battles of Eriador come to an end. |
| 2751 | 1151 | Birth of Frerin, second son of King Thráin II. |
| 2752 | 1152 | Birth of Brytta son of Fréaláf Hildeson, later King Brytta Léofa of Rohan. |
| | | Likely date of birth of Belecthor son of Beregond, who later ruled Gondor as Steward Belecthor II. |
| 2754 | 1154 | King Helm of Rohan slays his rebellious vassal Freca outside Edoras. |
| 2757 | 1157 | Birth of Argonui son of Arathorn I, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain. |
| 2758 | 1158 | Rohan is overrun by the Dunlendings and their allies. |
| | | November The Long Winter descends on Middle-earth. |
| 2759 | 1159 | Death of King Helm of Rohan. Both of Helm's sons also died in the Long Winter of this year, and so he was succeeded by his nephew Fréaláf. |
| | | Death of Thain Isumbras III of the Shire. He is succeeded by his son Ferumbras II. |
| | | Saruman is given the Keys of Orthanc by Steward Beren. |
| | | March The Long Winter draws to an end. |
| 2760 | 1160 | Birth of Hamfast of Gamwich, an early ancestor of the Gamgees. |
| | | Birth of Dís, young sister to Thorin Oakenshield. |
| | | The Days of Dearth following the Long Winter come to an end. |
| 2763 | 1163 | Death of Steward Beren. He is succeeded by his son, Beregond. |
| | | Birth of Balin son of Fundin. |
| 2767 | 1167 | Birth of Bosco Boffin, son of Buffo Boffin and Ivy Goodenough. |
| | | Birth of Balbo Baggins, the oldest known member of the Baggins famly. |
| | | Birth of Dáin son of Náin, who later ruled Erebor as King Dáin II Ironfoot. |
| 2769 | 1169 | Birth of Basso Boffin, son of Buffo Boffin, in the Shire. |
| 2770 | 1170 | Smaug descends on Erebor, destroying it and the neighbouring town of Dale. |
| | | Birth of Briffo Boffin. |
| 2772 | 1172 | Birth of Dwalin. |
| | | Birth of Berylla, daughter of Buffo Boffin and Ivy Goodenough. |
| 2774 | 1174 | Birth of Gundahar, eldest son of Gundolpho Bolger. |
| | | Birth of Óin son of Gróin. |
| 2775 | 1175 | Birth of Madoc, son of Gormadoc Brandybuck, and later Master of Buckland. |
| 2778 | 1178 | Birth of Rudolph, second son of Gundolpho Bolger and Alfrida of the Yale. |
| 2779 | 1179 | Birth of Sadoc, second son of Gormadoc Brandybuck. |
| 2780 | 1180 | Birth of Walda son of Brytta, later King of Rohan. |
| 2782 | 1182 | Likely date of birth of Marroc, third son of Master Gormadoc Brandybuck. |
| | | Probable date of the birth of Thorondir, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 2783 | 1183 | Birth of Glóin son of Gróin. |
| 2784 | 1184 | Death of Arassuil. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Arathorn I. |
| 2788 | 1188 | Birth of the raven Roäc son of Carc. |
| 2790 | 1190 | Birth of Gerontius Took, who will live for one hundred and thirty years, and become known as the Old Took. |
| | | Thrór is slain in Moria by Azog. His son Thráin succeeds as King of Durin's Folk. |
| 2793 | 1193 | To avenge his father's death, Thráin II leads the Dwarves against the Orcs: the War of the Dwarves and Orcs begins. |
| 2795 | 1195 | Basso Boffin disappears from the Shire, and is said to have gone to Sea. |
| 2798 | 1198 | Death of King Fréaláf of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Brytta. |
| 2799 | 1199 | The Battle of Azanulbizar. The War of the Dwarves and Orcs ends with the death of Azog. |
| 2800 | 1200 | Birth of Wiseman, son of Hamfast of Gamwich. |
| | | Orcs from the north begin to trouble the Rohirrim |
| 2801 | 1201 | Death of Thain Ferumbras II of the Shire. He is succeeded by his son Fortinbras I. |
| 2802 | 1202 | Dwarves led by Thráin II and Thorin Oakenshield settle in the Blue Mountains |
| 2803 | 1203 | Death of Farin. |
| 2804 | 1204 | Birth of Folca son of Walda, later King of the Mark. |
| 2805 | 1205 | Death of Grór of Durin's Folk. He is succeeded as ruler of the Iron Hills by his grandson Dáin Ironfoot. |
| 2806 | 1206 | Death of Bandobras Took, known as the Bullroarer. |
| 2807 | 1207 | Birth of Laura Grubb, the earliest recorded member of the Grubb family. |
| | | Birth of Mungo, eldest child of Balbo Baggins and Berylla Boffin. |
| 2810 | 1210 | Birth of Fastolph Bolger, son of Rudolph Bolger. |
| | | Briffo Boffin departs from the Shire and removes to Bree. |
| | | Birth of Holman the greenhanded, ancestor of the Gamgees and the Cottons. |
| 2811 | 1211 | Death of Steward Beregond. He is succeeded by his son, who rules as Belecthor II. |
| 2812 | 1212 | Birth of Pansy, daughter of Balbo Baggins and Berylla Boffin. |
| | | Birth of Otto, son of Bosco Boffin and later head of the Boffin family. |
| 2814 | 1214 | Birth of Laura Grubb. |
| 2815 | 1215 | Birth of Adalgar, son of Gundahar Bolger and Dina Diggle. |
| | | Approximate date Buffo Boffin's death. |
| | | Probable date of the birth of Túrin II, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 2816 | 1216 | Birth of Ponto Baggins, son of Balbo Baggins and Berylla Boffin. |
| 2817 | 1217 | Birth of Marmadoc, eldest son and heir of Master Madoc Brandybuck of Buckland. |
| 2818 | 1218 | Birth of Adaldrida, daughter of Gundahar Bolger and Dina Diggle. |
| 2820 | 1220 | Birth of Largo Baggins |
| | | Probable date of the birth of Arador, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain. |
| 2822 | 1222 | Birth of Gundabald Bolger. |
| | | Birth of Lily, youngest child of Balbo Baggins and Berylla Boffin. |
| 2826 | 1226 | Birth of Salvia Brandybuck, daughter of Sadoc Brandybuck. |
| 2827 | 1227 | Birth of Aglahad of Dol Amroth, great-grandfather of Prince Imrahil. |
| 2830 | 1230 | Birth of Folcwine son of Folca, later King of the Mark. |
| | | Death of Gundolpho Bolger, patriarch of the Bolger family. |
| 2832 | 1232 | Birth of Isengrim, eldest son of Gerontius Took, later Thain Isengrim III |
| 2836 | 1236 | Death of Gormadoc Brandybuck. He is succeeded as Master of Buckland by his son Madoc. |
| 2838 | 1238 | Birth of Isumbras, third child of Gerontius Took, who would later become Thain Isumbras IV. |
| 2840 | 1240 | Birth of Hildigrim, fourth child of Gerontius the Old Took. |
| 2841 | 1241 | Thráin II sets out from the Blue Mountains, seeking to return to Erebor. |
| 2842 | 1242 | Birth of Isembold, the fifth child of Gerontius the Old Took. |
| | | Death of King Brytta of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Walda. |
| 2844 | 1244 | Birth of Hildifons Took. |
| 2845 | 1245 | Thráin is captured by Sauron, who thus recovers the last of the Seven Rings of the Dwarves. Unaware of his father's fate, Thráin's son Thorin becomes King of Durin's Folk. |
| 2846 | 1246 | Birth of Bungo Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Hob Gammidge. |
| 2847 | 1247 | Birth of Isembard, seventh child of the Old Took. |
| 2848 | 1248 | Death of Arathorn I. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Argonui. |
| | | Death of Thain Fortinbras I of the Shire. He is succeeded by his son Gerontius, who becomes famous as the Old Took. |
| 2849 | 1249 | Birth of Hildibrand, eighth child of the Old Took. |
| | | Birth of Rowan, daughter of Holman the greenhanded |
| 2850 | 1250 | Gandalf enters Dol Guldur once again and discovers Thráin II imprisoned there. Thráin dies soon afterwards, but not before giving Gandalf a map and key. |
| 2851 | 1251 | Halfred Greenhand is born in the Shire. |
| | | King Walda of Rohan is attacked by Orcs near Dunharrow and slain. He is succeeded by his son Folca. |
| | | The White Council discover proof that the Necromancer of Dol Guldur is Sauron returned. Gandalf urges an immediate attack, but Saruman rejects this. |
| 2852 | 1252 | Birth of Belladonna Took, the mother of Bilbo Baggins. |
| 2854 | 1254 | Birth of Hugo Boffin, eldest son of Otto Boffin. |
| | | Birth of Erling, son of Holman the Greenhanded. |
| 2855 | 1255 | Probable date of birth of Turgon son of Túrin II, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| | | Birth of Rudigar son of Adalgar Bolger. |
| 2856 | 1256 | Birth of Donnamira Took. |
| | | Birth of Belba Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Rosa Baggins. |
| 2857 | 1257 | Birth of Uffo Boffin, second son of Otto the Fat. |
| 2858 | 1258 | Death of Bosco Boffin. |
| | | Probable date of the death of Balbo Baggins, earliest known head of the Baggins family. |
| | | Birth of Folcred and Fastred, twin sons of Folcwine of Rohan. |
| 2859 | 1259 | Birth of Hending, son of Holman the greenhanded. |
| | | Birth of Thorin's nephew Fíli. |
| 2860 | 1260 | Birth of Rudibert, second son of Adalgar Bolger. |
| | | Birth of Mirabella, the youngest daughter of the Old Took. |
| | | Birth of Longo, third child of Mungo Baggins and Laura Grubb. |
| | | Birth of Rollo Boffin, third son of Otto Boffin the Fat. |
| | | Birth of Gorbadoc, son of Marmadoc Brandybuck and later Master of Buckland. |
| | | Birth of Cotman, grandfather of Farmer Tolman Cotton. |
| 2861 | 1261 | Birth of Theobald Bolger, son of Gundabald Bolger and Salvia Brandybuck.
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| 2862 | 1262 | Birth of Linda, fourth child of Mungo Baggins and Laura Grubb. |
| | | Birth of Isengar Took, youngest child of the Old Took. |
| | | Birth of Rose, daiughter of Holman the greenhanded. |
| 2863 | 1263 | Birth of Carl, the younger brother of Cotman. |
| 2864 | 1264 | Birth of Bingo Baggins. |
| | | Ruby Bolger is born in the Shire. |
| | | King Folca of Rohan dies after being wounded by the Boar of Everholt. He is succeeded by his son Folcwine. |
| | | Birth of Fosco Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Kíli, nephew of Thorin Oakenshield and later part of his Company on the Quest of Erebor. |
| 2865 | 1265 | Birth of Primrose Boffin, later mother to Lobelia Bracegirdle (or Lobelia Sackville-Baggins). |
| 2866 | 1266 | Birth of Thorin son of Dáin Ironfoot, who would later rule as King Thorin III Stonehelm in Erebor. |
| | | Likely date of the birth of Angelimir, later Prince of Dol Amroth. |
| 2868 | 1268 | Birth of Orgulas Brandybuck, youngest child of Master Marmadoc the Masterful. |
| 2870 | 1270 | Birth of Fengel, youngest son of Folcwine of Rohan, but destined to succeed his father as King. |
| 2872 | 1272 | Steward Belecthor II of Gondor dies, and is succeeded by his son Thorondir. The second White Tree of Minas Tirith also dies at this time, and is left standing as the Dead Tree. |
| 2873 | 1273 | Date of the birth of Arathorn II, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain and father to Aragorn. |
| 2875 | 1275 | Gundahar Bolger dies, and is likely succeeded as head of the Bolger family by his son Adalgar. |
| 2877 | 1277 | Death of Madoc Brandybuck. He is succeeded as Master of Buckland by his son Marmadoc. |
| 2878 | 1278 | Birth of Fortinbras son of Isumbras Took IV, later Thain Fortinbras II. |
| 2879 | 1279 | Birth of Gimli, later called Elf-friend. |
| 2880 | 1280 | Birth of Adalgrim, son of Hildigrim Took and Rosa Baggins. |
| 2882 | 1282 | Death of Steward Thorondir. He is succeeded by his son, who rules as Túrin II. |
| 2883 | 1283 | Birth of Lalia Clayhanger, later matriarch of the Took family. |
| 2885 | 1285 | Birth of Hobson, also called Roper Gamgee. |
| | | Gondor and Rohan defeat a force of Haradrim at the Crossings of Poros. Folcred and Fastred of Rohan both fall in the battle. |
| 2886 | 1286 | Probable date of the birth of Ecthelion son of Turgon, later Steward Ecthelion II of Gondor. |
| 2887 | 1287 | Birth of Flambard, son of Isembard Took. |
| 2890 | 1290 | Birth of Sigismond, only recorded child of Hildibrand Took. |
| | | 22 September Birth of Bilbo Baggins in the Shire. |
c. | 2890 | 1290 | Very approximate date of the construction of Bag End. |
| 2892 | 1292 | Birth of Holman Greenhand. |
| 2894 | 1294 | Birth of Jago, son of Hugo Boffin and Donnamira Took. |
| 2899 | 1299 | Probable date of accession of Aglahad, nineteenth Prince of Dol Amroth and great-great-grandfather to Imrahil. |
| 2900 | 1300 | Death of Mungo Baggins, Bilbo's paternal grandfather. |
| | | Death of Otto Boffin. |
| | | Birth of Gruffo Boffin. |
c. | 2900 | 1300 | Approximate date of the refortification of Cair Andros by Steward Túrin II. |
| 2901 | 1301 | Birth of Adalbert, son of Rudigar Bolger and Amethyst Hornblower. |
| | | Uruk-hai out of Mordor attack Ithilien, driving out all but a few of its inhabitants. Henneth Annûn is built by the Gondorians. |
| 2902 | 1302 | Birth of Holman son of Cotman, the first Hobbit to bear the surname 'Cotton'. |
| | | Birth of Rorimac Brandybuck, future Master of Buckland, and of Posco Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Dora Baggins. |
| 2903 | 1303 | Birth of Falco Chubb-Baggins in the Shire. |
| | | Death of King Folcwine of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Fengel. |
| 2904 | 1304 | Birth of Odo Proudfoot. |
| | | Birth of Wilibald, son of Theobald Bolger and Nina Lightfoot. |
| | | Birth of Amaranth, daughter of Master Gorbadoc Brandybuck. |
| 2905 | 1305 | Birth of Thengel son of Fengel, later King of Rohan. |
| 2907 | 1307 | Birth of Gilraen, who would become the mother of Aragorn. |
| 2908 | 1308 | Birth of Drogo Baggins, later to become the father of Frodo Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Saradas, the third child of Gorbadoc Brandybuck. |
| | | Birth of Gorbulas, son of Orgulas Brandybuck. |
| 2910 | 1310 | Birth of Otho Sackville-Baggins. |
| | | Death of Marmadoc Brandybuck. He is succeeded as Master of Buckland by his son Gorbadoc. |
| 2911 | 1311 | The year of the Fell Winter. White Wolves invade the Shire. |
| | | Birth of Dudo Baggins, younger brother of Frodo's father Drogo. |
| | | Death of the elder Ponto Baggins. |
c. | 2911 | 1311 | Estimated date of birth of Bard the Bowman. |
| 2912 | 1312 | Death of Lily Baggins. |
| | | Death of Largo Baggins. |
| | | The melting snows of the Fell Winter cause disastrous flooding. Tharbad on the Gwathló is ruined and its bridge is broken. |
| | | Death of Argonui. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Arador. |
| 2913 | 1313 | Birth of Asphodel Brandybuck, daughter of Gorbadoc Brandybuck and Mirabella Took. |
| | | Birth of Bruno Bracegirdle, elder brother of Lobelia Sackville-Baggins. |
| 2914 | 1314 | Death of Adalgar Bolger. |
| | | Death of Steward Túrin II. He is succeeded by his son, Turgon. |
| 2916 | 1316 | Likely date of birth of Dinodas Brandybuck, youngest son of Gorbadoc Brandybuck. |
| | | On the death of his mother Laura Baggins (née Grubb), Bungo Baggins becomes head of the Baggins family. |
| | | Birth of Ferumbras Took, later Thain Ferumbras III of the Shire. |
| 2917 | 1317 | Apparent date of birth of Adrahil son of Angelimir, later Prince of Dol Amroth. |
| 2918 | 1318 | Birth of Lobelia Bracegirdle, better known by her married name of Lobelia Sackville-Baggins. |
| 2920 | 1320 | Birth of Primula Brandybuck, youngest child of Master Gorbadoc of Brandy Hall. |
| | | Death of Thain Gerontius, the Old Took. He is succeeded by his son Isengrim III. |
| 2922 | 1322 | Birth of Morwen Steelsheen, later queen to King Thengel of Rohan. |
| 2923 | 1323 | Death of Gróin of Durin's Folk. |
| | | Birth of Andwise Roper, eldest brother of Hamfast Gamgee. |
| 2926 | 1326 | Birth of Hamfast Gamgee, the 'Gaffer', father of Sam Gamgee. |
| | | Death of Bungo Baggins, father of Bilbo Baggins. |
| 2928 | 1328 | Birth of Adelard, son of Flambard Took. |
| 2929 | 1329 | Marriage of Arathorn and Gilraen, the parents of Aragorn. |
| 2930 | 1330 | Birth of Denethor in Minas Tirith, later to become Steward Denethor II. |
| | | Death of Thain Isengrim III of the Shire. He is succeeded by his brother Isumbras IV. |
| | | Arador is slain by hill-trolls. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Arathorn II. |
| 2931 | 1331 | 1 March Birth of Aragorn II Elessar. |
| 2932 | 1332 | Birth of Halfred of Overhill, youngest child of Roper Gamgee. |
| | | Likely date of accession of Imrahil's grandfather, Angelimir, the twentieth Prince of Dol Amroth. |
| 2933 | 1333 | Birth of Paladin Took, later Thain Paladin II and father to Peregrin Took. |
| | | Death of Aragorn's father Arathorn II. Aragorn is fostered by Elrond at Rivendell under the name Estel. |
| 2934 | 1334 | Death of Belladonna Took, mother of Bilbo Baggins. |
| | | Death of Hildibrand Took. |
| 2936 | 1336 | Birth of Esmeralda, the youngest child of Adalgrim Took. |
| | | Birth of Odovacar Bolger. |
| 2937 | 1337 | Birth of Vigo, son of Jago Boffin. |
| 2938 | 1338 | Birth of Rosamunda, daughter and eldest child of Sigismond Took. |
| 2939 | 1339 | Death of Thain Isumbras IV of the Shire. He is succeeded by his son Fortinbras II. |
| 2940 | 1340 | Birth of Ferdinand, son of Sigismond Took. |
| | | Birth of Saradoc Brandybuck, later Master of Buckland and father of Meriadoc Brandybuck |
| 2941 | 1341 | Death of Hildigrim Took. |
| | | Birth of Tolman Cotton the elder. |
| | | 15 March Gandalf and Thorin encounter one another at Bree, and begin to plan the recovery of Erebor. |
| | | 25 April Gandalf briefly visits Bilbo Baggins at Bag End. |
| | | 26 April Thorin and Company come to Bag End with Gandalf, and the planning of the Quest of Erebor begins. |
| | | 27 April Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves set out from Bag End on the Quest of Erebor. |
| | | May Bilbo and the Dwarves encounter three trolls, and narrowly escape being eaten. |
| | | Midyear's Day Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves set out from Rivendell on their journey to the Lonely Mountain. |
| | | July Bilbo Baggins comes across the One Ring beneath the Misty Mountains. |
| | | Expulsion of the Necromancer from Dol Guldur by the White Council. |
| | | Bard the Bowman slays the Dragon Smaug. |
| | | October The Battle of Five Armies. Thorin Oakenshield is slain, and his cousin Dáin Ironfoot becomes King of Durin's Folk. |
c. | 2941 | 1341 | A young Hamfast Gamgee becomes apprenticed to the gardener Holman Greenhand. |
| 2942 | 1342 | Return of Sauron to Mordor. |
| | | Birth of Filibert, son of Adalbert Bolger and Gerda Boffin. |
| | | Birth of Merimac, younger son of Master Rorimac Brandybuck. |
| | | 22 June Return of Bilbo Baggins to Bag End in the Shire. |
| 2943 | 1343 | Birth of Marmadas Brandybuck, son of Gorbulas Brandybuck |
| 2944 | 1344 | Gollum sets out from the Misty Mountains in search of his lost Precious. |
| | | Bard completes the rebuilding of Dale, and is made its King. |
| | | Birth of Poppy Chubb-Baggins. |
| 2945 | 1345 | Death of Hugo Boffin. |
| 2946 | 1346 | Birth of Wilcome 'Will' Cotton, second son of Holman Cotton of Bywater. |
| | | Birth of Olo, son of Odo Proudfoot. |
| | | Death of Isembold Took, fifth child of the Old Took. |
| | | Birth of Griffo Boffin, son of Gruffo Boffin. |
| | | Birth of Ponto, eldest son of Posco Baggins and Gilly Brownlock. |
| 2947 | 1347 | Birth of Wilimar Bolger, son of Wilibald Bolger and Prisca Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Milo Burrows, son of Rufus Burrows and Asphodel Brandybuck. |
| | | Death of Isembard Took, seventh child of the Old Took. |
| 2948 | 1348 | Birth of Seredic, son of Saradas Brandybuck. |
| | | Death of Donnamira Took, daughter of Gerontius the Old Took. |
| | | Birth of Théoden, later King of Rohan |
| | | Death of Rudigar Bolger. |
| | | Birth of Porto, second son of Posco Baggins and Gilly Brownlock. |
| 2949 | 1349 | Bilbo Baggins is visited in the Shire by Gandalf and Balin. |
| 2950 | 1350 | Death of Longo Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Finduilas, the daughter of Adrahil, later to become the mother of Boromir and Faramir. |
| | | Birth of Peony Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Hugo Bracegirdle. |
| | | Birth of Daisy, daughter of Dudo Baggins. |
| 2951 | 1351 | Birth of Heribald Bolger, son of Wilibald Bolger and Prisca Baggins. |
| | | Elrond reveals Aragorn's ancestry to him. The first meeting of Aragorn and Arwen, in the woods of Rivendell. |
| | | Khamûl and two other Nazgûl are sent to reclaim Dol Guldur. |
| | | Rebuilding of Barad-dûr begins. |
| 2953 | 1353 | Saruman claims Isengard as his own and begins to fortify it. |
| | | Death of King Fengel of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Thengel. |
| | | Death of Steward Turgon. He is succeeded by his son, Ecthelion II. |
| | | The last meeting of the White Council. |
| 2954 | 1354 | Mount Doom erupts, causing the last remaining people of Ithilien to flee across the Anduin. |
| | | Birth of Hilda Bracegirdle. |
| 2955 | 1355 | Likely date of the birth of Imrahil of Dol Amroth. |
| 2956 | 1356 | Death of Belba Baggins. |
| | | Gandalf and Aragorn meet for the first time. |
| 2957 | 1357 | Aragorn enters the service of Thengel of Rohan, under the alias of Thorongil. |
| 2960 | 1360 | Death of Mirabella, wife of Master Gorbadoc Brandybuck of Buckland. |
| | | Death of Isengar Took. |
| | | Birth of Nora Bolger, daughter of Wilibald Bolger and Prisca Baggins. |
| | | Death of Frodo Baggins' grandfather Fosco Baggins. |
| | | Death of Bingo Baggins. |
| 2961 | 1361 | Birth of Anson, son of Andwise Roper of Tighfield. |
| 2962 | 1362 | Hamfast Gamgee takes over as gardener at Bag End. |
| 2963 | 1363 | Death of Linda Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Théodwyn, youngest daughter of King Thengel of Rohan. |
| | | Death of Gorbadoc Brandybuck. He is succeeded as Master of Buckland by his son, Rorimac. |
| 2964 | 1364 | Birth of Lotho Sackville-Baggins, later self-appointed Chief Shirriff of the Shire. |
| 2965 | 1365 | Birth of Hamson, the eldest brother of Samwise Gamgee. |
| 2968 | 1368 | 22 September Birth of Frodo Baggins in the Shire. |
| 2969 | 1369 | Birth of Reginard, eldest son of Adelard Took. |
| | | Birth of Halfred, elder brother of Samwise Gamgee. |
| 2972 | 1372 | Birth of Halfast Gamgee. |
| | | Birth of Daisy, elder sister of Samwise Gamgee. |
| 2975 | 1375 | Birth of Pearl, eldest daughter of Paladin Took and Eglantine Banks. |
| 2976 | 1376 | Birth of May, elder sister of Samwise Gamgee. |
| | | Denethor, future Steward of Gondor, weds Finduilas, daughter of Adrahil of Dol Amroth. |
| 2977 | 1377 | Death of Bard the Bowman. He is succeeded as King of Dale by his son Bain. |
| | | Likely date of the death of Angelimir. He is succeeded as Prince of Dol Amroth by his son Adrahil. |
| 2978 | 1378 | Birth of Théodred, son of Théoden of Rohan. His mother Elfhild dies in childbirth. |
| | | Birth of Boromir, heir to Denethor II of Gondor. |
| | | Birth of Folco Boffin in the Shire. |
| 2979 | 1379 | Birth of Pimpernel, second daughter of Thain Paladin Took II, and elder sister of Peregrin Took. |
| 2980 | 1380 | Birth of Tolman Cotton, eldest son and namesake of Farmer Tolman Cotton. |
| | | Birth of Fredegar 'Fatty' Bolger, son of Odovacar Bolger and Rosamunda Took. |
| | | 'Thorongil' (Aragorn) leaves the service of Gondor and travels into the east. He later comes to Lórien, where he meets Arwen again, and the two become betrothed. |
| | | Death of King Thengel of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Théoden. |
| | | Death of Thain Fortinbras II of the Shire. He is succeeded by his son Ferumbras III. |
| | | Loss of Drogo Baggins and his wife Primula in a boating accident. |
| | | Birth of Berilac, son of Merimac Brandybuck. |
| | | Birth of Everard, son of Adelard Took. |
| | | 6 April Likely date of Samwise Gamgee's birth. |
c. | 2980 | 1380 | Gollum first encounters Shelob in Ephel Dúath on Mordor's western border. |
| 2981 | 1381 | Birth of Angelica, daughter of Ponto Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Merimas, eldest child of Marmadas Brandybuck. |
| 2982 | 1382 | Death of Adalgrim Took. |
| | | Birth of Meriadoc Brandybuck, later Master of Buckland. |
| 2983 | 1383 | Birth of Mentha, daughter of Marmadas Brandybuck. |
| | | Birth of Faramir, second son of Denethor II. |
| | | Birth of Ferdibrand, son of Ferdinand Took. |
| | | Birth of Marigold, youngest daughter of Hamfast Gamgee and Bell Goodchild. |
| 2984 | 1384 | Death of Hobson, also known as Roper Gamgee, the first Hobbit to bear the name 'Gamgee'. |
| | | Death of Steward Ecthelion II. He is succeeded by his son, who rules as Denethor II. |
| | | Birth of Rose Cotton, who later married Samwise Gamgee, and of her brother Wilcome 'Jolly' Cotton. |
| 2985 | 1385 | Birth of Melilot Brandybuck, Estella Bolger and Pervinca Took in the Shire. |
| 2986 | 1386 | Death of Jago Boffin, grandfather of Folco Boffin. |
| | | Birth of Bowman Cotton, son of Tolman Cotton and Lily Brown. |
| 2987 | 1387 | Birth of Mosco, eldest child of Milo Burrows and Peony Baggins. |
| 2988 | 1388 | Birth of Tosto Boffin in the Shire. |
| | | Death of Finduilas, spouse of Denethor II and mother to Boromir and Faramir, at the age of just 38. |
| 2989 | 1389 | Birth of Doderic Brandybuck. |
| | | Balin begins his ill-fated attempt to recolonise Moria. |
| | | Adoption of Frodo Baggins as Bilbo's heir. Frodo removes from Buckland to Bag End. |
| | | Birth of Carl, called 'Nibs', youngest child of Tolman Cotton and Lily Brown. |
| | | Death of Flambard Took. |
| 2990 | 1390 | Birth of Peregrin Took. |
| | | Birth of Iorlas, uncle of Bergil, in Gondor. |
| | | Birth of Sancho, son of Olo Proudfoot. |
| 2991 | 1391 | Birth of Moto, son of Milo Burrows and Peony Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Éomer, later King of Rohan. |
| | | Death of Sigismond Took. |
| | | Birth of Ilberic Brandybuck. |
| 2993 | 1393 | Birth of Myrtle, daughter of Milo Burrows and Peony Baggins. |
| 2994 | 1394 | Balin's attempt to recolonise Moria ends in disaster. Balin himself, and the Dwarves of his company, are all slain. |
| | | Birth of Celandine, youngest child of Seredic Brandybuck and Hilda Bracegirdle. |
| 2995 | 1395 | Birth of Éowyn in Rohan. |
| | | Birth of Diamond of Long Cleeve. |
| 2996 | 1396 | Birth of Minto, youngest child of Milo Burrows and Peony Baggins. |
| 2997 | 1397 | Death of Adalbert Bolger. |
| 2998 | 1398 | Death of Amaranth Brandybuck. |
| 2999 | 1399 | Death of Gruffo Boffin. |
| | | Likely birthdate of Lothíriel, later queen to King Éomer Éadig. |
| | | Death of Falco Chubb-Baggins. |
| 3000 | 1400 | Death of Wilibald Bolger. |
c. | 3000 | 1400 | Saruman uses the Orthanc-stone for the first time. He comes under the power of Sauron, and abandons his allegiance to the White Council. |
| 3001 | 1401 | Beginning to suspect that Bilbo's Magic Ring may be Sauron's One Ring, Gandalf and Aragorn begin to search for Gollum. |
| | | 22 September Bilbo Baggins' Birthday Party and farewell feast. |
| 3002 | 1402 | Éomund, father of Éomer and Éowyn, is slain by Orcs. |
| | | After wandering in Middle-earth, Bilbo comes to Rivendell and settles there as Elrond's guest. |
| | | Death of Lalia, widow of Thain Fortinbras Took II, in an apparent accident. |
c. | 3002 | 1402 | Théodwyn, mother of Éomer and Éowyn, dies of a sickness. |
| 3003 | 1403 | Bilbo Baggins begins work on his Translations from the Elvish. |
| 3005 | 1405 | Death of Odo Proudfoot. |
| 3006 | 1406 | Death of Dora Baggins. |
| 3007 | 1407 | Death of Saradas Brandybuck. |
| | | Death of King Bain of Dale. He is succeeded by his son Brand. |
| | | Death of Gilraen the mother of Aragorn. |
| 3008 | 1408 | Death of Rorimac Brandybuck. He is succeeded as Master of Buckland by his son, Saradoc. |
| 3009 | 1409 | Death of Frodo Baggins' uncle Dudo Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Bergil son of Beregond. |
| 3010 | 1410 | Likely date of the death of Dinodas Brandybuck. |
| | | Likely date of the death of Adrahil. He is succeeded as Prince of Dol Amroth by his son Imrahil. |
| | | Death of Bruno Bracegirdle. |
| 3012 | 1412 | Following the death of his father Otho, Lotho Sackville-Baggins inherits Leaf plantations in the Southfarthing of the Shire. |
| | | Death of Asphodel Brandybuck. |
| | | Elfhelm is appointed a Marshal of the Mark in command of the garrison at Edoras. |
| 3013 | 1413 | Midyear's Day A Free Fair is held on the White Downs, at which Will Whitfoot is elected (or re-elected) to the post of Mayor. |
| 3014 | 1414 | Théoden begins to fall ill, and his counsellor Gríma begins to gain power over the King. |
| 3015 | 1415 | Death of Thain Ferumbras III of the Shire, the last of his line. He is succeeded by Paladin Took II. |
| 3017 | 1417 | Gandalf travels to Minas Tirith, and there discovers the Scroll of Isildur. |
| | | Gollum is released after several years captive in Mordor. |
| | | 1 February Gollum is located and captured by Aragorn on the borders of Mordor. |
| | | 21 March Aragorn completes his northward journey to the Woodland Realm with the captured Gollum. |
| 3018 | 1418 | 12 April Gandalf returns to the Shire to warn Frodo about the Ring. |
| | | 13 April In Bag End, Gandalf tells Frodo the history of the Ring. |
| | | 1 May Gandalf and Aragorn meet at Sarn Ford on the southern borders of the Shire. |
| | | 20 June Sauron's forces simultaneously attack eastern Gondor and the Wood-elves of Thranduil. The War of the Ring begins. |
| | | Midyear's Day Gandalf encounters Radagast near Bree, and is given Saruman's message. |
| | | 4 July Boromir sets out from Minas Tirith on his journey to find Imladris. |
| | | 10 July Saruman traps Gandalf and imprisons him on the pinnacle of Orthanc. |
| | | 18 September On their journey north to the Shire, the Black Riders cross the Fords of Isen. |
| | | 18 September Gwaihir rescues Gandalf from Orthanc. |
| | | 19 September Gandalf seeks aid from Théoden, but is turned away from Edoras. |
| | | 20 September Gandalf returns to Edoras, and is again dismissed by Théoden, though he is granted a horse. |
| | | 21 September Gandalf comes upon Shadowfax for the first time, and follows the great horse across the fields of Rohan. |
| | | 22 September In Rohan, Gandalf overtakes Shadowfax. Meanwhile, far to the north, Black Riders reach the borders of the Shire. |
| | | 23 September Gandalf sets out from Rohan. |
| | | 23 September The Black Riders enter the Shire. |
| | | 23 September Frodo, Sam and Pippin set out from Bag End. |
| | | 24 September Riding north to the Shire, Gandalf crosses the River Isen. |
| | | 26 September Frodo encounters Tom Bombadil and Goldberry. |
| | | 27 September Gandalf, riding wildly northward from Rohan, crosses the River Greyflood. |
| | | 28 September Riding on Frodo's trail, Gandalf crosses the Brandywine into the Shire's Southfarthing. |
| | | 28 September Frodo and his companions are captured by a Barrow-wight, and rescued by Tom Bombadil. |
| | | 29 September Gandalf speaks with Hamfast Gamgee in Hobbiton, and discovers that Frodo has already left the Shire. |
| | | 29 September Frodo and his companions arrive at the Prancing Pony in Bree, and meet Strider. |
| | | 30 September Gandalf arrives at Crickhollow in Buckland. Finding Frodo gone, he sets out for Bree, which he reaches at night. |
| | | 30 September Black Riders raid Buckland and Bree in the early morning. |
| | | 30 September The Hobbits awake in Bree to find their ponies stolen. Bill Ferny sells them his pony, later called Bill himself. Aragorn leads them out of Bree and into the Wild. |
| | | 1 October Gandalf sets out from Bree and travels toward Rivendell. |
| | | 3 October Gandalf reaches Weathertop, and is attacked there by Nazgûl. |
| | | 6 October The Nazgûl attack the Hobbits in a dell beneath Weathertop. Frodo is wounded by a Morgul-knife. |
| | | 9 October Learning that the Nazgûl have come to the Northlands, Elrond sends out riders including Glorfindel. |
| | | 11 October Glorfindel discovers three Nazgûl holding the Bridge of Mitheithel. He drives them off into the west. |
| | | 13 October Strider and the Hobbits cross the Bridge of Mitheithel on their journey to Rivendell. |
| | | 18 October Gandalf reaches Rivendell. |
| | | 18 October Aragorn and the Hobbits encounter Glorfindel at dusk. |
| | | 20 October The Black Riders are swept away at the Ford of Bruinen. Frodo reaches Rivendell safely. |
| | | 24 October Frodo recovers and wakes in Rivendell, at ten o'clock in the morning. |
| | | 25 October The Council of Elrond is held. |
| | | 25 December The setting-out of the Fellowship from Rivendell. |
| 3019 | 1419 | 8 January The Company of the Ring enter the land of Hollin. |
| | | 11 January The Fellowship attempt the Redhorn Pass, but are troubled by snowfall. |
| | | 12 January The Fellowship abandons their attempt to cross the Misty Mountains through the Redhorn Pass. |
| | | 13 January The Fellowship of the Ring reach the West-gate of Moria and pass inside. Gollum, who was within the western doors, begins to follow them. |
| | | 14 January The Company of the Ring camp in the corner of a great empty hall of Moria. |
| | | 15 January The remaining members of the Fellowship flee Moria and reach the borders of Lórien. |
| | | 15 January Gandalf and the Balrog fall from the Bridge of Khazad-dûm. |
| | | 17 January The Fellowship arrives at Caras Galadhon, and meets with Galadriel and Celeborn. |
| | | 23 January Gandalf and the Balrog reach the peak of Zirakzigil. |
| | | 25 January Gandalf casts Durin's Bane from Zirakzigil. |
| | | 15 February Gandalf returns to life on the peak of Zirakzigil. |
| | | 15 February In Lórien, Frodo and Sam experience visions in the Mirror of Galadriel. |
| | | 16 February The Company of the Ring depart from Lórien. Gollum begins to follow them once again. |
| | | 17 February Gandalf is carried from Zirakzigil to Lórien by the Eagle Gwaihir. |
| | | 23 February The Fellowship is attacked on the Great River above Sarn Gebir. Legolas downs a Nazgûl with his bow. |
| | | 24 February Théodred rides against an invading army coming southward from Isengard, but is forced to retreat to the Fords of Isen. |
| | | 25 February The Company of the Ring pass through the Gates of Argonath, and camp at Parth Galen. |
| | | 25 February Death of Théodred at the First Battle of the Fords of Isen. |
| | | 26 February Boromir is slain by Orcs; the Fellowship of the Ring is broken. |
| | | 27 February The Three Hunters reach the East Wall of Rohan in their pursuit of the captors of Merry and Pippin. |
| | | 28 February Éomer and his éored catch up to Saruman's Orcs at the edge of Fangorn Forest. |
| | | 29 February Faramir sees his slain brother Boromir in a boat on the Anduin. |
| | | 29 February Frodo and Sam encounter Gollum at the feet of the Emyn Muil, and capture him. |
| | | 29 February Uglúk's Orc-band is destroyed by the Rohirrim. Merry and Pippin escape into Fangorn Forest. |
| | | 30 February Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli encounter Éomer and his éored in Rohan. |
| | | 30 February In Fangorn Forest, the Entmoot begins. |
| | | 1 March Faramir sets out for Ithilien from Minas Tirith. |
| | | 1 March Gollum begins to lead Frodo and Sam across the Dead Marshes. |
| | | 1 March Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli encounter Gandalf the White in Fangorn Forest, and together they set out for Edoras. |
| | | 2 March The Entmoot ends with the Ents resolved to confront Saruman. They set out for Isengard, reaching it at nightfall. |
| | | 2 March Frodo, Sam and Gollum complete the passage of the Dead Marshes. |
| | | 2 March Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli arrive at Edoras, and Gandalf cures Théoden of Saruman's influence. |
| | | 2 March The Rohirrim are defeated at the Second Battle of the Fords of Isen. |
| | | 3 March The Battle of the Hornburg begins. |
| | | 3 March Destruction of Isengard by the Ents. |
| | | 4 March Frodo, Sam and Gollum reach the edge of the Desolation of the Morannon. |
| | | 4 March The Battle of the Hornburg is won, and the siege of Helm's Deep relieved. Théoden, Gandalf and their companions set out for Isengard. |
| | | 5 March Frodo, Sam and Gollum reach the Morannon. |
| | | 5 March Gandalf and his companions reach Isengard, and are reunited with Merry and Pippin. Gandalf expels Saruman from the Order of Wizards. |
| | | 6 March Halbarad and the Sons of Elrond meet Aragorn and join with him. |
| | | 7 March Aragorn and his companions arrive at Dunharrow. |
| | | 7 March Frodo encounters Faramir in North Ithilien, and is taken to Henneth Annûn. |
| | | 8 March Riding eastward towards Minas Tirith, Gandalf and Pippin see the Beacons of Gondor lit. |
| | | 8 March Frodo, Sam and Gollum set out from Henneth Annûn. |
| | | 8 March Aragorn and his company pass through the Paths of the Dead, and gather at Erech in the Morthond Vale. |
| | | 9 March Aragorn and his company, followed by the Dead, reach Calembel on the river Ciril. |
| | | 9 March Shadowfax brings Gandalf and Pippin to Minas Tirith. |
| | | 9 March During the night, the Storm of Mordor spreads darkness across the lands to the west. |
| | | 10 March Faramir returns to Minas Tirith, and is rescued from the Winged Nazgûl by Gandalf. |
| | | 10 March Frodo and his companions watch the armies of Minas Morgul set out. |
| | | 10 March Aragorn leads the host of the Dead across the river Ringló. |
| | | 10 March The army of Rohan sets out from Dunharrow. |
| | | 10 March The Dawnless Day. |
| | | 10 March An army out of the Morannon captures Cair Andros and invades Anórien. |
| | | 11 March Gollum visits Shelob in secret while Frodo and Sam sleep. |
| | | 11 March Sauron launches an attack against Rohan from the north, and another against Lórien from Dol Guldur. |
| | | 11 March Aragorn and his company reach Linhir, and cross the river Serni into Lebennin. |
| | | 12 March The Ents defend Rohan against the invaders from the north. |
| | | 12 March Gollum leads Frodo and Sam into Shelob's Lair. |
| | | 13 March Poisoned by Shelob, Frodo is captured by Orcs and imprisoned in the Tower of Cirith Ungol. |
| | | 13 March Aragorn captures the fleet of the Corsairs at Pelargir, and releases the army of the Dead who aided him. |
| | | 14 March The Orcs in the Tower of Cirith Ungol fight over Frodo's mithril-coat, and ultimately slay each other. Sam discovers Frodo in the Tower. |
| | | 15 March The forces of Sauron attack both Lórien and the Woodland Realm, and are repulsed. |
| | | 15 March Frodo and Sam escape from the Tower of Cirith Ungol and journey out of Ephel Dúath. |
| | | 15 March Death of King Théoden in the Battle of the Pelennor. He is succeeded by his nephew Éomer. |
| | | 15 March The pyre of Denethor. |
| | | 15 March The Battle of the Pelennor Fields and destruction of the Lord of the Nazgûl. |
| | | 16 March In Minas Tirith, having won the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, the Captains of the West debate their best course. |
| | | 17 March Shagrat reaches Barad-dûr with the tokens taken from Frodo in the Tower of Cirith Ungol. |
| | | 17 March The Battle of Dale begins. |
| | | 18 March Frodo and Sam, taken for Orcs, are forced to march along the road towards the Isenmouthe. |
| | | 18 March Aragorn leads the armies of the west from Minas Tirith on the road to Mordor. |
| | | 19 March Frodo and Sam escape from the Orcs, and start out on the journey across Gorgoroth to Mount Doom. |
| | | 20 March The end of the Battle of Dale. Erebor is besieged. |
| | | 22 March Forces from Dol Guldur attack Lórien for the third time. |
| | | 24 March Frodo and Sam reach the base of Mount Doom. |
| | | 24 March Aragorn and his followers reach the Desolation of the Morannon, and set up camp. |
| | | 25 March The Captains of the West are assaulted by Sauron's forces before the Black Gate of Mordor. |
| | | 25 March Destruction of the One Ring and final downfall of Sauron and his Nazgûl. |
| | | 27 March The siege of Erebor is broken, and the invading forces are driven out of Dale by Bard II and Thorin III. |
| | | 28 March Celeborn brings his forces across Anduin into southern Mirkwood, where they begin the destruction of Dol Guldur. |
| | | 6 April Celeborn and Thranduil meet and rename Mirkwood as Eryn Lasgalen. |
| | | 8 April Aragorn leads his people in praise of Frodo and Sam at the Field of Cormallen in Ithilien. |
| | | 1 May Coronation of Aragorn II Elessar. |
| | | 8 May Éomer and Éowyn set out from Minas Tirith for Rohan. |
| | | 20 May On their journey south to Minas Tirith, Elrond and Arwen arrive in the land of Lórien. |
| | | 27 May Elrond and the escort of Arwen set out from Lórien and begin their journey south to Minas Tirith. |
| | | 14 June The Sons of Elrond meet their father and their sister Arwen, and bring them with their escort to Edoras. |
| | | 16 June Arwen and her escort set out from Edoras on the road to Minas Tirith. |
| | | 25 June Aragorn discovers a sapling of the White Tree in a hallow on Mindolluin. |
| | | 1 Lithe Arwen and her escort arrive in Minas Tirith. |
| | | Midyear's Day The marriage of Aragorn and Arwen takes place in Minas Tirith. |
| | | 18 July Éomer returns to Minas Tirith to escort Théoden's remains to Edoras. |
| | | 19 July The funeral escort of Théoden sets out from Minas Tirith. |
| | | 7 August The funeral escort of Théoden arrives at Edoras. |
| | | 10 August The funeral of Théoden. |
| | | 15 August Treebeard allows Saruman and Gríma to leave the Tower of Orthanc. |
| | | 18 August Aragorn and his company arrive at Helm's Deep, accompanying the Travellers northward. |
| | | 22 August Returning into the north, the Travellers reach Isengard, where they bid farewell to Aragorn. |
| | | 28 August On their journey north, the Travellers encounter Saruman. Saruman starts towards the Shire. |
| | | 21 September Gandalf and the Hobbits, travelling homeward from Minas Tirith, reach Rivendell. |
| | | 22 September Saruman enters the Shire. |
| | | 5 October Gandalf, along with Frodo and the other Hobbits, sets out from Rivendell on the road back to the Shire. |
| | | 6 October Leaving Rivendell on the journey home, Frodo and his companions cross the Ford of Bruinen. Frodo feels pain from his old wound, received exactly a year earlier. |
| | | 28 October Returning to the Shire, Frodo and his companions reach Bree. |
| | | 30 October Gandalf and the Hobbits leave Bree. Gandalf turns aside to visit Tom Bombadil, and Frodo and his companions reach the Brandywine Bridge as night falls. |
| | | 1 November Frodo and his companions travel from the Brandywine Bridge to Frogmorton, where they are arrested as evening falls. |
| | | 2 November The returning Travellers rouse the Hobbits against Sharkey's Men, and Merry blows the Horn of the Mark. Thereafter the Horn was blown on the anniversary of this event every year in Buckland, and the day was celebrated with feasts and bonfires. |
| | | 3 November The Battle of Bywater is fought in the Shire. |
| | | 3 November Saruman dies at the hands of his servant Gríma. The end of the War of the Ring. |
| 3020 | 1420 | Spring Lobelia Sackville-Baggins dies at Hardbottle in the Northfarthing. |
| | | 6 April The first flowering of the Golden Tree in the Party Field below Bag End. |
| | | 1 May Wedding of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton in the Shire. |
| | | Midyear's Day Frodo Baggins gives up the post of Mayor of the Shire, and Will Whitfoot is restored. |
| 3021 | 1421 | 24 March The last day of the Third Age, according to the reckoning of Gondor. |
| | | 25 March The beginning of the Fourth Age, according to the calendars of Gondor. |
| | | 25 March Sam's daughter Elanor is born. |
| | | 21 September Frodo and Sam set out from Hobbiton for the Grey Havens. |
| | | 22 September Frodo and Sam meet the Last Riding of the Keepers. |
| | | 29 September Departure of the Ring-bearers. |
| | | 6 October Sam returns to Bag End on his faithful pony, Bill. |
The Fourth Age |
| 2 | 1423 | Birth of Frodo son of Samwise, later surnamed Gardner. |
| | | Death of Adelard Took. |
| 4 | 1425 | Birth of Rose, daughter of Sam Gamgee and Rose Cotton. |
| 6 | 1427 | By royal edict, Men are formally banned from entering the boundaries of the Shire. |
| | | Peregrin Took weds Diamond of Long Cleeve. |
| | | Birth of Merry, fourth child of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton. |
| | | Midyear's Day Will Whitfoot resigns as Mayor of Michel Delving, and Sam Gamgee is elected in his place. |
| 7 | 1428 | Death of Hamfast 'Gaffer' Gamgee. |
| 8 | 1429 | Birth of Pippin, fifth child of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton. |
| 9 | 1430 | Birth of Faramir Took, son of Peregrin and Diamond of Long Cleeve. |
| | | Death of Vigo Boffin. |
| | | Death of Merimac Brandybuck. |
| 10 | 1431 | Birth of Goldilocks, sixth child of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton. |
| | | Death of Odovacar Bolger, father of Fredegar Bolger. |
| 11 | 1432 | Birth of Hamfast, seventh child of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton. |
| | | Death of Saradoc Brandybuck. He is succeeded as Master of Buckland by his son, Meriadoc of the Company of the Ring. |
| 12 | 1433 | Birth of Daisy, eighth child of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton. |
| 13 | 1434 | The Thain of the Shire, Master of Buckland and Mayor of Michel Delving (at that time Peregrin Took, Meriadoc Brandybuck and Samwise Gamgee) are made Counsellors of the North-kingdom. |
| | | Samwise Gamgee is elected Mayor of the Shire for the second time. |
| | | Death of Paladin Took II. Peregrin Took becomes Thain of the Shire. |
| 14 | 1435 | Death of Olo Proudfoot. |
| | | Birth of Primrose, daughter of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton. |
| 15 | 1436 | Aragorn travels to the North-kingdom, and dwells for a time at Annúminas. He grants the Star of the Dúnedain to Samwise Gamgee, and Sam's daughter Elanor becomes one of Queen Arwen's maids. |
| | | Death of Glóin son of Gróin, the father of Gimli Elf-friend. |
| | | Birth of Bilbo, son of Sam Gamgee and Rose Cotton. |
| 17 | 1438 | Birth of Ruby, youngest daughter of Sam Gamgee and Rose Cotton. |
| 19 | 1440 | Birth of Samwise Gamgee's second-youngest son, Robin. |
| | | Death of Tolman Cotton the elder. |
| 20 | 1441 | Samwise Gamgee is elected Mayor of the Shire for the third time. |
| 21 | 1442 | Samwise, Rose and Elanor travel south, and stay for a year in Gondor with Aragorn and Arwen. During this year, Tolman Cotton serves in Sam's place as Mayor of the Shire. |
| | | Birth of Tolman, youngest child of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton. |
| 22 | 1443 | Death of Filibert Bolger. |
| 27 | 1448 | Samwise Gamgee is elected Mayor of the Shire for the fourth time. |
| 30 | 1451 | The wedding of Sam Gamgee's daughter Elanor to Fastred of Greenholm on the Far Downs. |
| 31 | 1452 | The Westmarch is officially incorporated into the Shire. |
| 33 | 1454 | Birth of Elfstan, son of Fastred of Greenholm and Sam's daughter Elanor. |
| | | Likely date of the death of Imrahil of Dol Amroth. |
| 34 | 1455 | Samwise Gamgee is elected Mayor of the Shire for the fifth time. |
| 41 | 1462 | Fastred of Greenholm is made Warden of Westmarch by Thain Peregrin, and removes with his family to Undertowers in the Tower Hills. |
| | | Samwise Gamgee is elected Mayor of the Shire for the sixth time. |
| | | Holfast, son of Frodo Gardner, born in the Shire. |
| 42 | 1463 | Wedding of Faramir, the son of Peregrin Took, to Goldilocks, daughter of Samwise Gamgee. |
| 48 | 1469 | Samwise Gamgee is elected Mayor of the Shire for the seventh and final time. |
| 55 | 1476 | Midyear's Day At the Free Fair on the White Downs, Samwise Gamgee resigns as Mayor of the Shire. |
| 61 | 1482 | Midyear's Day Death of Rose, the wife of Samwise Gamgee. |
| | | 22 September Sam Gamgee departs from the Shire. He is said to have passed over the Sea into the West. |
| 63 | 1484 | Spring Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took depart the Shire and travel into the south; Faramir I succeeds his father Peregrin as Thain of the Shire. |
| | | Autumn Death of King Éomer of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Elfwine. |
| 66 | 1487 | Probable date of the death of Elphir son of Imrahil. He is succeeded as Prince of Dol Amroth by his son Alphros. |
c. | 70 | 1491 | About this time both Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took die in Gondor, and are entombed on Rath Dínen. |
| 80 | 1501 | Birth of Harding of the Hill. |
| 82 | 1503 | Death of Faramir, Steward to Aragorn. |
| 91 | 1512 | Apparent date of death of Dwalin, at the extraordinary age of 340. |
| 94 | 1515 | Probable date of the death of Alphros, the last recorded Prince of Dol Amroth. |
| 120 | 1541 | Departure of Legolas and Gimli. |
| | | Death of King Aragorn II Elessar of Gondor. He is succeeded by his son Eldarion. |
| 121 | 1542 | Death of Arwen Evenstar in Lórien. |
| 172 | 1593 | A copy of the Red Book of Westmarch is completed in Gondor by Findegil. |