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The Chronicle of Arda

Welcome to The Chronicle of Arda. This section of the site provides automated annals for all four Ages of the Sun and Moon. For any period of Arda's history, the Chronicle will display the events that happened in that time. Events and characters are entered into the Chronicle as they are added to the main database: like the rest of The Encyclopedia of Arda this section of the site is expanding all the time.

You can have the Chronicle look up events for specific dates by entering one or two years in the form below. If you enter two dates, the Chronicle will display events that happened between those two years. If you leave one of the dates blank, the Chronicle will display events in the century around the single year you specify.

For years after III 1601 (the year of the foundation of Shire, and therefore Shire Year 1), the Chronicle will also show years by the Shire-reckoning in a second column.

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III 1936 to III 1944
(a period of 8 years)

 • 5,966 years after the Return of the Noldor
 • 2,058 years after the Downfall of Númenor
 • 1,074 years before the War of the Ring

The Brief Reign of King Ondoher

The Third Age

1936336Death of Calimehtar. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Ondoher.
1940340Wedding of Arvedui, heir to the kingdom of Arthedain and Fíriel, daughter of King Ondoher of Gondor.
c.1941341Approximate date of the birth of Aranarth, son and heir of Arvedui Last-king.
1944344Arvedui 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.

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