The Chronicle of Arda

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Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

I 116 to I 510
(a period of 394 years)

• 115 years after the Return of the Noldor
• 3,399 years before the Downfall of Númenor
• 6,539 years before the War of the Ring

The Age of Gondolin

The First Age
	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.

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