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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 1621 to III 1634
(a period of 13 years)

 • 5,651 years after the Return of the Noldor
 • 1,743 years after the Downfall of Númenor
 • 1,384 years before the War of the Ring

The Rule of King Minardil of Gondor

The Third Age

162121Death of Hyarmendacil II. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Minardil.
c.163030Many Stoors migrate northward from Dunland to the recently founded Shire.
163232Probable date of the birth of Telumehtar, later King Telumehtar Umbardacil of Gondor.
163333Birth of Arveleg son of Arvegil, later to rule Arthedain as Arveleg II.
163434Death of Minardil at the hands of the Corsairs. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Telemnar.

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