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.
The Third Age |
| 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. |
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