The Return Of The King Part 28

End of the North-kingdom. The Witch-king overruns Arthedain and takes Fornost.

1975.

Arvedui drowned in the Bay of Forochel. The palantiri palantiri of Annuminas and Amon Sul are lost. Earnur brings a fleet to Lindon. The Witch-king defeated at the Battle of Fornost, and pursued to the Ettenmoors. He vanishes from the North. of Annuminas and Amon Sul are lost. Earnur brings a fleet to Lindon. The Witch-king defeated at the Battle of Fornost, and pursued to the Ettenmoors. He vanishes from the North.

1976.

Aranarth takes the t.i.tle of Chieftain of the Dunedain. The heirlooms of Arnor are given into the keeping of Elrond.

1977.

Frumgar leads the eotheod into the North.

1979.

Bucca of the Marish becomes first Thain of the s.h.i.+re.

1980.

The Witch-king comes to Mordor and there gathers the Nazgul. A Balrog appears in Moria, and slays Durin VI.

1981.

Nain I slain. The Dwarves flee from Moria. Many of the Silvan Elves of Lorien flee south. Amroth and Nimrodel are lost.

1999.

Thrain I comes to Erebor and founds a dwarf-kingdom 'under the Mountain'.

2000.

The Nazgul issue from Mordor and besiege Minas Ithil.

2002.

Fall of Minas Ithil, afterwards known as Minas Morgul. The palantir palantir is captured. is captured.

2043.

Earnur becomes King of Gondor. He is challenged by the Witch-king.

2050.

The challenge is renewed. Earnur rides to Minas Morgul and is lost. Mardil becomes the first Ruling Steward.

2060.

The power of Dol Guldur grows. The Wise fear that it may be Sauron taking shape again.

2063.

Gandalf goes to Dol Guldur. Sauron retreats and hides in the East. The Watchful Peace begins. The Nazgul remain quiet in Minas Morgul.

2210.

Thorin I leaves Erebor, and goes north to the Grey Mountains, where most of the remnants of Durin's Folk are now gathering.

2340.

Isumbras I becomes thirteenth Thain, and first of the Took line. The Oldbucks occupy the Buckland.

2460.

The Watchful Peace ends. Sauron returns with increased strength to Dol Guldur.

2463.

The White Council is formed. About this time Deagol the Stoor finds the One Ring, and is murdered by Smeagol.

2470.

About this time Smeagol-Gollum hides in the Misty Mountains.

2475.

Attack on Gondor renewed. Osgiliath finally ruined, and its stone-bridge broken.

c. 2480 Orcs begin to make secret strongholds in the Misty Mountains so as to bar all the pa.s.ses into Eriador. Sauron begins to people Moria with his creatures.

2509.

Celebrian, journeying to Lorien, is waylaid in the Redhorn Pa.s.s, and receives a poisoned wound.

2510.

Celebrian departs over Sea. Orcs and Easterlings overrun Calenardhon. Eorl the Young wins the victory of the Field of Celebrant. The Rohirrim settle in Calenardhon.

2545.

Eorl falls in battle in the Wold.

2569.

Brego son of Eorl completes the Golden Hall.

2570.

Baldor son of Brego enters the Forbidden Door and is lost. About this time Dragons reappear in the far North and begin to afflict the Dwarves.

2589.

Dain I slain by a Dragon.

2590.

Thror returns to Erebor. Gror his brother goes to the Iron Hills.

c. 2670 Tobold plants 'pipe-weed' in the Southfarthing.

2683.

Isengrim II becomes tenth Thain and begins the excavation of Great Smials.

2698.

Ecthelion I rebuilds the White Tower in Minas Tirith.

2740.

Orcs renew their invasions of Eriador.

2747.

Bandobras Took defeats an Orc-band in the North-farthing.

2758.

Rohan attacked from west and east and overrun. Gondor attacked by fleets of the Corsairs. Helm of Rohan takes refuge in Helm's Deep. Wulf seizes Edoras. 27589: The Long Winter follows. Great suffering and loss of life in Eriador and Rohan. Gandalf comes to the aid of the s.h.i.+re-folk.

2759.

Death of Helm. Frealaf drives out Wulf, and begins second line of Kings of the Mark. Saruman takes up his abode in Isengard.

2770.

Smaug the Dragon descends on Erebor. Dale destroyed. Thror escapes with Thrain II and Thorin II.

2790.

Thror slain by an Orc in Moria. The Dwarves gather for a war of vengeance. Birth of Gerontius, later known as the Old Took.

2793.

The War of the Dwarves and Orcs begins.

2799.

Battle of Nanduhirion before the East-gate of Moria. Dain Ironfoot returns to the Iron Hills. Thrain II and his son Thorin wander westwards. They settle in the South of Ered Luin beyond the s.h.i.+re (2802).

280064 Orcs from the North trouble Rohan. King Walda slain by them (2861).

2841.

Thrain II sets out to revisit Erebor, but is pursued by the servants of Sauron.

2845.

Thrain the Dwarf is imprisoned in Dol Guldur; the last of the Seven Rings is taken from him.

2850.

Gandalf again enters Dol Guldur, and discovers that its master is indeed Sauron, who is gathering all the Rings and seeking for news of the One, and of Isildur's Heir. He finds Thrain and receives the key of Erebor. Thrain dies in Dol Guldur.

2851.

The White Council meets. Gandalf urges an attack on Dol Guldur. Saruman overrules him. 1 1 Saruman begins to search near the Gladden Fields. Saruman begins to search near the Gladden Fields.

2872.

Belecthor II of Gondor dies. The White Tree dies, and no seedling can be found. The Dead Tree is left standing.

2885.

Stirred up by emissaries of Sauron the Haradrim cross the Poros and attack Gondor. The sons of Folcwine of Rohan are slain in the service of Gondor.

2890.

Bilbo born in the s.h.i.+re.

2901.

Most of the remaining inhabitants of Ithilien desert it owing to the attacks of Uruks of Mordor. The secret refuge of Henneth Annun is built.

2907.

Birth of Gilraen mother of Aragorn II.

2911.

The Fell Winter. The Baranduin and other rivers are frozen. White Wolves invade Eriador from the North.

2912.

Great floods devastate Enedwaith and Minhiriath. Tharbad is ruined and deserted.

2920.

Death of the Old Took.