Days of Dearth
From Tolkien Gateway
The Days of Death was the period of famine in The Shire following the Long Winter.[1] The Long Winter was a bitterly cold winter (lasting from November T.A. 2758 to March 2759[2]), in which many thousands of Hobbits died. The Days of Dearth was the dreadful famine which continued in The Shire into the year T.A. 2760.
See Also
- Fell Winter (T.A. 2911-2912)
- Great Plague (T.A. 1636)
- Fell Winter (F.A. 495-496)
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl"
