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* [[Gondor]] loses its eastern territories<ref name="AppA">{{App|South}}</ref> following the [[Battle of the Plains]].<ref name="Cirion">{{UT|Cirion}}, (i) ''The Northmen and the Wainriders"</ref> | * [[Gondor]] loses its eastern territories<ref name="AppA">{{App|South}}</ref> following the [[Battle of the Plains]].<ref name="Cirion">{{UT|Cirion}}, (i) ''The Northmen and the Wainriders"</ref> | ||
*[[Kings of Gondor|King]] [[Narmacil II]] of [[Gondor]] slain in the battle.<ref name="AppA"/> | *[[Kings of Gondor|King]] [[Narmacil II]] of [[Gondor]] slain in the battle.<ref name="AppA"/> |
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Third Age 1856 (abbreviated to T.A. 1856) is the 1856th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 1856 was also known as S.R. 256 in Shire-reckoning.
Notable events in this year include:
- Gondor loses its eastern territories[1] following the Battle of the Plains.[2]
- King Narmacil II of Gondor slain in the battle.[1]
- Calimehtar, son of Narmacil II, becomes the thirtieth King of Gondor.[1]
- Death of Marhari of the Northmen in rearguard action after the Battle of the Plains.[2]
- Marhwini leads Northmen refugees out of Rhovanion to the Vales of Anduin where they become the Éothéod.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", (i) The Northmen and the Wainriders"