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Years of the Lamps

All dates in this section are approximate
Years of the Lamps
Valian Year Event
Ainulindalë: The Valar, Maiar, and Melkor enter .
1–1499 The First War and the Marring of Arda.
1500 Tulkas enters and Melkor flees.
1900 The completion of Arda. The Valar create the Two Lamps and settle at Almaren. Beginning of the Spring of Arda.
3400 Tulkas weds Nessa.
Melkor secretly returns to Arda, raises the Iron Mountains and delves Utumno, and partly blights the Spring of Arda.
3450 Melkor overthrows the Two Lamps. Almaren is destroyed. End of the Spring of Arda.
3450–3500 The Valar raise the Pelóri and settle in Aman. The Two Trees are grown in Valinor.

Years of the Trees Begin

(i) According to the reckoning by the Trees

12 hours (a full flowering of both Trees) = 1 day
1000 days (12,000 hours) = 1 year
100 years = 1 age of the Valar

(ii) Relation of the reckoning by the Trees to the reckoning by the Sun

1 hour of the Trees = 7 hours of our time
1 day of the Trees = (7 x 12) 84 hours of our time
1 year of the Trees = (7 x 12,000) 84,000 hours of our time

There are (365.25 x 24) 8766 hours in a Sun Year, and thus:

1 year of the Trees = (84,000 / 8766) 9.5824777549623545516769336071184 Sun Years

(iii) Original intention of the Valar for the new reckoning by the Sun and Moon

12 hours of moonlight + 12 hours of sunlight = 24 hours = 1 full day
700 times of sunlight and moonlight = 350 full days = 1 Sun Year
1 hour = 1/7 of 1 hour of the Trees

Therefore:

1 Sun Year would have (24 x 350) 8400 hours = (8400 / 7) 1200 hours of the Trees = 1/10 of a Valian Year (see (i) above); thus 1 Valian Year would = 10 Sun Years

The matter can be expressed more concisely thus:

1 year of the Trees = (7 x 12,000) 84,000 hours of our time
84,000 / (350 x 24) 8400 = 10

but

84,000 / (365.25 x 24) 8766 = 9.582

(iv) The dates of the first flowering of the Trees and the first rising of the Moon

The Trees first flowered after 3500 Valian Years had passed, or 33,530 Sun Years. The Moon first rose after 5000 Valian Years had passed, or 47,901 Sun Years. The Trees shone for 1495 Valian Years, or 14,322 Sun Years.

-- The Annals of Aman, Notes

Dates given in Valian Years (9.582 Sun Years)

The First Age

First Age
Year Event
1 Men awake in Hildórien
2 Fingolfin camps beside Lake Mithrim
5 Fingon rescues Maedhros from Thangorodrim, Fingolfin becomes High King of the Noldor
6 Thingol grants permission for the Noldor to occupy the Northlands
20 The Feast of Mereth Aderthad
50 Ulmo grants visions of hidden places to Finrod and Turgon
52 Nargothrond discovered by Finrod, Minas Tirith constructed
53 Hidden valley of Tumladen discovered by Turgon
60 Dagor Aglareb ("The Glorious Battle"), Siege of Angband begins
64 Turgon removes his people from Nevrast to Tumladen, construction of Gondolin
65 Brithombar and Eglarest constructed
66 Thingol learns of the Silmarils from Galadriel
67 Thingol learns of the Kinslaying at Alqualondë, Quenya forbidden in Beleriand
102 Nargothrond completed
116 Gondolin completed
150 Caranthir meets with the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains
155 Orcs attack Hithlum
260 Glaurung defeated, Long Peace begins
262 Bëor born
282 Marach born
289 Baran born
292 Belen born
307 Malach born
310 Men of the House of Bëor enter Beleriand and are discovered by Finrod. Imlach born
311 The Haladin enter Beleriand
313 Marach enters Beleriand
315 Haldad born, Boron born
316 Beldir born, Aredhel leaves Gondolin and weds Eöl
317 Baranor born
320 Maeglin born
322 Malach settles in Hithlum
336 Malach leaves Hithlum
337 Amlach born, Malach weds Zimrahin
338 Boromir born
339 Adanel born, Belemir born
340 Bereg born, Belegor born
341 Magor born, Haleth and Haldar born
344 Saelind born
355 Death of Bëor
359 Bregor born
361 Andreth born
365 Hathol born, Beril born, Bereg returns to Eriador
366 Hardan born
374 Beren born
375 Deaths of Haldad and Haldar
376 Death of Marach
380 Death of Baran
386 Bregil born
389 Hirwen born
390 Hador born, Halmir born
397 Gilwen born
398 Death of Malach
400 Bregolas born, Aredhel and Maeglin return to Gondolin. Deaths of Aredhel and Eöl
402 Barahir born. Battle of Aglon Pass
404 Hiril born
406 Emeldir born
408 Death of Boron
409 Brandir born, Conversation of Finrod and Andreth
411 Beldis born
414 Haldir born
415 Glóredhel born
417 Galdor born, Beleth born
418 Hundar born
419 Gundor born
420 Death of Haleth. Hareth born. Hador dwells in Hithlum
422 Forest of Brethil given to the House of Haleth
423 The House of Hador is given the lands of Dor-lómin to dwell in
424 Baragund born
428 Belegund born
432 Beren Erchamion born, Death of Boromir
436 Galdor weds Hareth
441 Húrin born, Handir born
443 Morwen born, Hunleth born
444 Huor born
447 Hundad born
448 Death of Bregor
450 Rían born
451 Death of Hardan
455 Morgoth breaks the Siege of Angband, Dagor Bragollach ("Battle of Sudden Flame"): deaths of Fingolfin, Hador, Gundor, and Bregolas, Fingon becomes High King of the Noldor, Gil-galad sent to the Falas, Húrin and Huor enter Gondolin
457 Sauron captures Minas Tirith, Húrin and Huor depart Gondolin. Barahir and his outlaws in Dorthonion, Orcs defeated in the Forest of Brethil, Húrin and Huor leave Gondolin
460 Deaths of Barahir, Belegund, Baragund, and all the outlaws save Beren Erchamion
462 Death of Galdor. Orcs invade Beleriand
463 Easterlings swear false loyalty to Maedhros
464 Túrin born. Beren leaves Dorthonion, meets Lúthien
465 Brandir born. Quest for the Silmaril. Death of Finrod
466 Lalaith born. Silmaril taken from Morgoth. First death of Beren Erchamion
467 First death of Lúthien. Lúthien sings Beren back from Mandos
468 Hunthor born, Thingol refuses to join the Union of Maedhros
469 Death of Lalaith. Orcs driven from Beleriand. Beren and Lúthien return to Middle-earth
470 Dior born
471 Harathor born, Death of Halmir, Huor weds Rían
472 Nirnaeth Arnoediad ("Battle of Unnumbered Tears"), Year of Lamentation. Tuor born. Deaths of Fingon, Huor, Glóredhel, Azaghal, Haldir, Hundar and Rían. Turgon becomes High King of the Noldor
471 Túrin meets Beleg and wears the Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin
473 Nienor born, Túrin sent to Doriath. Fall of the Falas, Havens of Sirion constructed
482 Túrin and Beleg in Doriath
484 Death of Saeros, Túrin leaves Doriath
487 Túrin an outlaw on Amon Rûdh
488 Tuor enslaved
489 Túrin and Beleg on Amon Rûdh, Death of Beleg
490 Gwindor leads Túrin to Nargothrond, Túrin becomes captain of Nargothrond
491 Tuor escapes and becomes an outlaw
494 Morwen and Nienor flee to Doriath
495 Battle of the Crossings of Taeglin, Battle of Tumhalad, Tuor comes to Nevrast. Sack of Nargothrond by Glaurung. Deaths of Finduilas, Orodreth, Gwindor, and Handir
496 Túrin comes to Brethil, Tuor comes to Gondolin, Nienor loses memory and is given the name Níniel
497 Dior weds Nimloth
498 Túrin weds Níniel
499 Deaths of Glaurung, Brandir, Hunthor, Nienor Níniel and Túrin
500 Eluréd and Elurín born. Release of Húrin. Death of Morwen
501 Húrin comes to Doriath, Death of Húrin
502 Dwarves craft the Nauglamír
503 Eärendil born, Elwing born. Sack of Doriath, death of Thingol, Melian returns to Valinor. Battle of Sarn Athrad. Tuor weds Idril Celebrindal. Final deaths of Beren and Lúthien. Dior receives the Nauglamír and Silmaril
504 Dior returns to Doriath
505 Demand made for the Silmaril
506 Second Kinslaying at Menegroth. Deaths of Dior, Celegorm, Curufin, and Caranthir. Eluréd and Elurín abandoned to die. Elwing comes to the Havens of Sirion with the Silmaril
509 Maeglin captured and tortured
510 Fall of Gondolin. Deaths of Turgon, Ecthelion, Glorfindel, Maeglin, and Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs. Ereinion Gil-galad becomes High King of the Noldor
511 Gondolin refugees arrive at the Havens of Sirion
512 Maedhros learns a Silmaril is at the Havens of Sirion, but forswears Oath of Fëanor
525 Eärendil weds Elwing, Tuor and Idril depart for Valinor
532 Elrond and Elros born
534 Eärendil searchs for Valinor
538 Third Kinslaying at the Havens of Sirion. Death of Amrod
540 Morgoth controls all of Beleriand
542 Eärendil and Elwing come to Valinor
543 Teleri build great ships for the Host of Valinor
545 Host of Valinor lands in Beleriand
587 Destruction of Beleriand, death of Ancalagon. Death of Maedhros
590 Morgoth thrust from Arda. Host of Valinor departs Middle-earth

The Second Age

Second Age
Year Event
1 Foundation of the Grey Havens, and of Lindon
30 Númenor is raised
32 Edain and a few Drúedain reach Númenor, Elros Tar-Minyatur takes Sceptre of Númenor, Sapling of the White Tree planted in Armenelos
40 Dwarves of the Firebeards and Broadbeams clans migrate to Khazad-dûm from Blue Mountains
61 Vardamir Nólimon born
82 The emigration to Númenor ends
192 Amandil born
350 Amroth born
400 Celebrían born, Celebrimbor creates the second Elessar for Galadriel
442 Death of Elros Tar-Minyatur
443 Vardamir Nólimon as Tar-Vardamir takes Sceptre of Númenor, later Tar-Amandil takes Sceptre
471 Death of Tar-Vardamir
500 Sauron stirs in the East, Ereinion Gil-galad perceives a new Shadow
521 Birth of Silmariën
543 Meneldur born
548 Silmarien born
590 Tar-Elendil takes Sceptre
600 Númenóreans first return to Middle-earth under Vëantur, Meeting on the Tower Hills takes place
603 Death of Tar-Amandil
700 Anardil born, Eregion founded by Galadriel and Celeborn
725 Anardil makes first journey to Mithlond in Númerrámar
727 Anardil returns to Númenor
730 Anardil second journey to Mithlond
733 Anardil returns to Númenor
735 Anardil third journey to Mithlond, carrying a mallorn seed
739 Anardil returns bearing gifts from Ereinion Gil-galad
740 Tar-Meneldur takes the Sceptre
750 Ost-in-Edhil constructed, Guild of Venturers formed by Anardil
771 Erendis born, Vinyalondë constructed, Anardil perceives the growing Shadow
800 Anardil proclaimed King's Heir at 100 years-old, as is customary
806 Anardil's seven year voyage
813 Anardil returns to Númenor, Construction begun on Palarran
816 Palarran completed, Anardil's four year voyage
820 Anardil returns to Númenor, Tar-Meneldur rescinds Anardil's authority
824 Anardil's five year voyage
829 Anardil returns and immediately sets out upon his fourteen year voyage
843 Anardil returns to Númenor, Tar-Meneldur restores authority
844 Anardil finds Erendis and asks for bethrothal, and is denied
850 Anardil and Erendis sail to Andúnië, Calmindon constructed
858 Anardil is betrothed to Erendis, The Star-Jewel as crown is created
861 Anardil and Erendis forswear wedding until his return
863 Anardil's six year voyage
869 Anardil returns to Númenor, First shadow appears on sailing to Middle-earth
870 Anardil and Erendis wed
871 A second Sapling of the White Tree planted in Armenelos in Anardil's house
873 Ancalimë born
874 Anardil becomes known by the name of Aldarion
875 Construction begins on Hirilonde
877 Hirilondë completed, Aldarion's second five year voyage
880 Ancalimë learns her father is Lord Aldarion
882 Aldarion returns. Seperation of Aldarion and Erendis
883 Tar-Aldarion takes Sceptre
884 Tar-Aldarion returns to Mithlond
892 Ancalimë proclaimed King's Heir and changes law of marriage
942 Death of Meneldur
985 Drowning of Erendis
1,000 Sauron begins construction on Barad-dûr, Ancalime weds Hallacar
1,003 Anárion born
1,075 Queen Tar-Ancalimë takes Sceptre
1,098 Death of Tar-Aldarion
1,174 Súrion born
1,200 Gil-galad turns away Annatar, Númenóreans begin to construct permanent havens
1,280 Tar-Anárion takes Sceptre
1,285 Death of Ancalimë
1320 Telperiën born
1,350 Sauron incites Celebrimbor to revolt against Galadriel and Celeborn
1,394 Tar-Súrion takes Sceptre
1,400 Galadriel and Celeborn come to Laurelindórenan
1,404 Death of Tar-Anárion
1,474 Minastir born
1,500 The Rings of Power are constructed, Sauron departs Eregion
1,556 Queen Tar-Telperiën takes Sceptre
1,574 Death of Tar-Súrion
1,590 The Three are constructed
1,600 The One is forged, Barad-dûr completed, Sauron openly proclaims himself
1,634 Ciryatan born
1,693 The Three are hidden, War of the Elves and Sauron begins
1,695 Sauron invades Eriador
1,697 Sack of Eregion, Death of Celebrimbor, Rivendell founded, Dwarves assail Sauron from behind, Khazad-dûm closed
1,699 Sauron overruns Eriador
1,700 Defeat of Sauron by the Númenóreans under King's Heir Minastir
1,701 Sauron driven from Eriador, First White Council held, Galadriel and Celeborn depart for Belfalas
1,731 Death of Tar-Telperiën, Tar-Minastir takes Sceptre
1,800 Atanamir born, Lond Daer Enedh constructed
1,869 Tar-Ciryatan takes Sceptre
1,873 Death of Tar-Minastir
1,900 First shadow falls on Númenor from greed of Tar-Ciryatan
1,986 Tar-Ancalimon born
2,029 Tar-Atanamir takes Sceptre
2,032 Ban of the Valar is questioned, Eagles abandon King's Tower in Armenelos
2,035 Death of Tar-Ciryatan
2,136 Telemmaitë born
2,221 Death of Tar-Atanamir, Tar-Ancalimon takes Sceptre
2,350 Pelargir is built. It becomes the chief haven of the Faithful Númenoreans
2,251 Elven tongue is forsworn in Númenor by King's Men, Nazgûl appear
2,277 Vanimeldë born
2,280 Haven of Umbar founded
2,286 Herucalmo born
2,386 Death of Tar-Ancalimon, Tar-Telemmaitë takes Sceptre
2,406 Alcarin born
2,450 Pelargir founded
2,526 Death of Tar-Telemmaitë, Queen Tar-Vanimeldë takes Sceptre
2,618 Ardamin born
2,637 Death of Tar-Vanimeldë, Herucalmo as Tar-Anducal seizes Sceptre
2,657 Death of Tar-Anducal, Tar-Alcarin takes Sceptre
2,709 Adûnakhôr born
2,737 Death of Tar-Alcarin, Ar-Belzagar takes Sceptre
2,798 Zimrathôn born, Sauron withdraws from the shores
2,825 Death of Ar-Belzagar, Ardamin as Ar-Abattârik takes Sceptre
2,876 Sakalthôr born
2,899 Death of Ar-Abattârik, Ar-Adûnakhôr takes Sceptre
2,960 Gimilzôr born, Elven tongue abandoned in Númenor
2,962 Death of Ar-Adûnakhôr, Ar-Zimrathôn takes Sceptre
3,033 Death of Ar-Zimrathôn, Ar-Sakalthôr takes Sceptre
3,044 Gimilkhâd born
3,102 Death of Ar-Sakalthôr, Ar-Gimilzôr takes Sceptre
3,117 Míriel (Inzilbêth) born, Elves no longer permitted entrance to Númenor, Elven tongue forbidden in Númenor
3,118 Pharazôn born
3,119 Elendil born
3,175 Death of Ar-Gimilzôr, Tar-Palantir takes Sceptre, Civil War in Númenor, Prophecy of the White Tree given
3,209 Isildur born
3,219 Anárion born
3,243 Death of Gimilkhâd
3,255 Death of Tar-Palantir, Ar-Pharazôn seizes Sceptre
3,261 Ar-Pharazôn lands at the Haven of Umbar
3,262 Sauron taken to Númenor as prisoner
3,299 Elendur born
3,310 The Great Armament begins construction, Amandil sails to Aman
3,318 Meneldil born
3,319 Downfall of Númenor, Deaths of Ar-Pharazôn and Míriel
3,320 Arnor and Gondor founded
3,339 Aratan born
3,379 Ciryon born
3,399 Cemendur born
3,429 Sauron takes Minas Ithil
3,430 Last Alliance formed, Valandil born
3,431 Last Alliance marches to Imladris
3,434 Battle of Dagorlad, Siege of Barad-dur, deaths of Amdir, Oropher and Malgalad
3.440 Death of Anárion
3,441 Deaths of Gil-galad and Elendil, defeat of Sauron

The Third Age

The Fourth Age

Fourth Age
Year Event
1 Éomer and Lothiriel wed, Elanor Gardner born
3 Death of Adelard Took, Frodo Gardner born
5 Rose Gardner born
7 Samwise is elected Mayor, Merry Gardner born
8 Pippin Gardner is born.
9 Pippin Gardner born
10 Faramir Took I born. Death of Vigo Boffin
11 Goldilocks Gardner born, Death of Odovacar Bolger
12 Meriadoc becomes Master of Buckland. Hamfast Gardner born
13 Daisy Gardner born. Death of Filibert Bolger
14 Death of Paladin Took II. Peregrin I Took becomes the Thain, Samwise elected Mayor for the 2nd time
15 Deaths of Glóin and Olo Proudfoot. Primrose Gardner born
16 Star of the Dúnedain given to Samwise. Bilbo Gardner born
18 Ruby Gardner born
20 Robin Gardner born
21 Samwise elected Mayor for the 3rd time
22 Sam and Elanor ride to Gondor. Tolman Gardner born
24 Fíriel Gardner born
28 Samwise elected Mayor for the 4th time
31 Elanor Gardner weds Fastred of Greenholm
32 The Westmarch becomes a part of the Shire
34 Death of Imrahil. Elphir becomes Prince of Dol Amroth. Elfstan Fairbairn born
35 Samwise elected Mayor for the 5th time
41 Holfast Gardner born
42 Samwise elected Mayor for the 6th time
43 Faramir Took I weds Goldilocks Gardner
49 Samwise becomes Mayor for 7th and final time
57 Death of Elphir. Alphros becomes Prince of Dol Amroth
62 Death of Rose Gardner. Círdan and Samwise pass over sea
63 (Spring) Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took depart from the Shire and travel into the south. Faramir I succeeds his father Peregrin as Thain of the Shire.
64 Death of Éomer. Elfwine becomes King of Rohan
81 Harding of the Hill (Harding Gardner) born
82 Death of Faramir son of Denethor, Death of Faramir Took I
91 Apparent death of Dwalin at 340 years of age.
98 Death of Alphros
120 Death of Aragorn Elessar and Eldarion takes the throne. Legolas and Gimli pass over sea
121 Death of Arwen Undomiel
172 A copy of the Red Book of Westmarch is completed in Gondor by Findegil, the * King's Writer.
185 - Death of Harding of the Hill, Sam Gamgee's heir.
220 The New Shadow arises. Death of Eldarion?
??? Durin VII retakes Moria

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