First Age 489 (abbreviated to F.A. 489) is the 489th year of the Sun of the First Age of Middle-earth.
Notable events in this year include:
- Gwindor escapes from Angband.[1]
- Mîm betrays Túrin who is taken captive by orcs. Beleg pursues the orcs and encounters Gwindor on the road.[2]
- Túrin is rescued by Beleg; Túrin mistakenly kills Beleg and takes his sword, Anglachel.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part One. The Grey Annals": §265
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Túrin Turambar"