First Age 545 (abbreviated to F.A. 545) is the 545th year of the Sun of the First Age of Middle-earth.
Notable events in this year include:
- The War of Wrath. The Host of the Valar, led by Eönwë, reach Beleriand aboard ships made by the Teleri. The Great Battle against Morgoth begins.[1][2]
- The Orcs are defeated and driven from the shores of West Beleriand by the Vanyar led by Ingwion, son of King Ingwë, at the Battle of Eglarest.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: V. The Tale of Years", p. 346
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Two: Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings, III. The Later Annals of Beleriand", p. 144