| History of Arda | ||
|---|---|---|
| Music of the Ainur | ||
| Timeline of Arda | ||
| Days before days | ||
| Years of the Trees | ||
| Years of the Sun | ||
| Ages of the Children of Ilúvatar | ||
| First Age (Y.T. 1050 - Y.S. 590) | ||
| Second Age (S.A. 1 - 3441) | ||
| Third Age (T.A. 1 - 3021) | ||
| Fourth Age (Fo.A. 1 - ?) | ||
| Later Ages (up to present day) | ||
| Dagor Dagorath | ||
| Second Music of the Ainur | ||
| See also: Round World version of the legendarium | ||
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The Elder Days are gone. The Middle Days are passing. The Younger Days are beginning.
The Younger Days were those that succeeded the Middle Days in Middle-earth. This term was applied to the years of the Fourth Age (and beyond it) following after the Downfall of Barad-dûr. It was a time when the Dominion of Men at last came into its full extent.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Council of Elrond"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands)