First Age 400 (abbreviated to F.A. 400) is the 400th year of the Sun of the First Age of Middle-earth.
Notable events in this year include:
- Whilst Eöl is in the mountains attending a midsummer Feast[1] with the dwarves, Aredhel and Maeglin escape Nan Elmoth and go to Gondolin. They are secretly followed by Eöl who is then given the choice to either stay in Gondolin or to die. Eöl attempts to kill Maeglin but Aredhel jumps in front of the dart. Death of Aredhel.[2][3]
- Eöl is cast off the Caragdûr for killing Aredhel. Death of Eöl.[2][3]
- Birth of Barahir.[4]
- Possible birth of Ulfang.[5][6][note 1]
Notes
- ↑ The date of birth for Ulfang is an extrapolation based on the fact that the First Age dates on Tolkien Gateway, once the Years of the Sun began, are primarily based on The Grey Annals - which themselves are in turn based on The Earliest Annals of Beleriand: and they in turn were moved forward 300 years into the future during their making (i.e. dates such as 'year 195' in The Earliest Annals became 'year 495' in The Grey Annals).
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part Three. The World, its Lands, and its Inhabitants: IX. Elvish Journeys on Horseback"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Maeglin"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part One. The Grey Annals": §120, p. 48
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West (Chapter 14)", p. 231
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Appendix: I. The Genealogies", p. 403
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "VII. The Earliest Annals of Beleriand: Commentary on the Annals of Beleriand (text AB I)", Annals 155 to 157, pp. 319-20