First Age 503
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First Age 503 (abbreviated to F.A. 503) is the 503rd year of the Sun of the First Age of Middle-earth.
Notable events in this year include:
- The Dwarves of Nogrod enter Doriath and attack Menegroth. In the Battle of the Thousand Caves the elves are defeated, Mablung is slain, and the dwarves take the Nauglamír.[1]
- Beren leads some Green-elves and Ents at the Battle of Sarn Athrad. The Dwarves are defeated and Beren returns to Ossiriand with the Nauglamír.[1][2]
- Birth of Elwing.[3]
- Dior removes to Doriath and becomes King. His family goes with him.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 247, (dated 20 September 1963)
- ↑ 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. 351
- ↑ 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. 348
