Third Age 1540 (abbreviated to T.A. 1540) is the 1540th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth.
Notable events in this year include:
- King Aldamir of Gondor slain in war with the Harad and Corsairs of Umbar.[1]
- Aldamir's son, Vinyarion, becomes the twenty-fourth King of Gondor.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"