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- All dates listed are approximate. Calculated solar years for the Valian Years are rounded to the nearest year.[note 1]
| Valian Year | Calculated Sun Years | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Ainulindalë; the Ainur enter Eä.[1] | ||
| The Valar labor in Eä for ages before descending into Arda.[1][2][3] | ||
| 1 | 1 | The Valar descend into Arda.[3] |
| 1 – 1,500 | 1 - 14,373 | Melkor withdraws from Arda only to return while the Valar labor in its ordering.[1] The First War and the Marring of Arda.[1][4][5] |
| 1,500 | 14,373 | Tulkas enters Arda and Melkor flees.[4][5] |
| 1,900 | 18,206 | The completion of Arda. The Valar create the Two Lamps and settle at Almaren. Beginning of the Spring of Arda.[4][5] |
| 3,400 | 32,579 | Tulkas weds Nessa. Melkor secretly returns to Arda, raises the Iron Mountains and delves Utumno. This partially blights the Spring of Arda.[4][5] |
| 3,450 | 33,058 | Melkor overthrows the Two Lamps, forming the Seas of Helcar and Ringil. Almaren is destroyed. In order to preserve life on the earth, Yavanna sets most living things into a long sleep. End of the Spring of Arda.[4][5] |
| 3,450 – 3,500 |
33,058 - 33,537 |
The Valar raise the Pelóri and settle in Aman.[4][5] |
| 3,500 | 33,537 | The Two Trees are grown in Valinor.[5] |
Notes
- ↑ One Valian Year is equal to 9.582 solar years.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Ainulindalë: The Music of the Ainur"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Valaquenta: Account of the Valar and Maiar According to the Lore of the Eldar"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Two. The Annals of Aman": §11, p. 51
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Beginning of Days"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Two. The Annals of Aman: First section of the Annals of Aman", pp. 51-56
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