The Lord of the Rings

2759 — Death of Helm. Fréaláf drives out Wulf, and begins second line of Kings of the Mark. Saruman takes up his abode in Isengard.

2770 — Smaug the Dragon descends on Erebor. Dale destroyed. Thrór escapes with Thráin II and Thorin II.

2790 — Thrór slain by an Orc in Moria. The Dwarves gather for a war of vengeance. Birth of Gerontius, later known as the Old Took.

2793 — The War of the Dwarves and Orcs begins.

2799 — Battle of Nanduhirion before the East-gate of Moria. Dáin Iron-foot returns to the Iron Hills. Thráin II and his son Thorin wander westwards. They settle in the South of Ered Luin beyond the Shire (2802).

2800-64 — Orcs from the North trouble Rohan. King Walda slain by them (2861).

2841 — Thráin II sets out to revisit Erebor, but is pursued by the servants of Sauron.

2845 — Thráin the Dwarf is imprisoned in Dol Guldur; the last of the Seven Rings is taken from him.

2850 — Gandalf again enters Dol Guldur, and discovers that its master is indeed Sauron, who is gathering all the Rings and seeking for news of the One, and of Isildur’s Heir. He finds Thráin and receives the key of Erebor. Thráin dies in Dol Guldur.

2851 — The White Council meets. Gandalf urges an attack on Dol Guldur. Saruman overrules him.[69] Saruman begins to search near the Gladden Fields.

2872 — Belecthor II of Gondor dies. The White Tree dies, and no seedling can be found. The Dead Tree is left standing.

2885 — Stirred up by emissaries of Sauron the Haradrim cross the Poros and attack Gondor. The sons of Folcwine of Rohan are slain in the service of Gondor.

2890 — Bilbo born in the Shire.

2901 — Most of the remaining inhabitants of Ithilien desert it owing to the attacks of Uruks of Mordor. The secret refuge of Henneth Annûn is built.

2907 — Birth of Gilraen mother of Aragorn II.

2911 — The Fell Winter. The Baranduin and other rivers are frozen. White Wolves invade Eriador from the North.

2912 — Great floods devastate Enedwaith and Minhiriath. Tharbad is ruined and deserted.

2920 — Death of the Old Took.

2929 — Arathorn son of Arador of the Dúnedain weds Gilraen.

2930 — Arador slain by Trolls. Birth of Denethor II son of Ecthelion II in Minas Tirith.

2931 — Aragorn son of Arathorn II born on March 1st.

2933 — Arathorn II slain. Gilraen takes Aragorn to Imladris. Elrond receives him as foster-son and gives him the name Estel (Hope); his ancestry is concealed.

2939 — Saruman discovers that Sauron’s servants are searching the Anduin near Gladden Fields, and that Sauron therefore has learned of Isildur’s end. He is alarmed, but says nothing to the Council.

2941 — Thorin Oakenshield and Gandalf visit Bilbo in the Shire. Bilbo meets Sméagol-Gollum and finds the Ring. The White Council meets; Saruman agrees to an attack on Dol Guldur, since he now wishes to prevent Sauron from searching the River. Sauron having made his plans abandons Dol Guldur. The Battle of the Five Armies in Dale. Death of Thorin II. Bard of Esgaroth slays Smaug. Dáin of the Iron Hills becomes King under the Mountain (Dáin II).

2942 — Bilbo returns to the Shire with the Ring. Sauron returns in secret to Mordor.

2944 — Bard rebuilds Dale and becomes King. Gollum leaves the Mountains and begins his search for the ‘ thief of the Ring.

2948 — Théoden son of Thengel, King of Rohan, born.

2949 — Gandalf and Balin visit Bilbo in the Shire.

2950 — Finduilas, daughter of Adrahil of Dol Amroth, born.

2951 — Sauron declares himself openly and gathers power in Mordor. He begins the rebuilding of Barad-dûr. Gollum turns towards Mordor. Sauron sends three of the Nazgûl to reoccupy Dol Guldur.

Elrond reveals to ‘Estel’ his true name and ancestry, and delivers to him the shards of Narsil. Arwen, newly returned from Lórien, meets Aragorn in the woods of Imladris. Aragorn goes out into the Wild.

2953 — Last meeting of the White Council. They debate the Rings. Saruman feigns that he has discovered that the One Ring has passed down Anduin to the Sea. Saruman withdraws to Isengard, which he takes as his own, and fortifies it. Being jealous and afraid of Gandalf he sets spies to watch all his movements; and notes his interest in the Shire. He soon begins to keep agents in Bree and the Southfarthing.

2954 — Mount Doom bursts into flame again. The last inhabitants of Ithilien flee over Anduin.

2956 — Aragorn meets Gandalf and their friendship begins.

2957-80 — Aragorn undertakes his great journeys and errantries. As Thorongil he serves in disguise both Thengel of Rohan and Ecthelion II of Gondor.

2968 — Birth of Frodo.

2976 — Denethor weds Finduilas of Dol Amroth.

2977 — Bain son of Bard becomes King of Dale.

2978 — Birth of Boromir son of Denethor II.