Welcome to The Chronicle of Arda. This section of the site provides automated annals
for all four Ages of the Sun and Moon. For any period of Arda's history, the
Chronicle will display the events that happened in that time. Events and characters are entered into the
Chronicle as they are added to the main database: like the rest of The Encyclopedia of Arda this section of
the site is expanding all the time.
You can have the Chronicle look up events for specific dates by entering one or two years in the form below.
If you enter two dates, the Chronicle will display events that happened between those two years.
If you leave one of the dates blank, the Chronicle will display events in the century around the single year you specify.
For years after III 1601 (the year of the foundation of Shire, and therefore Shire Year 1), the Chronicle will also show years by the Shire-reckoning in a second column.
The First Age |
| 491 | | Tuor escapes from Lorgan, and lives as an outlaw in the Caves of Androth. |
| 492 | | Birth of Dior's elder son Eluréd. |
| 494 | | Morwen and Niënor flee from Dor-lómin to Doriath. |
| 495 | | Handir falls in battle, and is succeeded as Lord of Brethil by his son Brandir. |
| | | Tuor escapes through the Cirith Ninniach and meets Voronwë at Vinyamar; together they travel to Gondolin. |
| | | Birth of Dior's younger son Elurín. |
| | | Autumn The Battle of Tumhalad and Sack of Nargothrond. |
| | | Autumn The Fell Winter begins. |
| 496 | | Morwen and Niënor ride with Mablung to Nargothrond, where Niënor falls under the Dragon-spell of Glaurung. She later comes to Brethil and is healed by Brandir. |
| | | Túrin slays Brodda in Dor-lómin, and then travels on, settling eventually in Brethil. |
| | | Spring The Fell Winter draws to a close. |
| 498 | | Brethil is assaulted by Orcs, and Túrin reluctantly takes up his black sword Gurthang to combat them, unwittingly revealing himself to Morgoth. |
| | | Midyear's Day Túrin weds Níniel in Brethil. |
| 499 | | Release of Húrin from Angband. |
| | | Slaying of Glaurung, and deaths of Túrin Turambar and Nienor Níniel and Brandir in Brethil. |
| c. | 500 | | Death of Larnach. |
| 501 | | Húrin encounters Morwen at the Stone of the Hapless, where he witnesses her death. |
| | | Húrin goes to the ruin of Nargothrond, where he slays Mîm and recovers the Nauglamír. |
| 502 | | Húrin recovers the Nauglamír from Nargothrond and carries it to Doriath, where it is reforged to hold a Silmaril. |
| | | Wedding of Tuor and Idril in Gondolin. |
| | | Likely date of the death of Húrin Thalion. |
| | | Death of Thingol and departure of Melian. The Dwarves of Nogrod ransack Menegroth. |
| 503 | | Birth of Eärendil in Gondolin. |
| | | Deaths of Beren and Lúthien. |
| | | Journey of Dior to Doriath. |
| | | Birth of Elwing, daughter of Dior and Nimloth. |
| 506 | | Midwinter Assault by the Sons of Fëanor on Menegroth. Dior, Celegorm, Curufin and Caranthir are all slain; Elwing flees to the Mouths of Sirion with the Silmaril. |
| 508 | | The survivors of Morgoth's attacks on Beleriand begin to gather at the Mouths of Sirion. |
| 509 | | Maeglin is captured by agents of Morgoth, and betrays the location of Gondolin. |
| 510 | | Glorfindel slays a Balrog in the Encircling Mountains, and is himself slain. |
| | | Fall of Gondolin and death of Turgon. |
| 511 | | Arrival of Tuor and Idril at the Mouths of Sirion, with their son Eärendil. |
| 525 | | Wedding of Eärendil and Elwing |
| | | Tuor and Idril sail into the West in the ship Eärrámë. Their son Eärendil becomes Lord of the Havens of Sirion. |
| 532 | | Birth of Elrond and Elros. |
| 534 | | Eärendil sets out on the first of his great ocean voyages. |
| 538 | | The Sons of Fëanor attack the refuge at the Mouths of Sirion. Elwing escapes in the form of a bird, bringing a Silmaril to Eärendil at sea, and together they sail for the West. |
| 540 | | The survivors of the destruction of the Havens of Sirion take refuge on the Isle of Balar. |
| 541 | | No events are recorded for the specific year you selected. |
| 542 | | Eärendil lands on the shores of Aman, and appeals to the Valar on behalf of Elves and Men. |
| 545 | | The landing of the host of the Valar in Beleriand. The War of Wrath begins. |
| 587 | | Maedhros and Maglor attempt to steal the remaining Silmarils, but are burned by them. Maedhros leaps to his death in despair. |
| | | The War of Wrath comes to an end with the capture of Morgoth. |
| 590 | | Morgoth is banished from the world. |
The Second Age |
| 1 | | Foundation of the Elven-kingdoms in the west of Middle-earth, Mithlond and Lindon. |
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