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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.

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One hundred years around II 777

 • 1,316 years after the Return of the Noldor
 • 2,492 years before the Downfall of Númenor
 • 5,632 years before the War of the Ring

The Second Age

727Vëantur returns to Númenor from his last, and Aldarion's first, voyage to Middle-earth.
729Birth of Almiel, youngest daughter of Tar-Meneldur of Númenor.
c.730Second voyage of Aldarion to Middle-earth.
739Aldarion returns to Númenor from his second voyage to Middle-earth aboard the vessel Númerrámar.
740Tar-Elendil surrenders the Sceptre of Númenor. He is succeeded by his son, who becomes King Tar-Meneldur.
750Foundation of the Guild of Venturers by Aldarion.
Foundation of Eregion.
751Death of Tar-Elendil of Númenor.
771Birth of Erendis.
777No events are recorded for the specific year you selected.
799Birth of Soronto, son of Orchaldor and grandson to Tar-Meneldur of Númenor.
800Aldarion is officially made King's Heir of Númenor by his father Tar-Meneldur.
806Aldarion the King's Heir of Númenor embarks on a seven-year voyage to Middle-earth,, during which he will found Vinyalondë at the mouth of Gwathló.
813Aldarion returns from his seven-year voyage to Middle-earth. He begins the building of the great vessel Palarran.
816Aldarion sets out from Númenor on the first voyage of the Palarran.

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