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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
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The Reign of Meneldil
The Third Age |
| 2 | | Meneldil takes on the rule of the South-kingdom. |
| | | Isildur plants a seedling of the White Tree in Minas Anor. |
| | | 5 September Isildur sets out from Minas Tirith with the One Ring, starting the long journey north to Arnor. |
| | | 4 October The Disaster of the Gladden Fields. The One Ring is lost in Anduin. |
| 3 | | Isildur's squire Ohtar, having escaped the Disaster of the Gladden Fields, arrives at Imladris with the Shards of Narsil. |
| 10 | | Isildur's son Valandil reaches his majority and becomes King of Arnor. |
| 48 | | Probable date of the birth of Eärendil, later King of Gondor. |
| 87 | | Probable date of birth of Eldacar son of Valandil, later King of Arnor. |
| 109 | | Wedding of Elrond and Celebrían. |
| 130 | | Birth of the twins Elladan and Elrohir. |
| 136 | | Birth of Anardil son of Eärendil, later King of Gondor. |
| 158 | | Death of Meneldil. He is succeeded as King of Gondor by his son Cemendur. |
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