The Third Age |
| 2644 | 1044 | Birth of Thráin, later King Thráin II of Durin's Folk. |
| | | Birth of Déor, later King of Rohan. |
| 2645 | 1045 | Death of King Aldor the Old of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Fréa. |
| 2654 | 1054 | Death of Chieftain Aravorn of the Dúnedain. He is succeeded by his son, who becomes Arahad II. |
| 2655 | 1055 | Likely date of birth of Beren son of Egalmoth, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| | | Death of Steward Belecthor I. He is succeeded by his son Orodreth. |
| 2659 | 1059 | Death of King Fréa of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Fréawine. |
| 2662 | 1062 | Birth of Fundin son of Farin. |
| 2665 | 1065 | Birth of Náin son of Grór in the Iron Hills. |
| 2666 | 1066 | Birth of Isumbras Took, later to become Thain Isengrim III of the Shire. |
| 2668 | 1068 | Birth of Gram son of Déor, later to become King of Rohan. |
c. | 2670 | 1070 | Introduction of pipe-weed to the Shire by Tobold Hornblower of Longbottom. |
| 2671 | 1071 | Birth of Gróin son of Farin in Erebor. |
| 2680 | 1080 | Death of King Fréawine of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Goldwine. |
| 2683 | 1083 | Isengrim Took II becomes the tenth Shire-thain of the Took line. The excavation of Great Smials is begun. |
| 2685 | 1085 | Death of Steward Orodreth. He is succeeded by his son, known as Ecthelion I. |
| 2691 | 1091 | Birth of Helm son of Gram, later King Helm Hammerhand of Rohan. |
| 2693 | 1093 | Probable date of the birth of Arathorn I, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain. |
| 2698 | 1098 | Steward Ecthelion I dies, having rebuilt the White Tower in Minas Tirith. Leaving no issue, he is succeeded by Egalmoth, a descendant of Belecthor I. |
| 2699 | 1099 | Death of King Goldwine of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Déor. |
| 2700 | 1100 | Probable date of the birth of Beregond, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 2701 | 1101 | Birth of Ferumbras, son and heir of Isumbras Took III. |
| 2704 | 1104 | Birth of Bandobras, younger son of Thain Isumbras III, later known as the Bullroarer. |
| 2710 | 1110 | The Dunlendings capture Isengard. |
| 2711 | 1111 | Death of Borin, ancestor of Gimli Elf-friend. |
| 2718 | 1118 | Death of King Déor of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Gram. |
| 2719 | 1119 | Death of Arahad II. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Arassuil. |
| 2722 | 1122 | Death of Thain Isengrim II of the Shire. He is succeeded by his son Isumbras III. |
| 2725 | 1125 | Approximate date of the birth of Buffo Boffin. |
| 2726 | 1126 | The birth of Fréaláf Hildeson, a nephew of Helm who will eventually become his successor. |
| 2731 | 1131 | Birth of Gundolpho Bolger, probably at Budgeford in the Eastfarthing of the Shire. |
| 2734 | 1134 | Birth of Gormadoc Brandybuck, later to become Master of Buckland. |
| 2740 | 1140 | Orcs attack Eriador for the first time in many years. |
| 2741 | 1141 | Death of King Gram of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Helm. |
| 2743 | 1143 | Death of Steward Egalmoth. He is succeeded by his son, Beren. |
| 2745 | 1145 | Orcs out of the Misty Mountains start their fiercest attacks on Eriador. |
| | | Birth of Fortinbras, son and heir of Thain Ferumbras Took II. |
| 2746 | 1146 | Birth of Thorin, later called Oakenshield, son of King Thráin II. |
| 2747 | 1147 | The Battle of Greenfields is fought in the Northfarthing of the Shire. |
| 2748 | 1148 | The worst of the Orc-battles of Eriador come to an end. |
| 2751 | 1151 | Birth of Frerin, second son of King Thráin II. |
| 2752 | 1152 | Birth of Brytta son of Fréaláf Hildeson, later King Brytta Léofa of Rohan. |
| | | Likely date of birth of Belecthor son of Beregond, who later ruled Gondor as Steward Belecthor II. |
| 2754 | 1154 | King Helm of Rohan slays his rebellious vassal Freca outside Edoras. |
| 2757 | 1157 | Birth of Argonui son of Arathorn I, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain. |
| 2758 | 1158 | Rohan is overrun by the Dunlendings and their allies. |
| | | November The Long Winter descends on Middle-earth. |
| 2759 | 1159 | Death of King Helm of Rohan. Both of Helm's sons also died in the Long Winter of this year, and so he was succeeded by his nephew Fréaláf. |
| | | Death of Thain Isumbras III of the Shire. He is succeeded by his son Ferumbras II. |
| | | Saruman is given the Keys of Orthanc by Steward Beren. |
| | | March The Long Winter draws to an end. |
| 2760 | 1160 | Birth of Hamfast of Gamwich, an early ancestor of the Gamgees. |
| | | Birth of Dís, young sister to Thorin Oakenshield. |
| | | The Days of Dearth following the Long Winter come to an end. |
| 2763 | 1163 | Death of Steward Beren. He is succeeded by his son, Beregond. |
| | | Birth of Balin son of Fundin. |
| 2767 | 1167 | Birth of Bosco Boffin, son of Buffo Boffin and Ivy Goodenough. |
| | | Birth of Balbo Baggins, the oldest known member of the Baggins famly. |
| | | Birth of Dáin son of Náin, who later ruled Erebor as King Dáin II Ironfoot. |
| 2769 | 1169 | Birth of Basso Boffin, son of Buffo Boffin, in the Shire. |
| 2770 | 1170 | Smaug descends on Erebor, destroying it and the neighbouring town of Dale. |
| | | Birth of Briffo Boffin. |
| 2772 | 1172 | Birth of Dwalin. |
| | | Birth of Berylla, daughter of Buffo Boffin and Ivy Goodenough. |
| 2774 | 1174 | Birth of Gundahar, eldest son of Gundolpho Bolger. |
| | | Birth of Óin son of Gróin. |
| 2775 | 1175 | Birth of Madoc, son of Gormadoc Brandybuck, and later Master of Buckland. |
| 2778 | 1178 | Birth of Rudolph, second son of Gundolpho Bolger and Alfrida of the Yale. |
| 2779 | 1179 | Birth of Sadoc, second son of Gormadoc Brandybuck. |
| 2780 | 1180 | Birth of Walda son of Brytta, later King of Rohan. |
| 2782 | 1182 | Likely date of birth of Marroc, third son of Master Gormadoc Brandybuck. |
| | | Probable date of the birth of Thorondir, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 2783 | 1183 | Birth of Glóin son of Gróin. |
| 2784 | 1184 | Death of Arassuil. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Arathorn I. |
| 2788 | 1188 | Birth of the raven Roäc son of Carc. |
| 2790 | 1190 | Birth of Gerontius Took, who will live for one hundred and thirty years, and become known as the Old Took. |
| | | Thrór is slain in Moria by Azog. His son Thráin succeeds as King of Durin's Folk. |
| 2793 | 1193 | To avenge his father's death, Thráin II leads the Dwarves against the Orcs: the War of the Dwarves and Orcs begins. |
| 2795 | 1195 | Basso Boffin disappears from the Shire, and is said to have gone to Sea. |
| 2798 | 1198 | Death of King Fréaláf of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Brytta. |
| 2799 | 1199 | The Battle of Azanulbizar. The War of the Dwarves and Orcs ends with the death of Azog. |
| 2800 | 1200 | Birth of Wiseman, son of Hamfast of Gamwich. |
| | | Orcs from the north begin to trouble the Rohirrim |
| 2801 | 1201 | Death of Thain Ferumbras II of the Shire. He is succeeded by his son Fortinbras I. |
| 2802 | 1202 | Dwarves led by Thráin II and Thorin Oakenshield settle in the Blue Mountains |
| 2803 | 1203 | Death of Farin. |
| 2804 | 1204 | Birth of Folca son of Walda, later King of the Mark. |
| 2805 | 1205 | Death of Grór of Durin's Folk. He is succeeded as ruler of the Iron Hills by his grandson Dáin Ironfoot. |
| 2806 | 1206 | Death of Bandobras Took, known as the Bullroarer. |
| 2807 | 1207 | Birth of Laura Grubb, the earliest recorded member of the Grubb family. |
| | | Birth of Mungo, eldest child of Balbo Baggins and Berylla Boffin. |
| 2810 | 1210 | Birth of Fastolph Bolger, son of Rudolph Bolger. |
| | | Briffo Boffin departs from the Shire and removes to Bree. |
| | | Birth of Holman the greenhanded, ancestor of the Gamgees and the Cottons. |
| 2811 | 1211 | Death of Steward Beregond. He is succeeded by his son, who rules as Belecthor II. |
| 2812 | 1212 | Birth of Pansy, daughter of Balbo Baggins and Berylla Boffin. |
| | | Birth of Otto, son of Bosco Boffin and later head of the Boffin family. |
| 2814 | 1214 | Birth of Laura Grubb. |
| 2815 | 1215 | Birth of Adalgar, son of Gundahar Bolger and Dina Diggle. |
| | | Approximate date Buffo Boffin's death. |
| | | Probable date of the birth of Túrin II, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| 2816 | 1216 | Birth of Ponto Baggins, son of Balbo Baggins and Berylla Boffin. |
| 2817 | 1217 | Birth of Marmadoc, eldest son and heir of Master Madoc Brandybuck of Buckland. |
| 2818 | 1218 | Birth of Adaldrida, daughter of Gundahar Bolger and Dina Diggle. |
| 2820 | 1220 | Birth of Largo Baggins |
| | | Probable date of the birth of Arador, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain. |
| 2822 | 1222 | Birth of Gundabald Bolger. |
| | | Birth of Lily, youngest child of Balbo Baggins and Berylla Boffin. |
| 2826 | 1226 | Birth of Salvia Brandybuck, daughter of Sadoc Brandybuck. |
| 2827 | 1227 | Birth of Aglahad of Dol Amroth, great-grandfather of Prince Imrahil. |
| 2830 | 1230 | Birth of Folcwine son of Folca, later King of the Mark. |
| | | Death of Gundolpho Bolger, patriarch of the Bolger family. |
| 2832 | 1232 | Birth of Isengrim, eldest son of Gerontius Took, later Thain Isengrim III |
| 2836 | 1236 | Death of Gormadoc Brandybuck. He is succeeded as Master of Buckland by his son Madoc. |
| 2838 | 1238 | Birth of Isumbras, third child of Gerontius Took, who would later become Thain Isumbras IV. |
| 2840 | 1240 | Birth of Hildigrim, fourth child of Gerontius the Old Took. |
| 2841 | 1241 | Thráin II sets out from the Blue Mountains, seeking to return to Erebor. |
| 2842 | 1242 | Birth of Isembold, the fifth child of Gerontius the Old Took. |
| | | Death of King Brytta of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Walda. |
| 2844 | 1244 | Birth of Hildifons Took. |
| 2845 | 1245 | Thráin is captured by Sauron, who thus recovers the last of the Seven Rings of the Dwarves. Unaware of his father's fate, Thráin's son Thorin becomes King of Durin's Folk. |
| 2846 | 1246 | Birth of Bungo Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Hob Gammidge. |
| 2847 | 1247 | Birth of Isembard, seventh child of the Old Took. |
| 2848 | 1248 | Death of Arathorn I. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Argonui. |
| | | Death of Thain Fortinbras I of the Shire. He is succeeded by his son Gerontius, who becomes famous as the Old Took. |
| 2849 | 1249 | Birth of Hildibrand, eighth child of the Old Took. |
| | | Birth of Rowan, daughter of Holman the greenhanded |
| 2850 | 1250 | Gandalf enters Dol Guldur once again and discovers Thráin II imprisoned there. Thráin dies soon afterwards, but not before giving Gandalf a map and key. |
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