The Third Age |
| 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. |
| 2851 | 1251 | Halfred Greenhand is born in the Shire. |
| | | King Walda of Rohan is attacked by Orcs near Dunharrow and slain. He is succeeded by his son Folca. |
| | | The White Council discover proof that the Necromancer of Dol Guldur is Sauron returned. Gandalf urges an immediate attack, but Saruman rejects this. |
| 2852 | 1252 | Birth of Belladonna Took, the mother of Bilbo Baggins. |
| 2854 | 1254 | Birth of Hugo Boffin, eldest son of Otto Boffin. |
| | | Birth of Erling, son of Holman the Greenhanded. |
| 2855 | 1255 | Probable date of birth of Turgon son of Túrin II, later Ruling Steward of Gondor. |
| | | Birth of Rudigar son of Adalgar Bolger. |
| 2856 | 1256 | Birth of Donnamira Took. |
| | | Birth of Belba Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Rosa Baggins. |
| 2857 | 1257 | Birth of Uffo Boffin, second son of Otto the Fat. |
| 2858 | 1258 | Death of Bosco Boffin. |
| | | Probable date of the death of Balbo Baggins, earliest known head of the Baggins family. |
| | | Birth of Folcred and Fastred, twin sons of Folcwine of Rohan. |
| 2859 | 1259 | Birth of Hending, son of Holman the greenhanded. |
| | | Birth of Thorin's nephew Fíli. |
| 2860 | 1260 | Birth of Rudibert, second son of Adalgar Bolger. |
| | | Birth of Mirabella, the youngest daughter of the Old Took. |
| | | Birth of Longo, third child of Mungo Baggins and Laura Grubb. |
| | | Birth of Rollo Boffin, third son of Otto Boffin the Fat. |
| | | Birth of Gorbadoc, son of Marmadoc Brandybuck and later Master of Buckland. |
| | | Birth of Cotman, grandfather of Farmer Tolman Cotton. |
| 2861 | 1261 | Birth of Theobald Bolger, son of Gundabald Bolger and Salvia Brandybuck.
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| 2862 | 1262 | Birth of Linda, fourth child of Mungo Baggins and Laura Grubb. |
| | | Birth of Isengar Took, youngest child of the Old Took. |
| | | Birth of Rose, daiughter of Holman the greenhanded. |
| 2863 | 1263 | Birth of Carl, the younger brother of Cotman. |
| 2864 | 1264 | Birth of Bingo Baggins. |
| | | Ruby Bolger is born in the Shire. |
| | | King Folca of Rohan dies after being wounded by the Boar of Everholt. He is succeeded by his son Folcwine. |
| | | Birth of Fosco Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Kíli, nephew of Thorin Oakenshield and later part of his Company on the Quest of Erebor. |
| 2865 | 1265 | Birth of Primrose Boffin, later mother to Lobelia Bracegirdle (or Lobelia Sackville-Baggins). |
| 2866 | 1266 | Birth of Thorin son of Dáin Ironfoot, who would later rule as King Thorin III Stonehelm in Erebor. |
| | | Likely date of the birth of Angelimir, later Prince of Dol Amroth. |
| 2868 | 1268 | Birth of Orgulas Brandybuck, youngest child of Master Marmadoc the Masterful. |
| 2870 | 1270 | Birth of Fengel, youngest son of Folcwine of Rohan, but destined to succeed his father as King. |
| 2872 | 1272 | Steward Belecthor II of Gondor dies, and is succeeded by his son Thorondir. The second White Tree of Minas Tirith also dies at this time, and is left standing as the Dead Tree. |
| 2873 | 1273 | Date of the birth of Arathorn II, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain and father to Aragorn. |
| 2875 | 1275 | Gundahar Bolger dies, and is likely succeeded as head of the Bolger family by his son Adalgar. |
| 2877 | 1277 | Death of Madoc Brandybuck. He is succeeded as Master of Buckland by his son Marmadoc. |
| 2878 | 1278 | Birth of Fortinbras son of Isumbras Took IV, later Thain Fortinbras II. |
| 2879 | 1279 | Birth of Gimli, later called Elf-friend. |
| 2880 | 1280 | Birth of Adalgrim, son of Hildigrim Took and Rosa Baggins. |
| 2882 | 1282 | Death of Steward Thorondir. He is succeeded by his son, who rules as Túrin II. |
| 2883 | 1283 | Birth of Lalia Clayhanger, later matriarch of the Took family. |
| 2885 | 1285 | Birth of Hobson, also called Roper Gamgee. |
| | | Gondor and Rohan defeat a force of Haradrim at the Crossings of Poros. Folcred and Fastred of Rohan both fall in the battle. |
| 2886 | 1286 | Probable date of the birth of Ecthelion son of Turgon, later Steward Ecthelion II of Gondor. |
| 2887 | 1287 | Birth of Flambard, son of Isembard Took. |
| 2890 | 1290 | Birth of Sigismond, only recorded child of Hildibrand Took. |
| | | 22 September Birth of Bilbo Baggins in the Shire. |
c. | 2890 | 1290 | Very approximate date of the construction of Bag End. |
| 2892 | 1292 | Birth of Holman Greenhand. |
| 2894 | 1294 | Birth of Jago, son of Hugo Boffin and Donnamira Took. |
| 2899 | 1299 | Probable date of accession of Aglahad, nineteenth Prince of Dol Amroth and great-great-grandfather to Imrahil. |
| 2900 | 1300 | Death of Mungo Baggins, Bilbo's paternal grandfather. |
| | | Death of Otto Boffin. |
| | | Birth of Gruffo Boffin. |
c. | 2900 | 1300 | Approximate date of the refortification of Cair Andros by Steward Túrin II. |
| 2901 | 1301 | Birth of Adalbert, son of Rudigar Bolger and Amethyst Hornblower. |
| | | Uruk-hai out of Mordor attack Ithilien, driving out all but a few of its inhabitants. Henneth Annûn is built by the Gondorians. |
| 2902 | 1302 | Birth of Holman son of Cotman, the first Hobbit to bear the surname 'Cotton'. |
| | | Birth of Rorimac Brandybuck, future Master of Buckland, and of Posco Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Dora Baggins. |
| 2903 | 1303 | Birth of Falco Chubb-Baggins in the Shire. |
| | | Death of King Folcwine of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Fengel. |
| 2904 | 1304 | Birth of Odo Proudfoot. |
| | | Birth of Wilibald, son of Theobald Bolger and Nina Lightfoot. |
| | | Birth of Amaranth, daughter of Master Gorbadoc Brandybuck. |
| 2905 | 1305 | Birth of Thengel son of Fengel, later King of Rohan. |
| 2906 | 1306 | Birth of Prisca, daughter of Polo Baggins. |
| 2907 | 1307 | Birth of Gilraen, who would become the mother of Aragorn. |
| 2908 | 1308 | Birth of Drogo Baggins, later to become the father of Frodo Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Saradas, the third child of Gorbadoc Brandybuck. |
| | | Birth of Gorbulas, son of Orgulas Brandybuck. |
| 2910 | 1310 | Birth of Otho Sackville-Baggins. |
| | | Death of Marmadoc Brandybuck. He is succeeded as Master of Buckland by his son Gorbadoc. |
| 2911 | 1311 | The year of the Fell Winter. White Wolves invade the Shire. |
| | | Birth of Dudo Baggins, younger brother of Frodo's father Drogo. |
| | | Death of the elder Ponto Baggins. |
c. | 2911 | 1311 | Estimated date of birth of Bard the Bowman. |
| 2912 | 1312 | Death of Lily Baggins. |
| | | Death of Largo Baggins. |
| | | The melting snows of the Fell Winter cause disastrous flooding. Tharbad on the Gwathló is ruined and its bridge is broken. |
| | | Death of Argonui. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Arador. |
| 2913 | 1313 | Birth of Asphodel Brandybuck, daughter of Gorbadoc Brandybuck and Mirabella Took. |
| | | Birth of Bruno Bracegirdle, elder brother of Lobelia Sackville-Baggins. |
| 2914 | 1314 | Death of Adalgar Bolger. |
| | | Death of Steward Túrin II. He is succeeded by his son, Turgon. |
| 2916 | 1316 | Likely date of birth of Dinodas Brandybuck, youngest son of Gorbadoc Brandybuck. |
| | | On the death of his mother Laura Baggins (née Grubb), Bungo Baggins becomes head of the Baggins family. |
| | | Birth of Ferumbras Took, later Thain Ferumbras III of the Shire. |
| 2917 | 1317 | Apparent date of birth of Adrahil son of Angelimir, later Prince of Dol Amroth. |
| 2918 | 1318 | Birth of Lobelia Bracegirdle, better known by her married name of Lobelia Sackville-Baggins. |
| 2920 | 1320 | Birth of Primula Brandybuck, youngest child of Master Gorbadoc of Brandy Hall. |
| | | Death of Thain Gerontius, the Old Took. He is succeeded by his son Isengrim III. |
| 2922 | 1322 | Birth of Morwen Steelsheen, later queen to King Thengel of Rohan. |
| 2923 | 1323 | Death of Gróin of Durin's Folk. |
| | | Birth of Andwise Roper, eldest brother of Hamfast Gamgee. |
| 2926 | 1326 | Birth of Hamfast Gamgee, the 'Gaffer', father of Sam Gamgee. |
| | | Death of Bungo Baggins, father of Bilbo Baggins. |
| 2928 | 1328 | Birth of Adelard, son of Flambard Took. |
| 2929 | 1329 | Marriage of Arathorn and Gilraen, the parents of Aragorn. |
| 2930 | 1330 | Birth of Denethor in Minas Tirith, later to become Steward Denethor II. |
| | | Death of Thain Isengrim III of the Shire. He is succeeded by his brother Isumbras IV. |
| | | Arador is slain by hill-trolls. He is succeeded as Chieftain of the Dúnedain by his son Arathorn II. |
| 2931 | 1331 | 1 March Birth of Aragorn II Elessar. |
| 2932 | 1332 | Birth of Halfred of Overhill, youngest child of Roper Gamgee. |
| | | Likely date of accession of Imrahil's grandfather, Angelimir, the twentieth Prince of Dol Amroth. |
| 2933 | 1333 | Birth of Paladin Took, later Thain Paladin II and father to Peregrin Took. |
| | | Death of Aragorn's father Arathorn II. Aragorn is fostered by Elrond at Rivendell under the name Estel. |
| 2934 | 1334 | Death of Belladonna Took, mother of Bilbo Baggins. |
| | | Death of Hildibrand Took. |
| 2936 | 1336 | Birth of Esmeralda, the youngest child of Adalgrim Took. |
| | | Birth of Odovacar Bolger. |
| 2937 | 1337 | Birth of Vigo, son of Jago Boffin. |
| 2938 | 1338 | Birth of Rosamunda, daughter and eldest child of Sigismond Took. |
| 2939 | 1339 | Death of Thain Isumbras IV of the Shire. He is succeeded by his son Fortinbras II. |
| 2940 | 1340 | Birth of Ferdinand, son of Sigismond Took. |
| | | Birth of Saradoc Brandybuck, later Master of Buckland and father of Meriadoc Brandybuck |
| 2941 | 1341 | Death of Hildigrim Took. |
| | | Birth of Tolman Cotton the elder. |
| | | 15 March Gandalf and Thorin encounter one another at Bree, and begin to plan the recovery of Erebor. |
| | | 25 April Gandalf briefly visits Bilbo Baggins at Bag End. |
| | | 26 April Thorin and Company come to Bag End with Gandalf, and the planning of the Quest of Erebor begins. |
| | | 27 April Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves set out from Bag End on the Quest of Erebor. |
| | | May Bilbo and the Dwarves encounter three trolls, and narrowly escape being eaten. |
| | | Midyear's Day Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves set out from Rivendell on their journey to the Lonely Mountain. |
| | | July Bilbo Baggins comes across the One Ring beneath the Misty Mountains. |
| | | Expulsion of the Necromancer from Dol Guldur by the White Council. |
| | | Bard the Bowman slays the Dragon Smaug. |
| | | October The Battle of Five Armies. Thorin Oakenshield is slain, and his cousin Dáin Ironfoot becomes King of Durin's Folk. |
c. | 2941 | 1341 | A young Hamfast Gamgee becomes apprenticed to the gardener Holman Greenhand. |
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