- Cities and buildings
- Fields, plains and deserts
- Forests
- Hills and mountains
- Islands and promontories
- Lands, realms and regions
- Rivers and lakes
- Seas and oceans
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Dates
Composed during the early Fourth Age
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Primarily orchestrated by the Took family, but with the assistance of Meriadoc Brandybuck
Meaning
The 'Westlands' of the title refer to the northwestern regions of Middle-earth, though the Chronology also covers events in Númenor during the Second Age
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Chronology of the WestlandsThe Tale of YearsThe long and detailed chronicle describing the events of at least1 the Second and Third Ages of the history of Middle-earth, as well as some of the early events of the Fourth. The annals of the Chronology are generally associated with the Westlands (that is, the northwestern parts of Middle-earth) though the history of Númenor is also described. The Chronology's origin is not established with certainty, but it appears to have been compiled in Great Smials under the direction of Peregrin Took, with assistance from Meriadoc Brandybuck and drawing on the knowledge held at Rivendell. The Chronology starts with a relatively brief summary of the history of the Second Age from the foundation of Lindon in II 1 to the end of the War of the Last Alliance in II 3441. The chronicle for the Third Age is considerably more detailed, especially for the centuries leading up the War of the Ring at the end of that Age. For significant parts of the years III 3018 to III 3021, the closing years of the Age, the document moves from a chronicle of years to a day-by-day account. The Chronology ends by listing events of the early Fourth Age, but at least some of this material appears to have been appended to the original Chronology. Notably, the Fourth Age section switches to a different dating system, preferring the Shire-reckoning over the common notation used elsewhere. It also includes an annal for the departure of Peregrin and Meriadoc from the Shire, showing that it must have been added by some other hand. The Chronology ends with the death of Aragorn Elessar in IV 120 (or S.R. 1541). Notes
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