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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 696

 • 1,235 years after the Return of the Noldor
 • 2,573 years before the Downfall of Númenor
 • 5,713 years before the War of the Ring

The Second Age

670Birth of Malantur son of Caliondo, a descendant of the royal line of Númenor.
696No events are recorded for the specific year you selected.
700Birth of Írildë, daughter of Cemendur of Hyarastorni.
Birth of Anardil, later to become King Tar-Aldarion of Númenor.
c.700From about this time the Drúedain of Númenor begin to migrate back to Middle-earth.
711Birth of Hallatan of Hyarastorni in Númenor.
712Birth of Ailinel, second child and eldest daughter of Tar-Meneldur of Númenor.
725Vëantur takes Aldarion on his first sea voyage, from Númenor to Middle-earth aboard Númerrámar.
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.

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